So, here is the deal. Search and social media are huge. Each has unequivocally changed the consumer landscape in its own right, effectively putting an end to business as usual. And since both have evolved into global phenomena, this certainly holds … Read More
Multi-screen is no longer some fancy buzzword used and applied only by a select, savvy few; it’s the reality. The trend is clear across the board: mobile devices are eating into the PC’s share of the internet traffic pie, and … Read More
It is with great sadness that we are writing this tribute, having heard the news that Ilya Segalovich, co-founder and CTO of Russia’s biggest search engine, Yandex, has died suddenly at the age of 48. A Yandex statement revealed that … Read More
If you frequently surf the international content waters on the web, you’ll have noticed the plethora of articles which state that ‘going global has never been easier’ and that ‘the potential has never been bigger’. While I won’t quibble with … Read More
In the unlikely event that you’re targeting the 63-letter German keyword Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungs- aufgabenübertragungsgesetz, keep an eye on its search volume over the coming months. Because what is widely acknowledged by linguists as the longest “authentic” word in the German language … Read More
Yandex has today announced an iteration of its personalised search results, which sees the Russian search leader add a new real-time dimension to the personalisation features it launched in December 2012. The roll out back then allowed Yandex to consider users’ … Read More
You could be forgiven for running a mile when stumbling upon Google’s rel=”alternate” hreflang=”x” annotation. The name alone sounds quite daunting, doesn’t it? But fear no more. Multilingual web marketing agency Webcertain has created an exhaustive and NON-technical 40+ page guide … Read More
Today, Yandex.Money announced a partnership with Skrill, one of Europe’s leading online payment providers. For online stores that have Russia and CIS on their radar this is good news, as it essentially allows for quicker and easier access to the … Read More
In this week’s much anticipated keynote at ISS London, Chris Sherman and Andy Atkins-Krüger were talking to co-founder and CTO of Yandex, Ilya Segalovich, about everything from user privacy to search personalisation and Yandex’s international operations and ambitions. Here is … Read More
With a population that exceeds 1.3 billion, you’d think Chinese businesses have their hands more than full catering to this market alone. While this happens to be the case for most companies, China’s leading tech forces are increasingly eyeing expansion opportunities beyond … Read More
Russia is undergoing radical transformation these days, growing ever-wealthier and increasingly opening up for international trade and collaboration, most noticeably demonstrated by last year’s accession into the WTO after 18 years of negotiation. While a multitude of factors are contributing … Read More
Keeping track of trends in an ever evolving digital age and gathering reliable data to inform business decisions can be a time-consuming and often times expensive undertaking. As this even holds true for companies that operate in a single-market, you … Read More
Keeping abreast of recent trends and developments can seem a monumental task thanks to the unprecedented circulation of information on the web these days. Therefore perhaps, it should not come as a surprise that searchers and content “distributors” alike have … Read More
Are you already catering to an international audience? Or maybe you’re contemplating international expansion as a means to grow your business? Whichever is the case, there’s a multitude of factors that come into play when you’re operating globally. Here are … Read More
Whether you’re running campaigns on the Yandex Advertising Network or participating as a publisher, yesterday’s announcement that Yandex will be offering integration of images into its contextual ads could prove beneficial for everyone involved. From an advertiser’s perspective, the option … Read More
