The Middle East is one of the major growth regions for the internet, and a study released this week revealed that web users in the region spend more time online than many of their Western counterparts. Here, Omar Khaled, Partner Relations Manager for Arabic search engine Ayna, talks about how
Eugene Lomize, Head of Advertising Technologies at Russian search engine Yandex was voted the Medallion Speaker at the International Search Summit in Seattle. The award is voted for by delegates at the event, and is designed to recognise the speaker whom the attendees believe made the best contribution to the
On October 6th, the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle will host the the firstInternational Search Summit in North America – but what is special about this event and why should people attend? Michael Bonfils, CEO of WebCertain US and the host of the Seattle Summit sums it up when
‘The WebCertain Search and Social Report’ has been published today and gives an insight into the search and social media trends in over 20 global markets. It looks at which search engines and social media sites are popular with users in a range of countries, providing readers with a overview
Google is the most popular search engine in most countries, Facebook is overtaking all other local networks to lead the way in global social media and Twitter is gaining new followers from all corners of the globe in their droves. So what’s the big deal about international search? Surely search
For any organisation targeting a Russian audience, knowing and understanding Yandex is key to success in the country. The homegrown search engine is the clear market leader in Russia, and is showing little sign of relinquishing any of this share to Google, or any other competitors. Eugene Lomize, Head of
Facebook is now the most popular social network in India, having overtaken Orkut for the first time ever. The latest comScore figures show that Facebook has grown by 179% in the past year, and boasted 20.9 million visitors in July. Orkut, Google’s own social network, has until now held the
We all know Twitter is a global tool and an essential part of any international social media strategy – but how should we use it for maximum effect? John Yunker is the co-founder of Byte Level Research, a company dedicated to the art and science of web globalization and he
From 2011, Webcertain will be partnering with SMX (Search Marketing Expo) to run the International Search Summit at SMX events across the US and Europe. The International Search Summit will continue to be programmed and hosted by Webcertain, however will be co-located with SMX in San Jose, London, Seattle and
Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela are nations with the most tweeters, according to a comScore report which shows that global Twitter usage has increased 109% in the past year. While Indonesia recorded the most monthly visitors to the site, Latin America is the region experiencing the most growth, with an increase