In a Wall Street Journal interview, Baidu CEO Robin Li stated that international expansion will be a key revenue driver for the Chinese search engine in the coming years. Baidu launched a Japanese version of its site in 2008 and according to Li, expects to see international markets providing a
The International Search Summit will be heading to Seattle, Washington in October, for the first Summit to take place outside of Europe. The Seattle Summit will follow the same format as its European counterparts and provide delegates with a day packed full with international specialists speaking on a range of
A recent study by Semiocast has shown that more tweets now originate from Asia than any other region. 37% of Tweets are made in the region, an increase of 5.5% from March this year, while North America has seen a drop of 7% to just 31%. The USA is still
This is a comment which isn’t particularly popular among localisation professionals yet if you are localising a website as part of your marketing strategy, omitting SEO from the process is condemning your marketing plan to failure. Sure, your website would be relevant to native speakers of your target language, but
This is the message Marty Weintraub is going to share with delegates at the International Search Summit on 28th October in London when he presents on how marketers can use international social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as search and keyword tools to gain valuable
From International SEO Tips to Local Links Strategy to Baidu and Google Korea, the International Search Summit in Berlin provided delegates with a wealth of information on a range of international online marketing topics. As well as providing valuable, actionable information to those managing websites in multiple languages, the event
Attendees at the seventh International Search Summit in Berlin on 7th June should be able to answer this question following a day filled with tips and insights into international search marketing. With SEO, PPC and Social Media specialists from around the globe sharing their knowledge and advice, delegates will have
Pakistan has become the latest country to censor internet access following so called sacrilegious content being posted on Facebook and YouTube. A Facebook competition which invited users to post drawings and images representing the prophet Mohammed has sparked outrage amongst Muslims who find the content offensive and blasphemous. YouTube was
Following a successful International Search Summit at London’s Barbican Centre last week, WebCertain can now announce the date for the next London Summit. The sixth London event will take place on Thursday 28th October at The British Library, the venue of several previous Summits. Speakers are yet to be named
Twitter, like Facebook before it, has become a global phenomenon. The company recently said on its blog that over 60% of Twitter users are based outside the United States and it now provides its interface in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese – with more languages likely to follow. Twitter