Google Brasil: Year one
After a year full of controversies due to Orkut, Google opened its new office to celebrate the first anniversary. 2007 may be a new begining for Google, since there are some important changes in its team: Google Brasil #1 employee and former sales manager was fired. And to improve the relationship with agencies and SEMs, […]
Google Brazil finally had a victory
Google Brazil got a court order overuling the previous decision which jeopardized its operations in Brazil. It’s still a provisory decision, but it’s good news for Mountain View at last. Google recently implemented several upgrades in Orkut, in order to provide better control against ilegal activities and communities.
GTalk+Orkut: Google smart move in Brazil
Orkut is no big deal for anyone than brazilians: we account for 62% of Google’s social network. Now Google integrated GTalk with Orkut and you can know and reach all of your friends when they’re online. It will definetly boost GTalk audience and challenge the so far onipresent MSN Messenger, where Brazilians users accounts for […]
Google launch Click to call in Brazil
Google Brazil presented this week its Click to Call system to a selected group of marketers. Launch is scheduled for early September.
Google launch book search in Brazil
Google Book Search was launched this week in Brazil. Its the first version targeting South America. The publishers already involved are: Senac, Callis, Boitempo, Planeta, Grupo Oceano, UIA, Editorial Norma, Random House Mondadori, Longseller, Iteso e Editora Pedagógica e Universitária. Google didn’t disclose how many publications are available for search.
Yahoo Brazil has new president
Bruno Fiorentini, Yahoo Brazil’s President since company started in 1998, is moving to Australia, where he will lead Yahoo/7 operations. Yahoo/7 is a joint venture with Channel 7. He will be replaced by Guilherme Ribenboim, currently General Manager of Yahoo Search Marketing Latin America. Guilherme works for Yahoo since 1999 and started as Business development […]
Brazil: Google introduced new features to AdWords
Google introduced today Add Scheduling and Day Part selections. From now on you can choose what day and periods of time to run your Adwords campaign. You can also determine different budgets for each day part. That is a huge improvment. Plus, finnaly we can manage our campigns according to Brazil’s Time Zone, and not […]
Brazil: Microsoft introduce SMS feature to MSN Messenger
Microsoft introduced this week a new feature to MSN Messenger: now you can send SMS messages from your computer while chating. You can also do it from your mobile phone to a computer connected to MSN Messenger. The feature is avaiable on 7.5 and Live versions. There are 90 million mobile phones, and 18.7 million […]
Brazil: Vint Cerf 's visit to Brazil
Vint Cerf, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist and so called one of internet’s father (have you noticed that all invention has a father, but no mother?) spent this week visiting Brazil. I had the privilege to have lunch with him yesterday, together with selected executives from ICANN and ISPs Association. Vint delivered a quick talk about […]
Google v Attorney General – Brazil
Google is facing lots of problems here because of Orkut, its social network which is a huge success here. The Attorney General’s office, backed by a NGO, is making our friends from Mountain View sweat. Basically: Google must disclose information about Orkut users involved in child pornography. Google agreed to collaborate, but the local office […]