Yahoo Japan to integrate curated content into its search results
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 welcomed content curation sites with open arms. In an attempt to ride the wave of […]
SEO in Australia affected by Google’s rank modifying spamming algorithm
Many SEOs would have heard the news of Google creating a patent known as the rank modifying spamming algorithm. For those who do not know what this is, it is a modification in the algorithm which will intend to identify those people who are employing SEO tactics in order to gain a higher position by […]
Rakuten Inc. to invest US$100million in Pinterest
Rakuten, who is one of Japan’s biggest and most successful e-commerce companies announced that they invested US$100 million to Pinterest. In recent years, Rakuten has been aiming to replicate their success in Japan in the global market. They have aquired Buy.com in 2010, and Kobo in 2011. They’ve been also making more acquisitions and investments […]
Yahoo, Alibaba and Softbank have reached the agreement on Alipay
Yahoo!, SoftBank and Alibaba Group jointly announced that they have reached an agreement on Alipay. Under the agreement, Alibaba Group will continue participating in Alipay’s future financial performance, including a future IPO or other liquidity events. The agreement structures the relationship between Taobao and Alipay in order to preserve the value within Taobao, which provides […]
Yahoo Japan Is Going Strong With Higher Profit
Yahoo Japan announced that their year on year net profit rose 7.69% in last quarter (April-June) in advertising revenue. When Yahoo Japan decided to adopt Google’s technology in its web searches in last December, many expressed their concern that it could have negative impact on Yahoo Japan’s business in 2011. However, they’ve been recording a […]
Yahoo Japan Will Give Points When You Search
Yahoo Japan will run a Yahoo Point Campaign in March. During a month of March, all registered users (Yahoo ID is required) will gain Yahoo points every time they search. Members can use Yahoo points to pay for several services including Yahoo Music, Yahoo Shopping and Yahoo Travel. Detail: http://search.yahoo.co.jp/campaign/2011a/ (in Japanese) It’s an interesting […]
Japanese SEO Market Grew 18.6% in 2010
Aun Consulting announced that Japanese SEO industry grew to 194 billion yen market in 2010, which was a 18.6% growth from 2009. According to the report, SEO outsourcing category grew 22%, SEO In-house category grew 19% and SEO Tool industry grew 6%. Aun predicts that the SEO industry in Japan will grow to 220 billion […]
The Latest On Yahoo-Google Partnership In Japan
When Yahoo Japan and Google Japan announced its plan for search service tie-up (both organic search and PPC services) in July, Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) gave a statement that they didn’t think it would violate the Antitrust (or Competition) Law. Last month, Rakuten submitted a report and a request to investigate the tie-up to […]
Social gaming site, Yahoo-Mobaga now open!
DeNA and Yahoo’s social gaming platform for PC, “Yahoo! Mobage” launched its β version. It is available for free of charge. “Yahoo! Mobage” is a social gaming platform, which lets users play games that are linked PCs and mobile. It also lets users use the community functions that they’ve been using at DeNA’s mobile “Mobaga-town” […]
Yahoo Japan will soon be powered by Google
Yahoo and Google have come to the agreement on the partnership in Japanese market. It was officially announced on each blog on July 27th. While the effective date is yet to be decided, according to the announcements, we can expect below changes. 1. Yahoo’s organic search will be powered by Google, though each site would […]