Big changes with google searches. It used to be that you could search for a keyword on google.com and then google.co.uk (UK) and google.co.jp (Japan) and get difference local results relevant to each location. Now Google will only show you results based on your current location, regardless of the TLD extension you use for the…
Google bans addiction/rehab keyword bidding
In somewhat surprising but not unwelcome news in some aspects, Google has recently banned Adwords customers from bidding on generally all rehab keywords. Recent media articles include a major expose by The Verge apparently helped trigger the ban along with multiple complaints from some of the more upstanding participants in this space. As just one rehab…
Congrats to Tilman J. Fertitta for buying the Houston Rockets!
Star of one of my favorites reality business tv shows, Billionaire Buyer, Tilman closed this week on purchasing the Houston Rockets for $2.2 billion. Congrats and looking forward to seeing if you incorporate the show and the Rockets.
Uber sues its ad agency for click fraud
Uber recently sued advertising agency Fetch Media Ltd. alleging the firm improperly billed Uber for “fake” online ads and took credit for app downloads it did not generate itself. After Uber filed the suit, Fetch’s founder and CEO, James Connelly, said in a statement to AdAge that the agency was “shocked by Uber’s allegations, which are unsubstantiated, completely…