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Yandex Labs Opens Shop in Silicon Valley

October 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment

As announced earlier this year, Yandex has finally opened their new offices in Silicon Valley, called Yandex Labs. Vish Makhijani, who previously held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo Search, has joined Yandex in the position of President and CEO of their new US technology and business development facility. “We Continue reading →

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Russian AntiMonopoly Service Blocks Google Deal

October 23, 2008 By 2 Comments

According to Interfax, Googles proposed deal to puchase the contexual ad provider, Begun.ru, for $140m was shot down by the Russian Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday. The reason cited has been a lack of clear information on the “individuals who can exert influence on the activity of the Google group, as well as a list Continue reading →

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How Will Google U-Turn Affect Gaming Advertising In Russia?

October 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Google’s recent change of policy in the UK to allow PPC advertising for online gaming has re-opened the issue in the Russian markets. This Friday Google started to allow online gaming advertisers to again participate openly in their PPC program, Adwords. As NewMediaAge reports, the initial ban was enforced as part of a company-wide, global Continue reading →

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