Google is promoting alternatives including its Google Search Appliance, Google Site Search and Google Commerce Search.
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Ma is part of a generation of Chinese Internet entrepreneurs who built successful businesses in e-commerce, entertainment, search and other fields.
Google could make the case (in a similar but different way than Apple would) that its braiding of search and commerce and mobile provide a more integrated experience for users.
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The allure of owning the entire e-commerce interaction chain, from search to ads to SKUs identifying each product or item is, to say the least, an incredibly enticing way to enhance the value of the core advertising business.
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In a speech earlier this year, he cited the importance of precision-target advertising, real-time search functions, e-commerce, revenue-sharing with third-party software and games developers as well as payment for digital content.
In addition, Travelzoo operates Fly.com, a travel search engine and a social commerce business ( Local Deals), which provides its subscribers with high quality deals for restaurants, spas, shows, concert events, etc.
Focus areas listed in the jobs descriptions cover nearly every aspect of mobile development, including data synchronization, social networking, cloud services, search and maps, mobile commerce and improvements to the Windows Phone 7 applications platform.
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"These towers serve other important functions -- including law enforcement activity, medical transport flights, search and rescue missions, business and commerce and supporting flight schools across America, " the association said in a statement.
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It is the Goliath of the Web, with search, e-mail, e-commerce, instant messaging, classified ads, and even its own virtual planet with Google Earth -- all adding up to one mega-market cap.
The revenue has traditionally been low compared to powerful search engines like Google and Yahoo and other commerce sites since people traditionally use social networking sites like Facebook for communication rather than seeking information on products and services.
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Such an approach would have yielded insights on how to optimize search, maximize the heuristics of the site for commerce, and pinpointed the content and schedule requirements of any follow-on CRM planning.
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Demand creation is shifting from the search box to curated feeds and giving rise to discovery Commerce or d-commerce.
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Going forward, the three key areas for us are developing new algorithms for web search, mobile services products, and Yandex e-commerce platform.
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Google is one of the leading internet search engines with substantial resources and expertise in developing online commerce and facilitating internet traffic.
Their core businesses are gaming, online search, web 2.0, and e-commerce.
But a person familiar with the matter said the patents relate to fundamental Internet technologies, including email, instant messaging, Web browsing, Web search, online advertising, mobile technology and e-commerce.
Every Internet conglomerate ( Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, Sohu, Sina, Shanda) has a search engine, 3rd party payment team, gaming, e-commerce platform, literature platform, etc.
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With Google now as much a verb as a company name, search engine optimization (or SEO)--the process of increasing a site's odds of ranking high in the search stacks--is a key consideration for any e-commerce player.
But we think for e-commerce in China, if we really want to go on, we need a search engine.
As e-commerce platforms, eBay and Amazon are helping attract customers online by giving them the ability to search a wide selection and get the best prices for any item.
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However, with the entry of large internet search engines such as Google (which has substantial resources and expertise in developing online commerce and facilitating internet traffic) in the online travel market, the future growth of Kayak and other related companies faces great risks ahead.
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Google will still stay a search and software company at its core, Steinberg and Parr believe, but the move into e-commerce is a sign of bigger things to come.
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