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Google Street View May Hit Dead End In Europe

Google’s Street View has met with mixed reactions; some people like it, while others worry about matters of privacy.  Still, while Street View is completely legal in the U.S., a recent discussion indicates that the service might not go unchallenged in Europe.

Baidu May Emerge In Europe

Baidu owns a huge share of the Chinese search market, despite attacks from Google and Yahoo.  That success is likely due to its home field advantage.  We may soon find out how Baidu will fare outside the Great Firewall, however, as reports indicate that the company may expand into Europe.

PayPal To Expand Service In Europe

Online payments company Paypal has received a banking license in Luxembourg and will move its European operations there.

Second Life Popular In Europe

The popularity of Second Life continues to see solid growth and has established a major global presence. The virtual world game has now become more popular in Europe than it is in the U.S. according to a study released by comScore.

Yahoo oneSearch Packs Bags For Canada, Europe

This past week, The Today Show has been running its annual “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” segment.  Matt traveled to five different countries (including the U.S., which seems like cheating), but Yahoo’s got him beat: Yahoo oneSearch just went “live in beta” in six.

Google Looks For Lobbyists In Europe

Lobbyists, on the whole, have a pretty bad reputation.  They’re regarded as a rather shady group of people; one of the main headings in a Wikipedia article is “corruption concerns.”  Draw your own conclusions, then, about this bit of news: Google wants to hire lobbyists throughout Europe.

Google's GMail Trademark Challenged In US

Google hasn't had much luck in Europe holding on to its Gmail trademark, but we haven't heard much in the way of a challenge in the US. A petition for cancellation filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office shows that it certainly hasn't gone unchallenged.

AOL & EMI Offer Free Music Videos

In a time where the pricing and distribution of online music and video is the object of a fair amount of scrutiny, there are companies looking for alternatives that will make the arguments null and void. The European divisions of AOL have and EMI announced an deal offering streaming music videos through an ad-supported model.

Yahoo Europe Revises Minimum Bid Pricing

It may be a cliche, but it remains true: There's no such thing as a bad sale. And one search engine company just initiated a heck of a sale - more like a permanent price cut, actually - on its minimum bid prices. Americans may want to get out their currency calculators, though, because these bargains are only available through Yahoo Europe.

Europe and Web Analytics

I caught up with Lars Johansson earlier this week to discuss Web Analytics in Europe.