Rakuten Inc. to invest US$100million in Pinterest20 May 2012

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 ...

Nielsen Statistics On Global Visitors To Facebook In March 201218 May 2012

Today, Friday, Facebook’s stock starts trading. Public demand is expected to explode and at its initial offering price of $38 a share, the social media giant is now worth more than established heavyweights Disney and Kraft, notes Business Insid...

Google Places, Social Authority & Keyword Translation: Tips From ISS London17 May 2012

New tips from ISS London, as promised in my post yesterday:1. Think global, act localLisa Myers did a presentation on Google Places from a global perspective. Google Places now operates in over 100 countries and local results have started to dominate...

5 Tips From The 2012 International Search Summit In London16 May 2012

This week’s International Search Summit in London brought many interesting search and social media marketing topics to the table. Over the next couple of days key takeaways from the summit will be posted here on Multilingual Search, so stay tuned. ...

Should Yandex Be Thrilled Or Worried About Q1 2012 Earnings?2 May 2012

Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, recently disclosed its Q1 2012 financial results. Results exceeded analyst expectations, with revenues up 51 percent to $200.3 million, and net income up 53 percent to $43 million. Surely, such figures wo...

Investors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPO - Reuters21 May 2012

USA TODAYInvestors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPOReutersBy Jessica Toonkel | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curtis Arnold tried to buy Facebook Inc stock 10 times throughout the day on Friday through his online brokerage, E*Trade Financial Inc. Each time, he tried to make the $25000 purchase of shares, ...Facebook tumbles below issue price as investors scramble to sell sharesTelegraph.co.ukWhere are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPOThe Associated PressThe Facebook Effect: Zynga, Other Stocks DownABC NewsWall Street Journal -BBC News -Reuters Indiaall 1,168 news articles »

NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the West - Reuters21 May 2012

The GuardianNATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the WestReuters* NATO to pull out most troops by end of 2014 * Obama says will "responsibly" bring war to conclusion * British official does not rule out post-handover terrorism * France's Hollande sticks to early withdrawal plan By Alister Bull and Adrian Croft ...Nato and G8 summits: what did we learn on Afghanistan, aid and the euro?The GuardianDavid Cameron expresses Nato's 'frustration' at PakistanTelegraph.co.ukDavid Cameron tells Nato UK 'won't desert Afghans'BBC NewsTimes of India -Toronto Star -USA TODAYall 3,689 news articles »

Plans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem row - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianPlans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem rowThe GuardianTensions within the coalition over proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers have spilled out into the open with Tory backbenchers lining up against the Lib Dem frontbench led by business secretary Vince Cable who declared the idea ...Cameron steps back from labour law ideaFinancial TimesControversial Beecroft Report on employment law published ahead of schedule ...Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable calls sacking plans in Beecroft report 'the wrong approach'BBC NewsThe Sun -The Press Associationall 628 news articles »

Shafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court told - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianShafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court toldThe GuardianThe sister of a teenager who was murdered by her parents when she refused to agree to an arranged marriage saw the killing, a court was told on Monday. Alesha Ahmed told police she watched her parents "acting together" during the murder of her older ...Daughter 'murdered out of shame'WalesOnline'Parents killed their daughter Shafilea Ahmed over her Westernised lifestyle'The Sun'Sister Saw Parents Kill Teenager'Sky NewsYorkshire Postall 431 news articles »

If Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayer - Telegraph.co.uk21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukIf Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayerTelegraph.co.ukBy Mary Riddell When Liam Byrne left the Treasury, he wrote a famous note for his successor: “I'm afraid to tell you there is no money left.” After Ed Miliband's reshuffle last week, Mr Byrne could have penned a second memo: “And there are no policies ...Miliband plays down EU poll talkThe Press AssociationEd Miliband set for decision on Europe referendumThe GuardianIoS exclusive: Cameron hit by big rise in hostility to EuropeThe IndependentBBC News -Financial Times -Belfast Telegraphall 1,048 news articles »