July 27, 2010
Yahoo Japan and Google Japan jointly announced that Yahoo Japan's organic search results will soon be powered by Google. However, it looks more of the hybrid version rather than the pure Google search.
September 22, 2009
According to the report by Japan's MIAC, the PPC advertising market in 2008 grew 20% from 2007 reaching $1.3 billion, and may become $2 billion market by 2013. Read more stats here.
September 9, 2009
The recap of the first ad:tech conference held in Tokyo, Japan in Sept 2009. While majority of sessions were (mass) advertising heavy, the exhibit hall was filled with search vendors. Great conference with eager to learn delegates.
January 12, 2009
The summery of online advertising market in Japan in 2008. Review the market from display ads, text ads, ad portals, etc. Also information about "Internet advertising Value Index Project" by major online businesses in Japan such as Yahoo and Microsoft.
November 12, 2008
Motoko Hunt (AJPR) interview about International Search Marketing with Marketing.fm. She talks about the status of International search marketing (SEO/SEM), success stories, etc. from her 10+years of experience in the industry.
October 27, 2008
Motoko Hunt's interview about search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). Her view on search industry, techniques, trends, etc.