Google’s landmark defeat earlier in the month, where the European Court ruled that it must remove “irrelevant and outdated” search results, has triggered a debate between those who believe privacy on the internet is vital, and those who think that it is a threat to free speech and freedom of information.

Remember the days when all our vivid, informative content was simply delivered to our desk top or laptop? Then along came smartphones, a little computer in our pocket, and the way we communicated, searched and received information changed forever.

According to Google CEO Larry Page, there are still plenty of goals to achieve before Google becomes the perfect search engine.

Marissa Mayer’s increasing campaign to strengthen Yahoo’s presence on mobile technology continues with the acquisition of messaging app Blink.

The European Court has won a landmark privacy case against Google, ordering the search giant to delete “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant” content from its search results.

An innovative new fashion search engine finally launched in the UK yesterday. Shoppers use the site by searching for an item using filters than include brand, price and delivery time. Once they’ve selected their preferred items, they go straight to the retail site to complete payment.

DuckDuckGo, the search engine who prides itself on protecting its users privacy, has had a major revamp in the last few weeks.

Remember the days when families would all sit around the TV and enjoy their favourite shows together? It’s unlikely to happen now. Families still sit together, and still have the TV on, but the TV screen now has some serious competition in the form of laptops, smartphones and tablets.

Many brands have used Facebook as a fairly successful marketing platform without resorting to buying ads; however, algorithm changes have caused brands to notice decreased visibility in recent months, with reports of rates as low as 1-2%. However, small brands and businesses shouldn’t despair, they just need to adapt and re-evaluate their marketing strategies.

Twitter has joined forces with online retail giant Amazon in a bid to aid brand marketing. If a Twitter user sees a product they want to purchase, they can now use the hashtag #amazoncart in the US or #amazonbasket in the UK to ‘bookmark’ the item. They can then carry on tweeting or checking their timeline, eventually going to Amazon to complete their purchase.