Industry News Roundups

The week ending April 15 was filled with internet marketing news surrounding search share wars, local SEO and updates from ad:tech San Francisco.

Controversy was a predominant theme in the business tech sector this week, with several legal battles developing alongside the end of an era for Flip – one the industry’s biggest names.

The online trending legal news for the week of April 15 had a little bit of everything from headlines surrounding the potential end of the Barry Bonds legal saga to buzz about a prostitute-killing serial killer.

Here’s a look at top internet marketing news stories for the week ending April 8.

The online trending legal stories for the week ending April 8 were all over the map – from the potential government shutdown to the Barry Bonds’ perjury trial going to the jury. Let’s get to it.

The battle over the smartphone market continued to rage this week, while two major cloud developments – one from a long-time industry mainstay and another from a relative newcomer – shaped the rest of the online conversations in business tech.

For many, April marks the beginning of spring. For some, the month kicks off the best time for TV gossip. Boob tube fans had a lot to gab about, as many stars of the small screen made headlines over the past few days.

This week, online conversations in the internet marketing community were dominated by news of Google’s new social search recommendation feature, +1.

Happy April Fool’s Day everyone. While readers may want to be on the lookout for pranksters today, they can rest assured that this article will only contain authentic online trending legal news for the week ending April 1 … maybe.

A couple of high-profile cloud acquisitions, some bold predictions for the mobile markets and a little controversy with Google shaped the online conversations surrounding business tech this week.