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Since November 19, it has been speculated that Google has been in negotiations with Groupon about a possible acquisition. Groupon is a relatively young company that uses collective buying power to offer discounts to e-mail subscribers from local businesses. Though both parties have remained silent, VatorNews received an anonymous tip on Monday suggesting Groupon had been purchased for $2.5 [...]

The interaction between online and offline shopping habits is nothing new. Customers have been using the internet to research buying decisions before going to the store for years. In fact, a landmark Forrester research study concluded that more than 46% of offline purchases were researched on the web beforehand, and this number is sure to [...]

Outrank.com regularly monitors search engines for significant changes. Here are a few recent ones that may affect you:

Most of you are already familiar with Google Instant, a major search interface change that uses Autocomplete technology to populate search results that can change with each keystroke. Not surprisingly, this technology is now being tested on mobile [...]