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In Russia, DST’s Mail.ru And Yandex Ramp Up Mobile Presence

Dec 6, 2011 7:24 AM

Following on from its acquisition of mobile software developer SPB at the end of November, Yandex is making one more move to increase its ubiquity among the growing number of smartphone users in the country: the search giant is reportedly planning to launch search apps for Apple’s iOS devices by…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Apps, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, E-Mail, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Nokia, Portals, Samsung, Countries, Europe, Russia, Asia, China, bric, digital sky technologies, mail.ru, yandex

Russia’s Yandex Searches For Mobile Growth, Buys SPB Software

Nov 28, 2011 6:07 AM

Taking a page from its search counterparts in the East and West like Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Russia’s Yandex has scooped up a mobile software company, SPB Software, to grow its mobile offerings. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Search, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Samsung, Countries, Europe, Russia, spb software, yandex

Samsung Inks Deal With Yandex For Smart TV, Bada Mobile Services In Russia

Oct 17, 2011 6:13 AM

Looks like Russia’s search giant Yandex is following in Google’s footsteps once again. Yandex is taking its services to new screens by inking a deal with Samsung to preload access to Yandex on its line of connected TVs as well as its bada-powered feature phones distributed in Russia and other…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Search, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies, France Telecom, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Countries, Europe, Russia, France, Asia, China, yandex

Google’s Russia Problem: Yandex Is Getting More Popular

Jun 28, 2011 4:07 AM

Market-leading Yandex has taken share from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) on its home turf in Russia this last year, comScore (NSDQ: SCOR) observes.

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Posted In: Companies, Google, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

Yandex Files To Raise As Much As $1 Billion In IPO

Apr 28, 2011 12:12 PM

Yandex has added its name to the growing list of companies that have filed to go public in recent months: The Russian internet company, which controls 65 percent of the search market in that country, says in an SEC filing that it hopes to raise as much as $1 billion…

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Posted In: Money, IPO, Search, Companies, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

From Russia With Two $1 Billion Deals?: Spotify And Yandex

Feb 21, 2011 7:05 AM

The major Russian digital players continue to shape the online economy farther west. In the latest examples…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, IPO, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Search, Companies, Spotify, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

A New Peek At Russian Search Engine Yandex’s Finances

Jan 19, 2011 2:50 PM

Top Russian search site Yandex, which is frequently mentioned as a likely IPO candidate, is laying out a few data points about its business. The company says revenue last year jumped 43 percent to $410 million and that the total number of advertisers it served—180,000—increased by 40 percent. To put…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, IPO, Search, Companies, Google, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

The Face Race: Facial Recognition Face-Off Heats Up

Sep 27, 2010 12:33 PM

Digital cameras can tell a head from a bed, Facebook organises photos by manually-added face tags, iPhoto tries its best to put a name to a face. But really good technology to auto-identify the people in pictures could have big application on the web.

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Photo Sharing, Technologies / Formats, face.com, rhodium, yandex

Russian Search Radar: Yandex Buys Ad Seller, Quintura Targets US

Oct 22, 2008 3:28 AM

Fresh from buying traffic info service SMIlink and opening a Silicon Valley R&D lab, Russia’s largest search site is buying display advertising agency Mediaselling, the target company’s boss Lev Gleyzer wrote on his blog, allowing Yandex to bolster display ad solutions on top of its contextual options. Mediaselling sells banners…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Europe, Russia, quintura, yandex

Russian Search Firm Yandex Delays IPO Till Next Year

Sep 1, 2008 1:51 PM

Yandex, the big Russian search engine, has delayed its much-anticipated IPO until next year, according to local reports. Earlier this year reports came out that Yandex was planning a US IPO and will seek to raise $1.5-$2 billion, at a total valuation of $5 billion. For 2007 Yandex’s revenue was…

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Posted In: Money, IPO, Search, Technologies / Formats, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

Industry Moves
Vish Makhijani Becoming CEO of Yandex Labs, Not Yandex; Company Buys Online Traffic Info Firm

Jun 19, 2008 11:14 PM

Earlier today we had reports that Vish Makhijani, the SVP and GM of Search at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), was leaving to join as the CEO of Yandex, the big Russian search engine. Turns out he is joining as the CEO of Yandex Labs, a new Silicon Valley research facility from…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Yahoo, vish makhijani, yandex

Russian Portal Yandex To Do US IPO, Seeking $1.5-$2 Billion: Report

May 20, 2008 6:12 PM

This should make for some fun S-1 reading when it comes out: Yandex, the dominant Russian portal/search engine plans to do a US IPO, according to Reuters. The report says the company will seek to raise $1.5-$2 billion via the offering (likely on the NASDAQ), at a total valuation of…

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Posted In: Money, IPO, Search, Technologies / Formats, Countries, Europe, Russia, yandex

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