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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yandex search: Revenue up 43 percent in '10]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yandex, the Russian search engine that along with China's Baidu is demonstrating Google doesn't have a total lock on search, reported that its 2010 revenue increased 43 percent year over year to 12.5 billion rubles, or about $420 million.The company made 88 percent of its 2010 revenue from contextual ads, which by its definition include those shown next to search results, the company said yesterday. The company has more than 180,000 advertisers.The revenue figures exclude commissions paid to partners, the company said. Yandex, a privately held company, didn't release information about its profitability.&quot;The highlight of 2010, as we see it, is that by constantly improving our product quality we managed to increase our share in the search market,&quot; Chief Executive Arkady Volozh said in a statement. &quot;The considerable revenue increase we report this year reflects two important trends--a post-crisis revival of the small and medium-sized businesses and a shift in advertising expenditures from other channels towards online advertising.&quot;Yandex has a foothold in Russia, but Google remains strong. According to iSuppli statistics released yesterday, Google's share of the search-ad market grew from 81 percent to 83 percent even as the market itself grew $26.1 billion in 2009 to $30.4 billion in 2010.&quot;While Google remains the undisputed leader in most major markets, there are some notable exceptions. These include South Korea, Russia and, most importantly, China. In these markets, the dominant search engines belong to local operators, i.e., NHN, Yandex, and Baidu,&quot; iSuppli said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Skype competitor magicTalk launching on Christmas]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[VocalTec already has a major hit with its magicJack internet phone device,  but now the company is ready to step up and offer completely free calls  to users with the launch of its magicTalk service on Christmas.Given the recent downtime issues Skype has been seeing,  many consumers may be looking for a similar internet calling service. By launching on Christmas Day, VocalTec may be able to take advantage of frustrated Skype users as well as consumers just looking for a cheap  way to call family and friends during the holidays.We covered magicTalk back in August,  and since then it has spent a few months in public beta testing. To  refresh: The service, available for PC and Mac, offers completely free voice calls to the US,  Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from anywhere in the world.  (Although according to the magicTalk software, this may only last until  February 2011). In addition, it lets you call existing magicJack users  and other magicTalk users for free.Incoming  calls are a bit wonky with the free service, as people calling you will  first need to dial into an access number, then enter your unique  magicTalk number (which isna4a4t a real phone number). Additional credit  purchases are required to call international numbers.A  few annual subscription options unlock even more features. For $19.95 a  year youa4a4ll get unlimited free calls to the US and Canada and a free US  phone number. You can register up to 5 devices with the service,  although every additional device will cost an extra $10 a year. You also  have the option of signing up for the traditional magicJack service for  a $40 annual fee ($20 for every additional year), which includes all of the  features of the $20 magicTalk plan, as well as the traditional magicJack  device.When  we first reported on magicTalk, the company also said that it was  aiming to make mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry. VocalTec tells me those apps are scheduled to roll out within the next 90 days.Given how successful the magicJack device is, I suspect that VocalTec will find some way to market and make its magicTalk service successful. In my brief testing, the software didn&amp;'t appear as mature as Skype or other VoIP competitors &amp;8212' something that may turn off some users.In July, VocalTec merged with YMax,  the company originally behind the magicJack. The combined companya4a4s  value is around $300 million, and this year it expects to earn  $110 &amp;8211' $125 million in revenue.Photo via FlickrNext Story: Questions over accounting delay Demand Media IPO Previous Story: Taiwan&amp;'s SemiLEDs IPOs &amp;8212' can U.S. cleantech manufacturers keep upPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: free calling, internet calling, magicJack, magicTalk, phone calls, voipCompanies: Skype, VocalTec          Tags: free calling, internet calling, magicJack, magicTalk, phone calls, voipCompanies: Skype, VocalTecDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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