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Use of mobile services is popular with young people with 47 percent of 15 to 18 year olds adopting them compared to only 17 percent of 35 to 44 year olds, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, "European Mobile Youth Consumer Survey, 2007: Targeting Digital Natives and Keeping Them Loyal."

Europeans (and to some extent, the Japanese) get all the coolest car stuff.  The latest example of this involves a deal between BMW and Google; German BMW owners will benefit from a new in-car Google Local Search service, and a sort of precursor feature (previously available just in Germany) has now spread throughout Europe.

Online advertising in Europe has been seen as minimal. A new report suggests that the online ad market in Europe will see significant growth over the next three years.

MySpace.com, the online social network, is often a topic I include in presentations and workshops about social media and social computing.

One of the chief complaints of search engine marketing (SEM) agencies is that Google favors the big spenders with traditional business models when it comes to setting up an advertising campaign. In Europe, at least, that appears to be changing as Google releases its European Third Party program effective in January of 2006.

About two weeks ago, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel. Then yesterday, Intel's offices in England, Spain, Ital, and Germany were raided by the European Commission.

Today, two weeks after AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, the European Commission began raiding Intel's offices in England, Spain, Ital, and Germany.

The EU pledged its continuing support, amidst assorted criticisms, of the Airbus airline. The decision caused Washington to react with consternation, breaking off talks with EU representatives.