RuNet Activity 2016: Top Russian Websites and Mobile Apps
Following up on last week’s blog on analyzing the growth of the Russian Internet over the past year, Russian Search…
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Yandex Announces Mobile SEO Update: Vladivostok
Earlier today Yandex announced a new mobile page ranking formula “Vladivostok.” Yandex’s Vladivostok, named after the Russian city with the…
Yandex Announces Mobile Friendly Update
This morning Yandex announced (in Russian) that it will soon begin marking mobile sites in its mobile search results. Webmasters…
Comparing SMB Advertising in Russia and the US
Several factors drive a marketing team to decide which mediums to utilize in their marketing strategies. We reassess our budgets…
Yet Another Update: Yandex News Q3 2015
Russian Search Marketing is excited to report a number of important updates, changes, and launches. Webmasters, PPC specialists, and users…
Everything Mobile: Devices, Platforms, and Cost of Connectivity in Russia 2015
Similar to other parts of the world, mobile devices are becoming the dominant way to access the Internet in Russia. …
Advertise through the New Yandex.Radio
Today, Yandex announced Yandex.Radio, a personalized music streaming service for both desktops and mobile devices. The new service is monetized…
New Yandex Direct Mobile Ads
Increased smartphone use worldwide has impacted how users access the Internet and utilize their phones to solve everyday needs and…
Where and When Russians Take Smartphone & Tablet Photos
Smartphones and tablets use in Russia is on the rise, as more and more people prefer smartphones and tablets to…
Mobile Russia and Yandex.Direct Device Targeting
Device targeting is now available for Yandex.Direct advertisers! As of March 2015, Yandex advertisers can adjust their CPC for mobile…
Yandex Metrica for Apps
Yandex.Metrica, Russia’s leading web analytics tool, now offers an application version. Due to advertising platform and analytics integration, most Metrica…
Mobile users become the majority on the Russian Internet
Russians are now using the Internet on their mobile devices more frequently than through conventional computers. According to web statistics…
Russia’s Mobile App Downloads Rank Worldwide
With the rise in popularity of smartphones comes the subsequent increase in mobile applications. As previously reported by Russian Search…
A Typical Russian Week According to Yandex.Maps Searches
Originally posted on the official Yandex Blog, and can be seen here in Russian. From weekend movie theater trips to…
Mobile Matters: Russian E-Commerce and the Smartphone World
Quite obviously we use our phones to communicate, travel, and read the news but phones are growing increasingly important to…
New Sports Cars Chauffeuring Yandex.Taxi Users in Moscow
From now until November 30th Yandex.Taxi users in Moscow may find themselves riding to their destination in more style than…
A Look at Russia’s Tablet Craze
Russians were first turned on to tablets in the form of e-books. However, in addition to e-readers, more and more…
Yet Another Update: Recent Yandex Launches and News
Our colleagues at Yandex constantly work to make the experience of users and advertisers as simple and efficient as possible.…
The mobile games market in Russia grew by nine times from 2010 through 2013
Experts at Mail.ru Group and Newzoo have assessed the mobile games market in Russia and compared gamers from a variety…
iPhone 5S Leads the way in Russia’s Smartphone Rankings
According to the Yandex.Market rankings, the three smartphone brands leading the way in Russia include Apple, Samsung, and Sony. The…