Thanks to a world-first training camp in Barcelona, a partnership between search marketing agency WebCertain and Russian search giant Yandex has created a host of multilingual PPC Managers after just three days of comprehensive paid search tutoring.

Search giant Baidu have offered $1.9bn (£1.25bn) to purchase the entire share capital of a major Chinese app store, 91 Wireless. Should the deal be accepted, this would be the largest acquisition in the history of China's online sector.

In a post on their official blog, Russian search engine Yandex have announced the arrival of "personalised" search results to their algorithm, delivering results and suggestions based on a user's specific behaviour.

ZenithOptimedia have released their Top Thirty Global Media Owners report for 2013, which has ranks the world's largest media groups by their revenues.

In an interview with digital marketing magazine The Drum, the CEO of Chinese digital agency Charmclick and MD of Net Media Planet have claimed that Chinese search monolith Baidu are targeting UK and European brands to increase their presence in Western markets.