Google signs up mainland ad reseller

Google, the world's largest Internet search engine, signed up its first mainland reseller, China Enterprise, for its AdWords advertising service, the Standard of Hong Kong reported. China Enterprise, a provider of IT services and a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Sino-i Technology, will sell the AdWords service in China, targeting small and medium-sized businesses. Google, which was granted a business license to operate in China in May, ranks third in market share for mainland search engines after Baidu and Yahoo, according to research company iResearch.