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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:14:29 +0200

.::Microsoft defends search investments to analysts (AP) ::.

AP - Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the failed bid to buy Yahoo.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:55:43 +0200

.::Google Offers Knol, a Wikipedia Copy with Attribution (NewsFactor) ::.

NewsFactor - On Wednesday Google took the lid off a new product called Knol. The search-engine giant first announced it was testing the product in December. Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:20 +0200

.::Report: Microsoft, Facebook to Sign Search Deal (PC World) ::.

PC World - Microsoft and Facebook will announce an Internet search and ad deal, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:29:18 +0200

.::Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact: source (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp will announce plans to expand its relationship with online social network Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:08:41 +0200

.::To Expand Your Business, Go Home (BusinessWeek Online) ::.

BusinessWeek Online - Plenty of Web entrepreneurs start their ventures at home and move into commercial spaces only when they expand. Unity Stoakes and Steven H. Krein did it backwards. They ditched their office space in midtown Manhattan a year after founding OrganizedWisdom, a health search engine vetted by physicians, and sent their staff of nine to work from home. And after more than a year of running OrganizedWisdom remotely, Stoakes and Krein wouldn't do it any other way.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:10:10 +0200

.::Baidu Second-quarter Profit Grows 87 Percent (PC World) ::.

PC World - Baidu, China's most popular search engine, saw year-on-year profit for the second quarter of 2008 grow by almost 87 percent.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:54:48 +0200

.::Google Rumored Ready To Buy Digg for $200 Million (NewsFactor) ::.

NewsFactor - Google is reportedly ready to purchase the Digg Web site for $200 million. The search giant could beef up its news service with Digg, where readers select and vote on stories from around the Web.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:47:49 +0200

.::Yahoo 2Q profit erodes but not as badly as feared (AP) ::.

AP - Yahoo Inc.'s profit slipped again in the second quarter, a recurring theme that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the Internet company's future.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:33:25 +0200

.::Yahoo net profit falls nearly 19 percent (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday posted a nearly 19 percent fall in net profit, and net revenue short of lowered Wall Street expectations, as it faced a weakening economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp's pursuit.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:35:12 +0200

.::Strange Google Names (PC Magazine) ::.

PC Magazine - The search monolith is snatching up Web addresses that are misspellings or variations (some risqué) of its name, as well as stockpiling seemingly random ones. Here's a sampling.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:48:02 +0200

.::American Airlines and Google settle lawsuit (AP) ::.

AP - American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0200

.::Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra (TechWeb) ::.

TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:30:00 +0200

.::Open Source Databases Often Adopted For New Apps (TechWeb) ::.

TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Open source databases are being adopted for use with interactive Web apps, small portals, RFID applications, and other new workloads in the enterprise.

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:02:16 +0200

.::Google shares plummet after disappointing earnings (AP) ::.

AP - Google Inc. shares plunged nearly 10 percent Friday after the Internet search leader's second-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:22:30 +0200

.::Google loses share as Yahoo, Microsoft gain: report (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - In a rare slip for Google Inc, Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp gained share as Google lost ground in the Web search market in June, industry data released on Friday shows.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:34:45 +0200

.::Wall Street mixed after earnings reports (AP) ::.

AP - Wall Street closed out an impressive week with a mixed performance Friday after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-than-expected bank earnings reports. But the major indexes still ended the week with big gains, the result of rising optimism about the troubled financial sector.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:01:08 +0200

.::Tech firms offer investors a mixed snapshot (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Google Inc , IBM and Microsoft Corp reported quarterly results on Thursday, giving investors a mixed snapshot of the health of the technology sector amid a slowing global economy.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:21:27 +0200

.::Russia's Rambler sells ad unit to Google (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Rambler Media, the British-registered owner of Russia's Rambler Internet portal, said on Friday it has agreed to sell the Begun advertising agency to Google Inc for $140 million.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:11 +0200

.::Microsoft 4Q profit rises; Web ad business rocky (AP) ::.

AP - With a Yahoo Inc. search deal uncertain at best, Microsoft Corp. plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected in the next year to whip its unprofitable online operations into shape.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:11:54 +0200

.::Economic worries loom over Google's 2Q earnings (AP) ::.

AP - Google Inc. has successfully tackled a lot of complex problems during its first decade in business, but even the Internet search leader may be hard pressed to find a way to sustain its rapid earnings growth amid a sputtering economy in the United States and parts of Europe.