Web search leader Google, locked in fierce rivalry with Yahoo, launched a local search service in Britain on Tuesday, including maps and driving directions, marking its first such offering in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo’s commercial subsidiary has taken on a new name.The portal giant on Monday shed its Overture Services brand and renamed the unit Yahoo Search Marketing. The replacement of the Overture brand will take place in the U.S. market initially, the company said. Other international markets will be re-branded later, but the Overture brand will be maintained in Japan and Korea. Read the rest of this entry »
Infospace Search & Directory said yesterday that it plans to add results from Microsoft’s MSN Search, reports DM News. Infospace has direct distribution agreements with Google, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves. It will feature MSN Search results on its branded search properties, including Dogpile, WebCrawler and MetaCrawler.
Google sues Froogles.comGoogle has sued Froogles.com, charging the rival shopping search engine with trademark infringement. Read the rest of this entry »
Google is doubling down on mobile search, and is set to offer new features for finding local services and calling up driving directions via wireless devices. Read the rest of this entry »
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and chief executive Eric Schmidt have agreed to pay cuts that will see them paid just $1 each in 2005. Read the rest of this entry »
Internet portal Yahoo Inc. says it’s testing what it calls “FareChase,” a search product to give consumers the opportunity to search multiple hotel sites including hotel chains and online travel agencies to find the best hotel and related travel information. Read the rest of this entry »
Blinkx tv, based in London and San Francisco, was launched in December 2004 can search more than 200 document formats, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF. Blinkx will index television content archived on Reuters.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Google has doubled the storage capacity of its email service to 2 GB as part of Gmail’s first birthday celebrations, the company said Friday, in an effort to retain users and increase the audience for its advertisers. Read the rest of this entry »