Archive for May, 2005

Google PR Blackout

It has been noticed world over that there is a Page Rank black out.The Google toolbar has gone gray and not showing any page rank information. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves acquires Excite Europe

Internet search engine company Ask Jeeves Inc. says it’s bought Excite Italia B.V., the operator of Excite Europe, a network of European portal properties, from Tiscali, S.p.A. Ask Jeeves acquired the U.S.-operated Excite.com portal in March 2004. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google Offers Home-Page Customization

Google introduced a new personalized service yesterday that incorporates features such as Google News (from a limited number of sources like NY Times, BBC, Slashdot), Gmail, weather, movies and stock market onto the Google homepage. It’s currently available for preview from Google Labs, where you can try Google’s new projects and ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google releases enterprise desktop search tool

Google Inc. today made available a desktop search tool tailored for the workplace, about eight months after it introduced a similar tool for consumers. Read the rest of this entry »

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New Netscape Browser Neutral on Search

The newest Netscape browser combines the best features from Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox but no longer tries to commandeer all search traffic to its own engine. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google adds ads to RSS feeds

Google has launched a beta of its AdSense programme for online advertising that puts commercial messages in news feeds. Read the rest of this entry »

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Small eBusiness World in Chicago

eBay, Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Monster, Intuit and PayPal among featured companies participating at Small eBusiness World in Chicago . Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs to Receive Free Education and Training on how to Join the $100 Billion Online Marketplace. The inaugural Small eBusiness World is scheduled to take place May 6-7, 2005 at the Donald E. Stephens conference center in Rosemont, IL (next to O’Hare). Read the rest of this entry »

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Online advertising up in 2004; search is top segment

Companies spent significantly more money advertising online in 2004 than in 2003, as ads linked to search-engine activities proved to be the most popular category for the second straight year. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google TV Search Adds More Channels

Google TV Search Adds More ChannelsGoogle has added 14 new channels to its television closed captioning transcript search, reports the Google Blog. The new channels include CNN, the Discovery Channel, and several other educational cable networks. Read the rest of this entry »

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