Google said on Tuesday it was testing a new service to let Web users publish information online, but it would not confirm whether the move was part of a broader push into online shopping to compete with the likes of eBay or Amazon.com. Read the rest of this entry »
When search engine expert Elias Kai and his wife Carol were thinking about what to call their new-born baby, they wanted to find a name with a difference – and unusually, they ended up naming him after an internet search engine. Read the rest of this entry »
Google stopped using the Gmail name in the UK on Wednesday, ending a trademark dispute for now. The Gmail service will now be known as Googlemail here. Read the rest of this entry »
Google has reported third-quarter revenues of $1.58bn, representing an increase of 96 per cent year-over-year and 14 per cent relative to the previous quarter. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. are in discussions to buy a minority stake in Time Warner’s America Online, two sources close to the deal said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo’s online news search tool added Internet journal entries alongside professional media offerings — an experiment that will test the public’s appetite for information from alternative sources. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Inc. has begun to make good on its commitment to plow a small fraction of the proceeds from its wildly successful stock offering into social investment projects, the company says. Read the rest of this entry »
America Online Inc. has agreed to buy Weblogs Inc., a network of Internet sites focused on niche topics ranging from food to gadgets, for around $25 million, a source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »