NEW YORK: Google Inc. the online media giant, will be able to sell its pending 5 percent stake in Time Warner Inc.’s AOL Internet unit as early as July 2008 according to Google’s recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read the rest of this entry »
Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google Inc. and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies. Read the rest of this entry »
Another Yahoo Search Engine index update has been announced by Tim Mayer on the Yahoo Search Blog. Tim writes that the sixth major Yahoo updte will happen this evening:
“We will be making changes to the index tonight. You should see some changes in ranking as well as some shuffling of the pages that are included in the index. This update will be completed tomorrow (Thursday).“ Read the rest of this entry »
Time Warner Inc is closing in on a deal with Microsoft Corp. to team up on an online advertising service to compete with Google Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the talks. Read the rest of this entry »
AOL Releases List of 2005’s Top Search Terms
Here’s the Overall Top 10:
1. Lottery
2. Horoscopes
3. Tattoos
4. Lyrics
5. Ringtones
6. IRS
7. Jokes
8. American Idol
9. Hairstyles
10. NASCAR
US internet search giant Google is to create over 600 highly skilled jobs in Ireland in the next two to three years, Enterprise and Trade Minister Micheal Martin said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Nearly all the raw material to run a fairly complex Internet search service is now available, for lease, from online retailer Amazon Inc. Read the rest of this entry »
High-flying Internet company Google Inc. and 11 other companies were added Monday to the Nasdaq 100, the Nasdaq Stock Market’s index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the market. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Investor’s Business Daily, AOL and Microsoft are working on a Web ad service that would compete with Google’s service. The announcement is expected to come by the third week of December according to news reports. Read the rest of this entry »
Close on the heels of “Google Base”, Microsoft is set to foray into online classifieds with “Fremont” - a service which will focus on classified announcements of products and services for sale, by individuals or commercial”Fremont” has reportedly been available in test form to Microsoft employees since last week, and is expected to launch in a couple of weeks from now. Read the rest of this entry »
India has protested to Google Inc., the multi-billion dollar Internet Company that owns the world’s most used search engine - against the depiction of the part of Kashmir, which New Delhi claims as its own, as part of Pakistan. Read the rest of this entry »