Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc said on
Tuesday that Google App Engine would offer additional computing
resources for developers this year and announced pricing for
the service.
AP - Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must contend with Facebook, the No. 2 online hangout behind MySpace.
AP - Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Executives from across Europe's technology, media and telecoms sector fear Internet search and advertising giant Google may steal their business, they told a
Reuters summit this week. -- read full article
Fri, 23 May 2008 12:50:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
TechWeb - InformationWeek - A Google executive told an investor conference that there are many revenue opportunities for the company, particularly through refinements in search relevance, user experience, and ad quality. -- read full article
Fri, 23 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
AFP - Microsoft said Friday it is ending its quest to create an online library of the world's books as the technology titan revamps its strategy to battle Internet search king Google.
AP - Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc. -- read full article
Sat, 24 May 2008 00:05:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
AFP - Yahoo is delaying a July 3 shareholders meeting in a move aimed at staving off a showdown with corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is out to overthrow the struggling Internet search pioneer's board of directors.
AP - Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. -- read full article
Sat, 24 May 2008 04:01:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The numbers raise questions about whether Microsoft's failed attempt to acquire Yahoo would have been worth it. -- read full article
Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Legg Mason funds manager Bill Miller says Microsoft should revive talks to acquire the Internet portal. -- read full article
Thu, 22 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Portals and Search Engines
AP - Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page criticized a potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo, saying it would concentrate too much power in the online communications market, stifling innovation and curbing competition.
