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Goto.com to buy Cadabra for $250m

On Monday, Goto.com announced a deal to buy privately-held Cadabra for $8m cash... Read more

23 November, 1999 by ZDNet

The Day Ahead: Divine InterVentures' IPO needs help from above

...which has filed to go public, has hatched eToys, TicketMaster Online-CitySearch, Goto.com and NetZero to name a few. In fact, many incubators are... Read more

28 June, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Overture founder set to unveil new search venture

...been a weighty force in Web search since Gross founded Overture, formerly GoTo.com, in 1998. Against popular dissent, Overture sought to commercialise Internet search... Read more

5 October, 2004 by Stefanie Olsen

Patents crucial in search battle

...vigorously protect its patents," the company said on Wednesday. Overture, formerly called GoTo.com, claims the rights to a system and method for Web sites... Read more

18 July, 2003 by Stefanie Olsen

Google does Disney deal

...that sent Overture's stock reeling. Disney originally courted Overture (then called GoTo.com) in spring 2001 as a placeholder after scrapping its ambitions for... Read more

10 March, 2003 by Jim Hu

Patent suit could hurt eBay

The auction giant's business model could have to change significantly if a patent infringement lawsuit goes against it Read more

5 September, 2002 by Troy Wolverton

Google takes on paid-search company

...provider decided not to renew its relationship with Overture, formerly known as GoTo.com. EarthLink and Google plan to formally announce the relationship later this... Read more

7 February, 2002 by Stefanie Olsen

Google sees profit in product images

An online shopping mall of catalogues is planned at Google as it moves away from a pure search model into commercial listings Read more

19 December, 2001 by Stefanie Olsen

Searching for pound signs on the Web

...for-fee search is now all the rage. Overture, formerly known as GoTo.com, is the best-known practitioner. The company, which has now signed... Read more

30 November, 2001 by Charles Cooper

Yahoo! adopts paid search listings

...and cash in on some of the burgeoning success of Overture, formerly GoTo.com. Overture, which recently announced reaching operating profitability, has become the poster... Read more

14 November, 2001 by Stefanie Olsen

Google mulls upscale subscriptions

...their indexes. In addition, for-fee listing directories such as Overture (formerly GoTo.com) and Sprinks tout profitability at a time when competitors struggle to... Read more

26 October, 2001 by Stefanie Olsen

Google wannabes search for success

...a practice that has created enviable Web profits at companies such as GoTo.com but sparked complaints from consumer advocates. Despite their similarities, Teoma and... Read more

28 August, 2001 by Stefanie Olsen

Novell's Schmidt joins Google at critical time

Novell's outgoing chief Eric Schmidt said that he has invested an undisclosed sum in Web search engine Google and signed up as chairman of the up-and-coming company Read more

27 March, 2001 by Jim Hu and Stefanie Olsen

The Day Ahead: Go2Net poised to benefit from the dot-com shakeout

As the dot-com shakeout continues, few companies can afford to be as opportunistic as Go2Net Read more

18 April, 2000 by Larry Dignan

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