Microsoft to power Facebook search ads
News The software maker will deliver an API that can be used by Facebook to integrate Microsoft's web search and its paid search results into the social network's US site [25 Jul 2008]
Google launches Wikipedia rival Knol
News The company expects Knol to avoid the accusations of inaccuracy that have often plagued Wikipedia entries [24 Jul 2008]
Thoughts on the Facebook revamp
Blog Those of you who use Facebook regularly will probably have noticed the big revamp of the site being rolled out. (If you haven't, then go to new.facebook.com). The motivation behind the revamp... [23 Jul 2008]
Google may be close to sealing Digg purchase
News The search giant is close to acquiring the US-based social news aggregator for around £100m, according to reports [23 Jul 2008]
Yahoo claims 'strong' quarter despite dip in earnings
News The company missed expectations for its second-quarter earnings, but CEO Jerry Yang said strategic investments are beginning to pay off [23 Jul 2008]
Microsoft stands to gain from Icahn-Yahoo pact
Analysis With ally Carl Icahn on the web giant's board, Microsoft may find a sympathetic ear on any future buyout proposals for Yahoo's search business [22 Jul 2008]
Icahn joins Yahoo board
News Activist investor Carl Icahn has agreed to withdraw his slate of nominees for election to Yahoo's board, taking up a place himself [21 Jul 2008]
Google to buy Russian ad firm ZAO Begun
News Through the £70m purchase of Rambler Media's ad unit, Google is increasing its efforts to penetrate the Russian market [21 Jul 2008]
Web 2.0: what is it good for?
Blog Quite a lot actually. Don’t dismiss it as a buzzword attached to a fad – Web 2.0 technologies enable you to do many of the things you already in business, but a lot faster. The... [18 Jul 2008]
Microsoft pledges more funds for online services
News The spending of hundreds of millions of additional dollars on Microsoft's online ad business is expected be a 'drag' on the rest of the company [18 Jul 2008]
Microsoft testing self-serve Google AdSense rival
News The software giant will start expanding its AdCenter engine to allow some publishers to include contextual advertising from Microsoft on their site [18 Jul 2008]
Microsoft in talks over AOL merger
News Redmond is pushing ahead in discussions with Time Warner over a possible merger with AOL's web businesses, according to The Wall Street Journal [17 Jul 2008]
eBay sees 22 percent jump in profits
News The web auctioneer has reported a boost in profits resulting from an increase in item listings and sales growth at the company's PayPal division [17 Jul 2008]
Google's US search share nears 70 percent
News The company has gained share again, while Yahoo and Microsoft have lost. Both are dropping closer to fourth-place Ask, which gained some share in the past year [16 Jul 2008]
.me TLD to launch Thursday
Blog Just had an email from one of my domain name registrars - apparently the .me top level domain will be opened up on Thursday. It's already been around for a couple of years, but only as... [15 Jul 2008]
Viacom, YouTube agree user-info deal
News YouTube will be allowed to mask out usernames, IP addresses and viewing histories from data it must hand over to Viacom as part of a copyright-infringement suit [15 Jul 2008]
Google wants businesses to have faith in the cloud
Analysis By introducing more service-level agreements and monitoring tools, Google could persuade companies to entrust their business to the cloud [14 Jul 2008]
Yahoo rejects 'absurd' Microsoft-Icahn buyout offer
News The internet giant has rejected an offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn that would see Yahoo sell only its search business [14 Jul 2008]
Yahoo seeks search-ad revenue with 'Boss' project
News The company has launched a scheme to let anyone build a customised search engine on top of its tech, with successful partners obliged to use Yahoo search ads [10 Jul 2008]
BT buys online classifieds firm
News The communications and IT giant has snapped up UK-based online business directory company Ufindus for £20m [09 Jul 2008]
