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Microsoft search deal with Yahoo is finally done
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Yahoo and Microsoft have clinched a deal under which Microsoft's technology will power Yahoo's search results, while Yahoo will sell advertising for both companies' search sites. The giant purple pen they used might have been a bit of a joke, but the deal signed by Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo's CEO Carol Bartz yesterday means serious business.
Global Gaming Factory quashes doubts over its acquisition of The Pirate Bay
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Doubts expressed earlier this week that Global Gaming Factory's acquisition of The Pirate Bay (TPB) might not be completed have been dismissed by the company. Hans Pandeya, CEO of the software, Internet café and gaming centre group, told CNET News, " Nobody is uncertain about anything.
The moon joins Google Earth
Monday 20 July 2009
It was one small step for an Internet company but one giant leap for millions of web users when Google launched 'Moon in Google Earth' on Monday, the fortieth anniversary of the first moon landing. $YouTubeHelper.Add("%{url='http://www.youtube.com/v/zHJ77RsnFXI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0', width='480', height='295'}") On July 20 1969, the world held its breath as the Apollo 11 crew took those historic first lunar steps.
Microsoft topples Google as top UK brand
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Software giant Microsoft is this week celebrating its rise to pole position in the UK's Superbrands list. Microsoft stole the glory from last year's winner, Google , which was relegated to third position, behind luxury watch marque Rolex.
Twitter’s embarrassing security lapses
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Real-time social messaging service Twitter has been fessing up over the slack security that allowed a hacker to access the personal web services accounts of co-founder Evan Williams, his wife and at least one other employee, making off with a pile of confidential Twitter documents which are now being published on the Internet.
Furore over Michael Jackson memorial tickets
Wednesday 08 July 2009
Even in death, Michael Jackson is dominating the limelight. As the clear-up gets underway at Los Angeles' Staples Centre after the massive memorial service yesterday, fans are still hotly debating the rights and wrongs of events since his death, including sales of tickets to the star-studded event on eBay and Craigslist.
Doubts grow over the visibility of free Google Apps
Tuesday 07 July 2009
Speculation that Google had abandoned its free model of Google Apps in a recession-crunching move to promote its paid-for version has been refuted by the Mountain View giant. Google Apps – a dynamic suite that combines popular Google business products such as Gmail, Google Talk and Google Calendar in a free package that requires no software installation – was launched back in August 2006.
Google takes action on AdWords scams
Tuesday 07 July 2009
Search Engine Marketing guide SearchEngineWatch.com reports that Google has at last suspended accounts running AdWords scam programmes. A large number of these 'get rich quick' AdWords schemes have come to light, with scam victims filling the pages of relevant web forums, seeking advice on how to recover lost money.
OUP seeks Congressional action
Wednesday 01 July 2009
The latest twist in the Google Book Search saga emanates from the distinguished publisher, Oxford University Press (OUP). Writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Tim Barton, President of Oxford University Press Inc, has urged Congress to act on the issue of 'orphan books' – tomes that are still in copyright but have no clear owner – to prevent Google having exclusive rights to use them.
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