Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2098 Portals and Search Engines en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:30:11 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2098 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080820/bs_nf/61448 nf/20080820/61448 NewsFactor Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:30:11 GMT NewsFactor - Microsoft laid out its "catch Google" strategy at the Search Engines Strategies Conference and Expo in San Jose Tuesday. Appearing as the second keynote, Satya Nadella, senior vice president for search and advertising, vowed that additional investment and new deep-search techniques will allow the company to gain share over market behemoth Google. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080819/tc_infoworld/109621 infoworld/20080819/109621 InfoWorld Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:00 GMT InfoWorld - While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080818/bs_nf/61398 nf/20080818/61398 NewsFactor Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:34:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080818/bs_nf/61398"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip22.200808105530.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wKFkHxmclbpUcLcgT7SmGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - Google is in the legal crosshairs once again. On Monday, GraphOn announced it has filed a lawsuit against the search giant alleging infringement on four of the company's patents.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080818/bs_nf/61398"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip22.200808105530.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wKFkHxmclbpUcLcgT7SmGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (NewsFactor) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080814/tc_afp/singaporeinternetwikipediagoogle afp/20080814/singaporeinternetwikipediagoogle AFP Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:20:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080814/tc_afp/singaporeinternetwikipediagoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080814/capt.cps.nhc01.140808091920.photo00.photo.default-512x398.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=PsPbteJ.yH6E4oi6ikVvEg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (seen here in 2007) hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine. Google and fellow titans Yahoo and Microsoft dominate the Internet search engine market which Wales said was already causing some worry among web users.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080814/tc_afp/singaporeinternetwikipediagoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080814/capt.cps.nhc01.140808091920.photo00.photo.default-512x398.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=PsPbteJ.yH6E4oi6ikVvEg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (seen here in 2007) hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine. Google and fellow titans Yahoo and Microsoft dominate the Internet search engine market which Wales said was already causing some worry among web users.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080811/bs_nf/61266 nf/20080811/61266 NewsFactor Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:00:07 GMT NewsFactor - Google is seeking to draw clear distinctions between the methods it uses to target ad placements based on search queries and a controversial data-mining practice known as deep-packet inspection. The deep-packet technique gathers and stores information on an individual's Web-site visits and Internet usage without first obtaining the user's consent. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/bs_nm/yahoo_google_dc nm/20080809/yahoo_google_dc Reuters Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:40:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/bs_nm/yahoo_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080810/2008_08_09t103901_450x318_us_yahoo_google.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=.u4Ej5sqM7NZ9eXPlHFjcA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. . (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc and Yahoo Inc released on Friday excerpts of a pact covering their search advertising partnership that keeps secret financial terms and the extent of other ties between the two.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/bs_nm/yahoo_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080810/2008_08_09t103901_450x318_us_yahoo_google.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=.u4Ej5sqM7NZ9eXPlHFjcA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. . (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080808/bs_ibd_ibd/20080808tech ibd/20080808/20080808tech Investor's Business Daily Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:37:09 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The slow economy may be starting to take a toll on Web-based search marketing, says a poll that also has a bit of good news for Yahoo. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080808/bs_nf/61240 nf/20080808/61240 NewsFactor Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:50:23 GMT NewsFactor - Search engine use is on the rise, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080808/tc_zd/230713 zd/20080808/230713 PC Magazine Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:11:59 GMT PC Magazine - Google, it seems, is finally publicly acknowledging what we've all know for some time: AOL just ain't what it used to be. Among the interesting little tidbits in the search giant's recently filed quarterly earning report, the Mountain View company noted that the five-percent of AOL may "be impaired," accountant speak for a drop in value. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080807/bs_nf/61216 nf/20080807/61216 NewsFactor Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:44:19 GMT NewsFactor - Google announced enhancements to its network Thursday that the search giant hopes will offer enhanced experiences for users and better value for advertisers and publishers. The changes include partner sites for which Google provides advertising. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080807/tc_zd/230650 zd/20080807/230650 PC Magazine Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:57:20 GMT PC Magazine - After all the back and forth over whether Google's acquisition of DoubleClick would be anti-competitive or an invasion of our privacy, the search engine giant on Thursday released new details about how the online advertising company will be integrated into Google. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_hi_te/google_china_music ap/20080807/google_china_music AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:31:46 GMT AP - Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_search_use ap/20080806/tec_techbit_search_use AP Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:09:53 GMT AP - The search box is everywhere online these days. It's built into Web browsers. It's incorporated into Web sites of all sorts. And it's a major driver of traffic and revenue for Google Inc. and the like. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080806/bs_nf/61185 nf/20080806/61185 NewsFactor Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:06:39 GMT NewsFactor - Google is catering to advertising agencies with a new product called Google Insights for Search. The search giant introduced the new product on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080806/bs_nf/61189 nf/20080806/61189 NewsFactor Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:00:17 GMT NewsFactor - Google announced Tuesday it will begin offering free music downloads to Chinese customers. The Chinese Google site will allow searches by song, artist or entire album, then download DRM-free songs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/bs_nm/timewarner_results_dc nm/20080806/timewarner_results_dc Reuters Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:52:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/bs_nm/timewarner_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t064003_450x244_us_timewarner_results.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=VMjZY_8GhaKN8P5OJ15ecg--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005. (Nicholas Roberts/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Time Warner Inc said it would split AOL's dial-up Internet and advertising businesses into separate divisions by early 2009, a move that could make a sale or merger of either business easier.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/bs_nm/timewarner_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t064003_450x244_us_timewarner_results.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=VMjZY_8GhaKN8P5OJ15ecg--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="photo" title="People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005. (Nicholas Roberts/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080806/bs_nf/61179 nf/20080806/61179 NewsFactor Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:09:27 GMT NewsFactor - Google on Wednesday began offering an upgraded version of its Search Appliance. The hardware targets enterprises and government agencies that want a Google-like Web search for office documents. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/wr_nm/publicis_google_dc nm/20080806/publicis_google_dc Reuters Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:00:48 GMT Reuters - Publicis is to acquire a search marketing services provider from U.S. search engine group Google Inc as part of its push into digital advertising, the French advertising company said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/tc_afp/chinainternetmusicbasketball afp/20080806/chinainternetmusicbasketball AFP Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:29:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/tc_afp/chinainternetmusicbasketball"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080806/capt.cps.ney42.060808132501.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=5alLk5Lzr.3nmGDFg6s0yw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google has launched a free music search service in China in partnership with a website backed by investors who include basketball star Yao Ming.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Gottschalk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google has launched a free music search service in China in partnership with a website backed by investors who include basketball star Yao Ming.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080806/tc_afp/chinainternetmusicbasketball"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080806/capt.cps.ney42.060808132501.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=5alLk5Lzr.3nmGDFg6s0yw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman walks past the logo of Internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google has launched a free music search service in China in partnership with a website backed by investors who include basketball star Yao Ming.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Gottschalk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/wr_nm/google_appliance_dc nm/20080806/google_appliance_dc Reuters Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:00:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/wr_nm/google_appliance_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t083546_450x337_us_google_appliance.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=wbfSzPud8Jb83Okn4V2oPA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. (Darren Staples/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc said on Tuesday it is an offering an upgraded version of the hardware appliance its sells to companies and government organizations for Google-style Web search of office documents.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/wr_nm/google_appliance_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t083546_450x337_us_google_appliance.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=wbfSzPud8Jb83Okn4V2oPA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. (Darren Staples/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)