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'Microhoo' speculation mounts

28.04.2008

Speculation is building over the next move in Microsoft's long-standing courtship of Yahoo.

On 5 April, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer wrote to the Yahoo board, warning them that the software giant would make a direct...

Category: Google, Natural search, Search engines, Yahoo

China net users outnumber US

21.04.2008

The number of internet users in China has outstripped the US for the first time, according to research from Beijing.

USA Today reports figures from analysts BDA China, which show that the country had over 220 million internet...

Category: Google, Search engines

Google ad revenue defies slowdown

18.04.2008

Worries over the impact of the economic slowdown on online advertising have been eased by Google's latest results.

The internet search giant posted sales of $5.19 billion for the first quarter of 2008, 7% up on the previous...

Category: Google, Online marketing

'Green' search engine turns ads into offsets

16.04.2008

A new search engine that aims to "make a difference for climate change" has been launched across 14 countries.

The Sydney-based firm behind Ecocho promises to plant trees according to how many searches are made through it.

The...

Category: Google, Search engines, Yahoo

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and News Corp in 'epic fight'

10.04.2008

Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo has become more complex, with the appearance yesterday of a series of announcements and leaks.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Yahoo and AOL are close to a deal that would see...

Category: Google, Natural search, Online marketing, Paid search, Search engines, Yahoo