2006

Yahoo! has started a beta trial of paid-for search results on its mobile internet service in the UK and US.
Internet giant Yahoo, lately said that it has launched a beta version of sponsored text advertising tied to mobile search in the United States and the United Kingdom, a move that gives the portal a jump on rivals Google and Microsoft.

The company introduced the new Mobile Sponsored Search product as a beta service offering advertisers text-based ads, an immediate wireless Web presence with a Yahoo-created landing page and a console to manage mobile marketing campaigns.

Google's lightning-quick acquisition of online video pioneer YouTube once again demonstrated the Internet search leader's penchant for pouncing on golden opportunities that leave its rivals scrambling to catch up.

Google Inc.'s $1.65 billion deal to buy video entertainment site YouTube Inc., announced lately, has raised the bar for other major Internet players to strike quickly as confidence in the sector grows and valuations rise, industry insiders said.

Microsoft Corp. is giving its Web browser software its first major upgrade in years, amid signs that Internet Explorer's market share is eroding.
Enhanced security technologies, new experiences enable customers to browse the Web with confidence and ease.

Google is gearing for what could be a watershed legal battle with the global book publishing community and has issued subpoenas to major publishers, as well as rivals Yahoo, Amazon and Microsoft, requesting information about their book scanning projects.

The requests came as Google prepares to defend itself against a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild over its plans to make portions of copyright books available online.

Google wants documents detailing every book the companies have made available online or plan to by the end of 2009.

Microsoft licenses Blinkx technology to power video search on parts of MSN and Live.com.

In a growing digital media market that has witnessed YouTube carve out a niche for viral video, Blinkx is looking to make those videos easier to find online.

YouTube is a load of laughs. Finding something specific you want to watch is another matter.

Google is snapping up YouTube for US$1.65 billion in a deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a starring role in the online video revolution.
Google Inc., the leading Web search engine, bought hot young video-sharing website YouTube in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal that the companies proclaimed was a natural for the evolving Internet, the company’s largest acquisition in its eight-year history.

MTV has inked a deal with Baidu.com, China's largest search engine, to distribute music videos via the Internet in China, boosting the music video channel's exposure in a market where regulation has limited its presence.

MTV Networks will share music videos and shows with China Internet search leader Baidu.com in an attempt to reap advertising revenue in the world's second-largest Internet market, the two companies said.

Improvements and additions to Windows Live OneCare Beta 1.5 include tighter integration with Microsoft's Windows Defender anti-spyware software.

Microsoft recently announced a new beta version of Windows Live OneCare. OneCare Beta 1.5, which can be downloaded and used free of charge, is available in 17 localized editions for countries that include the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. Earlier editions were for U.S. customers only.

If Google can make it here, it can make it anywhere. The company opens new digs in Manhattan.

After a year of speculation, the company has officially opened a new, bigger and more Google-y office in the Big Apple in the trendy Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan.