Searching multimedia is tremendously difficult with search engines, and Flash content has been no exception, until now. Adobe, Google and Yahoo have teamed up to add lively Web content and rich Internet applications (RIAs) to search results. Adobe Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced a new initiative with both Google and Yahoo to improve the accuracy […]

“Google has pocketed one affiliate network in favor of another.” Google, the undisputed search and ad heavyweight is now entering into the affiliate-marketing business; today announced that it is re-branding DoubClick’s Performics Affiliate as the Google Affiliate Network as it continues to integrate new assets.

Google Signs Five Year Map Deal With Tele Atlas Amsterdam – Belgium-based Tele Atlas, a provider of digital-maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and search engine giant Google Inc. on Monday renewed their agreement for another five years, which allows for the latter to keep receiving the Tele Atlas map data which […]

Google Signs Web Syndication Deal With “Family Guy” Creator Google is entering into the entertainment business this autumn, has apparently entered signed a deal with “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, the hit cartoon series, to launch a new animated show exclusively on the internet in a further sign that advertising dollars are marching from traditional […]

Google’s Latest App Connects PCs To TVs “Google has moved into your living room, although it is not yet apparent whether it is just wandering through or whether it will grab some popcorn, set down on the couch and stay for a while.” Google recently disclosed its new “Google Media Server,” a Windows based application […]

“With all the hype over Bill Gates’ retirement from Microsoft, gossip about Windows XP will start to fade out this week, when Microsoft stops selling the seven-year-old operating system to retailers and major PC makers.” Redmond, Wash. — As of close of business this afternoon, Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP […]

New York — Facing the wrath of angry stockholders and rocked by continuous high-profile executive departures, beleaguered Yahoo last Thursday initiated another company-wide reorganization as the embattled portal continues to seek an effective management structure and executive hierarchy. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web giant — that recently stunned the corporate world by fending off a takeover […]

Microsoft Snaps Up Portuguese Mobile Services Company MobiComp “Just less than a week back, Steve Ballmer ruled out a making-up-for-Yahoo acquisition spree. Today, his word remains in principle good, since MobiComp is just one company and has little to do with traditional search and advertising.” Microsoft Thursday announced plans to acquire a Portugal-based MobiComp, as […]

Google, Yahoo Conquering Asia In Search Worldwide business appears to look good for Google, Yahoo and Baidu, as their search engine attracted the biggest chunk of Asia’s search rankings in April, with Korean Internet users looking for information most often, a comScore survey released Tuesday said. According to comScore, Google sites topped the region with […]

Publicis Groupe Launches Digital Advertising Plan New York – As Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL scuttle to build comprehensive ad platforms; French media consultancy Publicis Groupe has reorganized its digital technology platform in concert with major Internet players to make it easier for companies to more effectively navigate the current interactive landscape dominated by such technology […]