Dominance continues with a six percent increase over last year… “Search engines continue to fight for a larger slice of the search marketing pie, but Google appears to be firmly in the lead. According to a new report from Hitwise Google accounted for 64% of US searches in October…”

The purchase of Ingenio will help advertisers generate phone leads and manage their ad platforms… “In a bid to bolster its directory and local search business, AT&T announced it was acquiring San Francisco’s Ingenio, a pay-per-call company.” AT&T agreed, Monday, to acquire pay-per-call search provider Ingenio for an undisclosed sum, a move that bolsters its […]

Microsoft has tapped a former Sun Microsystems and IBM executive to lead its North American sales and marketing… “Microsoft on Monday named industry veteran Robert Youngjohns as its new head of North American sales and marketing, finally filling what had become one of the more puzzling executive vacancies in the IT industry…”

Looking to avoid a similar legal mess to that of YouTube, Yahoo announced that it had reached a licensing deal with Sony BMG… Yahoo and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have announced a licensing deal that clears the way for people to upload files with music or video content by the record company’s artists to Yahoo, […]

Google’s hosted search service for business users has been extended worldwide for the first time… “As Google has evolved, it has transformed from what began as nothing more than a simple search engine into a plethora of online tools, many of whom people have come to rely on…” Something that is “custom” is usually rare; […]

Amazon’s method for delivering e-books to its Kindle readers may present a new use for mobile data networks… New York — Amazon.com, the world’s largest Web retailer, said on Monday it will begin selling an electronic book reader with wireless access, the latest attempt to build consumer interest in portable reading devices. “Amazon.com is not […]

“A genetics website encouraging people to send in swabs of their saliva began operating lately in a closely watched Silicon Valley venture with links to the search firm Google…” Los Angeles — 23andMe — named after the 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body, is a Google-funded online company selling a $999 DNA test, […]

AOL’s advertising division, Platform-A, developed the video ticker ads as an alternative to conventional pre-roll spots for online video… In its ongoing effort to find an alternative to pre-roll video ads model that many viewers call annoying and marketers find ineffective, AOL recently announced plans to begin offering “video ticker ads,” a graphic banner ad […]

Google is asking users like you to edit its Maps site to provide more accurate, real world map data… “Google Inc. on Monday announced that registered Google users in the U.S. and Australia can move incorrect markers for their homes or businesses to the correct locations…” For those who have gotten lost, delayed or just […]

The newest buildings on Microsoft’s main campus reflect the company’s newest businesses and products… “Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker is in the midst of a massive expansion to its Seattle area campus and has a new strategy for the design of its buildings that reflects the software giant’s changing business…”