Media companies are not the only ones looking to take advantage of the popularity of social networking sites. Online retailer Amazon.com is throwing its hat into the ring as well with a question and answer site called Askville. Similar to Yahoo Answers, Answers.com and wis.dm, Askville allows users to post any question they want and […]

eBrandz steers Storobin & Associates, P.C. to achieve 150% increase in their website traffic New York – Storobin & Associates, P.C. the Wall Street law firm engaged in providing first-class representation of criminal cases and many others, was searching for a search engine optimization company. Many a local NY firms they searched were too expensive. […]

Google and Belgian newspaper group Copiepresse are attempting to resolve the conflict out of court. Belgium becomes the focal point for a heated confrontation between Google, and the news management organization that beat it in court. Brussels — Google Inc. has filed an appeal against a Belgian court’s February ruling that it violated Belgian copyright […]

One of the services from feed distributor FeedBurner will be available for free, thanks to their new owners, Google. Google’s recent acquisition of FeedBurner has stirred up a lot of press for the search giant. FeedBurner has announced that both its Stats PRO and MyBrand services will be free from now on. Prior to the […]

Following on last week’s rumors that a deal were in the works, Google Inc. acquired GrandCentral Communications Inc. for an undisclosed sum. San Francisco — Google Inc. has acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the Web as if they were a single account, the company […]

Yahoo just upped the ante in the display advertising space. Ever get the feeling that somebody is watching over your shoulder while you browse the Web? Yahoo’s new SmartAds program promises to bring to your monitor display ads based on your behavior, location and demographics. New York — Yahoo Inc. on Monday announced new tools […]

New in-depth research on Yahoo’s Search Marketing system, Panama, provides interesting information that’s of benefit to marketers. Yahoo’s new Panama search marketing platform is a vast improvement over the Internet giant’s previous system, but small advertisers have not benefited to the same degree as their large counterparts, according to an independent report. The report, based […]

Microsoft is launching a test program to sell AMD-powered personal computers in India, marking the company’s first venture in PC sales. New Delhi — A day after NIIT announced a multi-core training program for software developers in partnership with Intel, Microsoft India in association with chipmaker AMD launched a Rs. 21,000 personal computer for school […]

Having secured software distribution deals with the likes of Dell, Google has now struck a hardware distribution agreement. Ingram Micro will distribute the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini enterprise search boxes around the globe. San Francisco — Google Inc. has chosen Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest technology wholesaler, to distribute Google’s enterprise search […]

Yahoo has integrated the photo sharing site Flickr into its Yahoo Image Search. Google and Yahoo on Wednesday enhanced their respective online photo services, Picasa Web Albums and Flickr. The two search engines upgraded their respective online photo services to give consumers a more integrated experience.