US Internet search giant Yahoo has launched a video-sharing service in a move that it hopes will enable it to capitalize on a hot online trend being blazed by the popular young YouTube website. The Internet media giant aims to recapture share in the fast-emerging market for viewing videos online — the year’s hottest Internet […]

It is finally happening: The ever-expanding Google Inc. is making its move on the federal government. The U.S. government is finally getting some information out of Google. The search company plans to announce a new online product aimed at being a one-stop shop for searching federal government Web sites.

This year, Google will probably acquire a web-based PowerPoint-like presentation application, such as Thumbstacks, to complement its Google Spreadsheets online spreadsheet and Writely word processor, according to market research firm Gartner, writes TechWeb. But even though Google is buying up Web-based capabilities found in Microsoft Corp.’s Office suite, the search engine is not targeting the […]

China’s Communist leadership says Google and other Internet companies will have to abide by its laws, including Web restrictions, if they want to do business in the country. China has increased its Internet filtering efforts, blocking nearly all access to Google’s international search engine and making it far more difficult to get around government censors […]

Windows Live Books Publisher Program Enables Publishers to Easily Submit Content for Inclusion in the Windows Live Book Search Index Perhaps taking a cue from the flack Google has dealt with over their decision to index all the books of the world, Microsoft Corp. of late announced two key advances in Windows Live Book Search […]

Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, is expected to roll out an online payment system at the end of the month that will directly compete with eBay’s PayPal, and let Google offer more targeted ads, a Wall Street analyst said. After months of speculation, the arrival of “GBuy” would mark the beginning of a […]

Google has confirmed that it is testing an ad program for its video service. Google will launch a public test to show display and video ads on Google Video, another step in the search giant’s slow exploration of graphical ads on its own services, according to sources familiar with the plans.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 to Defend Consumers against Identity Theft ZoneAlarm’s Version 6.5 of the Internet Security Suite, released lately, which includes some significant advances, like a new online Identity Protection Center to help users avoid or recover from identity theft. Check Point’s New ZoneAlarm Suite Again Transforms the Idea of "All-in-One" Internet Security […]

After five other Hollywood studios, Walt Disney signed a deal to make their films available over the internet. In a move that is expected to bridge the gap between television and the Internet, CinemaNow Inc., a provider of on-demand movies, has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.

Google is currently testing a new advertising program that pays site owners based on demonstrable post-click actions. The program, called Cost-Per-Action, was revealed via an invitation e-mail from the Google AdSense team to Web site owners. In this so-called cost-per-action service, advertisers pay a fee only when Internet users click on their online ads and […]