John Thys still has not figured out how much his company has paid Google for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" — a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader’s lucrative advertising network. The settlement would not adequately compensate harmed advertisers or penalize Google, says an attorney who has a […]

A year after first announcing plans for a homegrown ad engine, Microsoft is now using the tool for all its U.S.-based search queries. Microsoft Corp. recently announced the launch of its online advertising platform in the United States, a milestone in the company’s struggle to catch up with Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in the […]

The new products include Gadgets, a direct competitor to Apple’s widgets. Google Inc. recently fired another salvo aimed at maintaining the lead in Internet search while making its software more accessible outside Web browsers in its ongoing duel with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. Google has thrown out a chilling warning to Microsoft with […]

A9 switches sides in the search wars Microsoft Corp. scored an important win against rival Google Inc. earlier in the month, as Amazon.com began using its technology to power the Internet retailer’s A9 search unit. Amazon’s search engine, A9, breaks down searches into various categories, such as Web searches, book searches, and blog searches. It […]

Company Outlines Plans to Introduce Easy-to-Use Customer Interface, New Forecasting Features, Enhanced Testing and Targeting Capabilities, and Quality-Based Ranking Model Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, recently announced that it will begin rolling out a completely redesigned search advertising platform in the third quarter of this year to help businesses more easily connect to […]

VoiceA Long Island politician who describes himself as a “quality of life guy” on his Web site is suing Google claiming that it is "the largest and most efficient facilitator and distributor of child pornography in the world." This case is about a multi-billion dollar company that promotes and profits from child pornography, said a […]

Google says Microsoft is unfairly using the new Web browser to steer users to MSN; Microsoft says no way. Google Inc. is upset that Microsoft Corp. has made MSN the default search engine in Internet Explorer 7, but the software maker says changing to another search provider is easy enough for most people. With a […]

VoIP may help cut costs and improve communication efficiencies but this popular technology is also being used to launch phishing attacks against unwitting companies. Cloudmark, an anti-spam company, put the word out about a new type of email phishing scam targeting banking customers. These fake emails do not provide a URL for you to click—you […]

The No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier acquires another affiliate upset over Sprint’s Nextel deal Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to buy wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. for almost $1 billion in cash and assume roughly $300 million in UbiquiTel’s debt. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based UbiquiTel sells Sprint’s service under the Sprint brand name to subscribers in small markets […]

The companies need to cooperate to make their products work together In an attempt to expand further into the business wireless market, Cisco Systems Inc. has announced that it will be working with Intel Corporation, Nokia, Research In Motion (RIM) and other technology world leaders in order to drive enterprise adoption of voice-ready wireless networks. […]