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Microsoft agrees to Vista search changes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-20 01:15:58
Microsoft will alter Windows Vista to allow users to more easily use third-party desktop search programs such as Google Desktop.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-20 01:15:58
Microsoft will alter Windows Vista to allow users to more easily use third-party desktop search programs such as Google Desktop.
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Google Public Policy Blog to give users a voice?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-19 07:57:49
Expect to hear more from Google on public policy issues like net neutrality, censorship, innovation regulation, immigration, R&D, national security, trade, and more. That was the message laid down in the inaugural post of the search company's new Google Public Policy Blog, which was launched on June 18. However, can Google afford to allow users a free rein to post critical comments on the blog?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-19 07:57:49
Expect to hear more from Google on public policy issues like net neutrality, censorship, innovation regulation, immigration, R&D, national security, trade, and more. That was the message laid down in the inaugural post of the search company's new Google Public Policy Blog, which was launched on June 18. However, can Google afford to allow users a free rein to post critical comments on the blog?
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Beleagured Yahoo CEO Semel makes way for co-founder
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-19 06:41:52
The CEO of Yahoo, Terry Semel, has resigned from his role as the executive head of the pioneer web company to make way for co-founder 38-year-old Jerry Wang. Semel, who will stay on as non-executive chairman, had been under increasing pressure from shareholders as the rise of Google impacted its market share in the online search and advertising spaces.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-19 06:41:52
The CEO of Yahoo, Terry Semel, has resigned from his role as the executive head of the pioneer web company to make way for co-founder 38-year-old Jerry Wang. Semel, who will stay on as non-executive chairman, had been under increasing pressure from shareholders as the rise of Google impacted its market share in the online search and advertising spaces.
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Microsoft revamps mobile portal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-18 15:54:45
Microsoft's new-look MSN Mobile aims to simplify access to popular services via web-enabled mobile phones.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-06-18 15:54:45
Microsoft's new-look MSN Mobile aims to simplify access to popular services via web-enabled mobile phones.
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Microsoft and Linspire reach interop, IP deal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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EBay needs Google more than Google needs EBay
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-14 09:49:21
It's all very interesting this business about EBay cancelling its Google Adwords advertising in a huff because Google got a little too aggressive promoting its Checkout online payment service to EBay's PayPal customers. But it's sheer bluff and will be short lived because EBay needs Google more than Google needs EBay and both companies know it.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-14 09:49:21
It's all very interesting this business about EBay cancelling its Google Adwords advertising in a huff because Google got a little too aggressive promoting its Checkout online payment service to EBay's PayPal customers. But it's sheer bluff and will be short lived because EBay needs Google more than Google needs EBay and both companies know it.
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Google amends log retention policy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-12 17:10:41
Google will anonymise the contents of its server logs when they are 18 months old in an attempt to satisfy privacy concerns raised by an European Union working party.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-12 17:10:41
Google will anonymise the contents of its server logs when they are 18 months old in an attempt to satisfy privacy concerns raised by an European Union working party.
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Microsoft antitrust flares over Google indexing claim
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-06-11 17:00:44
The consent decree that settled the US government's antitrust suit against Microsoft is back in the news with a complaint from Google that Vista limits consumer choice of desktop search software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-06-11 17:00:44
The consent decree that settled the US government's antitrust suit against Microsoft is back in the news with a complaint from Google that Vista limits consumer choice of desktop search software.
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Google ranks bottom for privacy in NGO survey, sparking war of words
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-11 03:57:32
Google has been ranked as the company most hostile to privacy in a survey looking into the privacy practices of 23 leading Internet organizations. The survey, from UK-based not-for-profit privacy advocacy group Privacy International (PI), has sparked a war of words through the media between Google and the group.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-11 03:57:32
Google has been ranked as the company most hostile to privacy in a survey looking into the privacy practices of 23 leading Internet organizations. The survey, from UK-based not-for-profit privacy advocacy group Privacy International (PI), has sparked a war of words through the media between Google and the group.
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Music and tech searches risker than porn
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-04 05:58:56
Conventional wisdom has it that visiting adult sites is likely to result in malware being downloaded onto your computer - but a new study by McAfee's SiteAdvisor operation suggests that other virtual neighbourhoods are more dangerous in this regard.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-04 05:58:56
Conventional wisdom has it that visiting adult sites is likely to result in malware being downloaded onto your computer - but a new study by McAfee's SiteAdvisor operation suggests that other virtual neighbourhoods are more dangerous in this regard.
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Google makes progress with Desktop for Mac
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-04 02:44:36
A revised beta of Google Desktop for Mac supposedly squashes several bugs and introduces various feature improvements.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-04 02:44:36
A revised beta of Google Desktop for Mac supposedly squashes several bugs and introduces various feature improvements.
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Microsoft adds books to Live Search
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-03 22:29:16
Microsoft's Live Search now includes full-text searching of in-copyright books from a range of publishers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-06-03 22:29:16
Microsoft's Live Search now includes full-text searching of in-copyright books from a range of publishers.
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Will Google and Salesforce bring on the Gooforce?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-03 00:04:00
Google and Salesforce.com are looking to use the force in a partnership due to be announced on Tuesday, rumored to offer a better online CRM experience before an eventual buyout.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-03 00:04:00
Google and Salesforce.com are looking to use the force in a partnership due to be announced on Tuesday, rumored to offer a better online CRM experience before an eventual buyout.
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New report shows Aussie online ads booming
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-30 10:18:35
Online advertising in Australia is booming, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted on behalf of major online publishers' group, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-30 10:18:35
Online advertising in Australia is booming, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted on behalf of major online publishers' group, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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Google Maps adds street view, multi-mashups
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-29 17:27:39
Google Maps has begun offering Street View - 360-degree, navigable photographic views of selected locations - and is trialing an API that allows multiple mashups to be displayed simultaneously.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-29 17:27:39
Google Maps has begun offering Street View - 360-degree, navigable photographic views of selected locations - and is trialing an API that allows multiple mashups to be displayed simultaneously.
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Google's latest rival, Megaglobe, goes live in beta
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-05-28 17:06:40
A new search engine, Megaglobe, that promises advertisers protection against click fraud has gone live in beta mode, with another novel feature: advertisers get credits every time they use Megaglobe to make a search.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-05-28 17:06:40
A new search engine, Megaglobe, that promises advertisers protection against click fraud has gone live in beta mode, with another novel feature: advertisers get credits every time they use Megaglobe to make a search.
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Google takes care of its privates
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-28 14:36:03
Dogged by questions from the EU over Google’s data retention and privacy policies, Google say they’re following the rules.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-28 14:36:03
Dogged by questions from the EU over Google’s data retention and privacy policies, Google say they’re following the rules.
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Google bristles over EU data probe
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-25 20:30:47
The EU's data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the personal data retention policies of Google, querying whether the search leader is breaking privacy laws. In its defence, Google has fired back a salvo defending its policies and asking whether the other main search players Yahoo and Microsoft are being similarly scrutinized.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-25 20:30:47
The EU's data privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the personal data retention policies of Google, querying whether the search leader is breaking privacy laws. In its defence, Google has fired back a salvo defending its policies and asking whether the other main search players Yahoo and Microsoft are being similarly scrutinized.
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Google betas cross-language search
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-05-24 17:57:59
A new feature of Google Translate allows users to enter search terms in their own language, search pages written in a different language, and then have the results translated into their own tongue.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2007-05-24 17:57:59
A new feature of Google Translate allows users to enter search terms in their own language, search pages written in a different language, and then have the results translated into their own tongue.
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Google Hot Trends, daily dish of a nation's appetites
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-23 00:41:01
Did you know that searches using the term "global warming" have had a marked spike since late 2006 after a spate of reports that scientists believe that mankind is responsible? How about that enormous spike in searches using the term "electric car" in June and July 2006 when the movie Who Killed the Electric Car was released? How do we know this? Google Trends told us. But if you want to know what's hot in the US right now, Google's Hot Trends will tell you.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-23 00:41:01
Did you know that searches using the term "global warming" have had a marked spike since late 2006 after a spate of reports that scientists believe that mankind is responsible? How about that enormous spike in searches using the term "electric car" in June and July 2006 when the movie Who Killed the Electric Car was released? How do we know this? Google Trends told us. But if you want to know what's hot in the US right now, Google's Hot Trends will tell you.
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