News summary 23/07/08 Google launched a new AdWords feature and Yahoo! settled with activist investor Carl Icahn. |
News summary 18/07/08 Microsoft has claimed that the deal between Google and Yahoo! will stifle competition, while Microsoft and Google announce their latest financials. |
News summary 16/07/08 Yahoo! rejected another takeover bid from Microsoft, while Google struck a deal to make YouTube data to be handed to Viacom anonymous. |
News summary 11/07/08 Google launched a new virtual world while Yahoo! opened up its search technology to third-party developers. |
News summary 09/07/08 Yahoo! and Time Warner are thought to be in talks about a merger between the search engine and AOL. Elsewhere, Google has made its privacy policy available online and Microsoft has struck an advertising deal with a health magazine publisher. |
News summary 04/07/08 The last few days have brought more important internet developments, particularly in the ongoing case between Viacom and YouTube. |
News summary 02/07/08 The search industry has seen a number of new developments in terms of technology and acquisitions this week. |
News summary 25/06/08 Google was named the most popular brand in the US, while Hitwise confirmed that brands have been spending more on paid search since Google implemented new trademarked terms rules. A new ad platform was launched by SocialMedia Networks, while Yahoo! introduced two new recruitment ad solutions. |
News summary 20/06 Social networking site LinkedIn was valued at $1bn this week, while YouTube was reportedly testing the advertising potential of longer videos. Live Search cashback is coming to the UK, Microsoft announced, while Google was named by comScore as the most popular site in the US in May. |
News summary 18/06/06 Microsoft announced a new search centre in Europe, while raising concerns about the Google-Yahoo! tie-up. Also this week, Yahoo! announced two new mobile advertising deals, while MySpace redesigned its website. |