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Settling In Seattle
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-10
Google gets more office space in Seattle, a stone's throw from Microsoft.
Google's Docket Is Crowded
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-10
These must be long days for Google's legal department. On March 10, Google and Brazilian authorities plan to discuss what Google does to police Orkut, Google's chat room. The same day, it's
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Google Buys A Web Writer
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-09
Google's bought Upstartle, which makes Writely, a word processing feature for Web browsers. Financial terms undisclosed. The acquisition seems to bolster the search engines array of office computer desktop
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The United Nations Of Accoona
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-09
The Internet search engine Accoona's last big bash was in December 2004, when its site went live. Now it's time to party again. And for some bold predictions that it'll be search's next big thing.At a press event March 8 at the United Nations building in New York City, Chief
Come Back Google Boy, Come Back
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-08
The last we saw our hero, Google Boy, he was fighting to keep the prying eyes of the Department of Justice off its users search terms. Now, our teen-aged caped crusader is settling lawsuits. Just
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Google's $90 Million Answer For Click Fraud
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-08
Google's agreed to settle a class action, click fraud lawsuit for around $90 million. Now it's upto the judge to approve the proposal. To settle the case, Google wants to let any advertiser since 2002 bring a click fraud complaint. Usually, they only get 60 days to do so. Total reimbursements
Searching For A Way To Best Google
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-08
Here's more from a recent interview with Justin Osmer, the guy in charge of Microsoft's new search engine. Osmer's under a lot of pressure. None other than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
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Quick, To The Google Phone
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-08
Google seems far behind chief rival Microsoft Corp. when it comes to getting its features off the PC and onto other personal electronic devices. Microsoft makes software for many different
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MSN Search Revs Up New Engine
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-07
Microsoft said it will soon offer a better, faster, more curious search engine. A beta version of the search engine debuts at Live.com in a few hours. It, and a revision in a few
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Developers Enlist To Fight The Google Wars
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-07
Google snags 80 developers and counting by offering their tools at a popular online buffet.
Ray Ozzie's Big Idea? A Clip Board
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-07
Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Ray Ozzie's big idea is a clip board. His idea is rooted in really simple syndication (RSS) as a means of "wiring-the-web," he wrote on his blog, and spoke of during a presentation at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference on March 7. In simple terms, Ozzie's
European Publishers Throw Punches
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-06
It's a tough time to be an online book publisher in Europe. On March 6, major European book publishers took a swipe at Amazon Inc. during a publishing conference panel. One participant
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Google's In The GDrive Seat
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-06
New evidence emerges of Google building a virtual hard drive where consumers and enterprises can store an unlimited amount of Google mail, instant messages, searches, downloads and other kinds
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Microsft, Google Feeding RSS Showdown
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-06
Google watchers may want to tune into an address on March 7 by Microsoft's Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego. At the conference, Ozzie plans to unveil some of his recent ideas about bridging computer desktops and RSS feeds. RSS is a popular
Will The New ATT Be Neutral?
By Ben Charny | Posted: 2006-03-05
From Google's perspective, the newly-proposed telecom duo of AT&T and Bellsouth can't be good combination. "Uh oh." That means there's an even louder, more influential voice supporting a very
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