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Firefox Browser Targets Microsoft
Up and coming web browser Firefox is looking to secure allies as it prepares to challenge Microsoft's Internet Explorer for browser dominance. One of the potential partners being spoken of is search engine Google.
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Date: 2004-10-29
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Mr.Sapo.com Reduces Internet Search Clutter
MrSapo.com, the newly launched search tool, provides Internet users with the ability to query multiple search engines from a single page, thus making accessing the right information much easier and a lot quicker.
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Date: 2004-10-28
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Local Search and Shopping Leading Online Consumer Behaviors
According to a recent consumer search behavior study conducted by BizRate.com and The Kelsey Group of 3,887 online respondents, findings show that while general search engines rank the highest in terms of usage, with 72% indicating they use general search engines nine or more times per month, only 35% indicated loyalty to one search engine. Yet, when indexed by familiarity, frequency of use, and loyalty, Internet mapping sites were ranked number one, followed by general search engines.
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Date: 2004-10-28
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Ziggs.com Launches Online Search for Professionals
Ziggs announces the introduction of a new search platform for finding people in business online at http://www.ziggs.com. Providing the fastest-growing index of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs' innovative website enables users to search from a single source for people in business across more than 1 million professional profiles from nearly 16,000 companies.
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Date: 2004-10-28
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Google AdWords To Provide Local Ads For BellSouth
RealPages.com from BellSouth the Southeast's leading online yellow pages and Google Inc., developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced an agreement whereby RealPages.com will become the first yellow pages publisher authorized to sell advertising through Google AdWords to small and medium-sized local businesses.
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Date: 2004-10-28
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New .post and .travel Domains Getting Closer
As the process for selecting new sponsored top-level domain (sTLDs) from a pool of ten applications moves forward, ICANN has entered into commercial and technical negotiations with two registries, .post and .travel.
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Date: 2004-10-28
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Copernic's New Enterprise Search Company
Copernic Technologies has created a new separate company, Coveo Solutions. The company will focus exclusively on providing easy-to-use, powerful and secure enterprise search software to businesses, organizations and government entities.
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Date: 2004-10-27
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Yahoo Drives Voters
Yahoo's network has helped drive more than one million Americans to download voter registration forms in collaboration with Declare Yourself, a nonpartisan, nonprofit youth voting campaign founded by Norman Lear.
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Date: 2004-10-27
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Amazon Opens Beauty Store
Amazon announced the grand opening of its Beauty store, a single shopping destination offering thousands of beauty products, including skin care, fragrance, makeup, hair care, men's grooming, and spa products.
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Date: 2004-10-27
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Mobile Yahoo
Yahoo debuts of a new suite of search services for mobile users at the CTIA conference.
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Date: 2004-10-27
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1 Million in Software Grants from Microsoft
Microsoft announced a donation of $1 million in Unlimited Potential software grants to support the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) plan for broadband deployment in rural communities in the Appalachian region of 13 states.
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Date: 2004-10-27
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Enterprise Search Analyzed
A nine-month research effort into the Enterprise Search marketplace has found that lower-cost vendors and those suppliers who can embed search capabilities into other enterprise applications are gaining ascendancy over traditional search vendors.
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Date: 2004-10-26
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AnooX Search Engine Hits Milestone
AnooX the search engine that promises to revolutionize the Search industry, by delivering far more accurate search results and much higher value to advertisers -- than Yahoo or Google, announces that it has passed the 13 Million Web site crawled marker.
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Date: 2004-10-26
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IBM Expands On Demand for SMBs
IBM today showcased a new face to the company's On Demand Business initiative as it hosted more than 100 small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) and IBM Business Partners for a landmark event held here at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
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Date: 2004-10-26
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SEO Not Enough
Many marketers are obsessed with optimizing their web sites for "free rankings" in search engines.
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Date: 2004-10-25
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Adobe and Yahoo Provide Consumer Services
Leveraging the over half-a-billion copies of Adobe Reader software distributed to date and the No. 1 Internet brand, Yahoo, the two companies will introduce integrated products that feature Adobe services, significantly increase the reach of Yahoo! Search and expand the online utility of Adobe Reader.
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Date: 2004-10-25
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AOL and Microsoft's Antispam Crusade
America Online issued the following statement in relation to email authentication technology, which is designed to help reduce unwanted junk email, phishing, and spoofing of email on the internet.
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Date: 2004-10-25
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IBM's Business in a Box
Furthering its leadership in the blade server market, IBM has introduced a new low-cost IBM eServer BladeCenter chassis and a unique set of "business-in-a-box" solutions to help lower the cost and speed the time it takes for a small to mid-sized business to purchase, deploy, and implement BladeCenter servers in an IT infrastructure.
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Date: 2004-10-22
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SBA Goes to Court
A motion was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (Case No.C044250SI), against the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) by the American Small Business League (ASBL).
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Date: 2004-10-22
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Stata Labs Purchased By Yahoo
Ensuring that the battle for email supremacy continues, Stata Labs, makers of searchable email client Bloomba, has announced that Yahoo has purchased their company.
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Date: 2004-10-22
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Find.com Partners with MarketResearch.com
Find.com has entered into a strategic partnership with MarketResearch.com. Under the terms of the strategic partnership, MarketResearch.com, which offers more than 80,000 reports from over 350 research firms and consultancies worldwide, has become an on-line content partner for Find.com.
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Date: 2004-10-21
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FindWhat Ranks High on Fast 500
FindWhat.com ranked number 21 on the 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 1999-2003.
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Date: 2004-10-21
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Talk Via Google Instant Message?
Google continues to introduce new services, and programs. 2004 has seen the release of their email service, Gmail; they also bought Picasa, an image software company; and the Google Desktop Search utility was just recently made available.
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Date: 2004-10-21
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Ebay's Third Quarter Results
eBay reported record consolidated Q3-04 net revenues of $805.9 million, up 52% year over year; operating income of $253.9 million, up 63% year over year; and pro forma operating income of $272.6 million, up 58% year over year.
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Date: 2004-10-21
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Amazon's Third Quarter Results
Operating cash flow was $490 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $284 million for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2003. Free cash flow grew 76% to $420 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $239 million for the 2003 period.
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Date: 2004-10-21
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Google Tops Fast 500
Google was named the fastest growing technology company in North America, topping the 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in North America based on percentage revenue growth over five years (fiscal year revenues 1999-2003) by Deloitte & Touche.
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Date: 2004-10-20
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MSN's Security Hole
According to Omnipod, a worm has been identified that takes advantage of a security hole in the MSN and Microsoft Messenger, a public IM program.
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Date: 2004-10-20
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Search Engine Execs Launch Spam Solution
Affini launched its initial phase of service as the first easy-to-use, complete solution to the spam problem -- one that empowers both recipients and senders of desirable email communication -- while safeguarding identity and privacy.
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Date: 2004-10-20
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FindWhat Assists Hurricane Victims
FindWhat has developed a unique business-enabling program, designed specifically to assist businesses in the southeast affected by the unprecedented total of four major hurricanes within six weeks to 'get back on track.'
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Date: 2004-10-20
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Ideas Happen with MSN
After receiving unprecedented Web traffic and targeted consumer response for its inaugural Ideas Happen contest, Visa has again chosen MSN to build and host the online hub for the promotional competition designed to build brand awareness of Ideas Happen among young consumers.
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Date: 2004-10-20
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FindWhat's New Executive Line-up
FindWhat has made the following executive appointments: the promotion of Bob Protheroe to senior vice president of technology; the promotion of Ken Cragun to vice president of finance; the promotion of James Burrows to head of special projects; and the addition of Tom Wilde as vice president and general manager of the primary traffic division.
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Date: 2004-10-19
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SEO's Role in the Election
An Internet marketing slip-up in the presidential candidates' websites was uncovered by Atlanta search engine optimization company (SEO) Prominent Placement.
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Date: 2004-10-19
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Breakfast with Google
Major search players have signed on as sponsors for WebmasterWorld's Las Vegas World of Search Conference, and Google will host a special morning breakfast session.
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Date: 2004-10-18
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AOL Expands Service for Kids
America Online and 4Kids Entertainment launched an all-new world on AOL's KOL service for kids. This new area gives kids access to customized content, video, games and interactive features from more than 10 popular brands represented by 4Kids.
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Date: 2004-10-18
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AOL Introduces AOL Parenting
America Online has given birth to its newest offering, AOL Parenting, a one-stop online resource to help parents and families manage their busy lives.
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Date: 2004-10-18
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ERP to Meet Demand for Health Care Company
Intacct Corporation, the ERP On Demand solution for distributed enterprises and ISVs, and IBM, the world's largest IT company, announced that Achieve Healthcare Technologies, the largest U.S. privately owned IT provider to the long-term care industry substantially increased its subscription of Intacct's Web-based enterprise resource planning applications to meet growing customer demand.
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Date: 2004-10-18
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LookSmart's New CEO
David Hills has been appointed as LookSmart's Chief Executive Officer, effective October 25, 2004. Mr. Hills will succeed Damian Smith, who has served as interim CEO since January 2004.
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Date: 2004-10-18
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Wotbox's Instant Inclusion
Wotbox, in the news recently with the launch of many new localised search sites, has just released a new site submission programme for webmasters.
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Date: 2004-10-15
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Ebay Education
Current statistics indicate eBay to be a seller's paradise. There are currently 114 million registered eBay users worldwide, 81 million of which live in the United States.
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Date: 2004-10-15
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Looksmart's Search Puzzle Contest
The branded web search property developed for Cal Athletics by LookSmart, CalBearsSearch.com, will launch "Cal Bears Search & Win," a unique contest that challenges participants to complete a "search puzzle" by finding answers to Cal-specific questions on CalBearsSearch.com.
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Date: 2004-10-15
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Dell's Spyware Survey
Though more than 90 percent of computers in the United States have some form of spyware on their computers, the majority don't know how to identify or combat the online menace, according to a survey released today by the Internet Education Foundation (IEF) and Dell.
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Date: 2004-10-15
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Picture the Search Results
KaZaZZ has integrated related pictures into its web search results. Consumers searching on KaZaZZ will receive traditional text-based search results as well as a list of related pictures on the right hand side of the search results page.
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Date: 2004-10-14
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BMW Orders Adult Search Engine to Remove Results
The German car manufacturer BMW has ordered adult search engine AskJolene.com to immediately remove a number of results from its index and to blacklist the providers of the documents but AskJolene says it will not yield to the claim.
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Date: 2004-10-14
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Feedster Teams with Washington Post
Feedster has teamed up with washingtonpost.com to provide opinion and up-to-date commentary about the presidential debate from political and election bloggers at debate.Feedster.com.
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Date: 2004-10-14
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Google Launches Desktop Search Utility
With desktop search being one of the remaining frontiers for the search engine industry, there is competition to see who can develop an effective means of searching contents on a computer. Recently, a few software packages have upped the ante considerably. Copernic, Blinkx, and the announcement of Mac's Spotlight are a few of the better-developed solutions.
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Date: 2004-10-14
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Inspirational Search
KaZaZZ has added inspirational quotes to its search results. The quotes are located at the bottom of each search results page and include quotes from great leaders such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Vince Lombardi and Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
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Date: 2004-10-13
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Impact on Conversions from Paid Search Listing
In search of the tools to make strategic decisions about paid search advertising, Atlas DMT, a digital marketing technology provider and an operating unit of aQuantive, released research demonstrating the rank of a paid search listing and its impact on conversions.
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Date: 2004-10-12
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Search Engine for Women
KaZaZZ launched its all women's search engine called WaZaZZ! The new search engine takes all the traditional search engine tools and caters these tools to the interests of women.
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Date: 2004-10-12
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Dell's Microsoft Offerings
Dell launched Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 on Dimension desktops so customers can manage and access the most popular forms of digital content -- video, music and pictures -- for their entertainment and enjoyment.
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Date: 2004-10-12
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Supercharged Search Advertising
Research and Markets has added Online Search, 2004 to their offering. Last year's 123% growth rate for paid search ad spending was impressive, but this report also highlights the other elements of the search marketing process that should not be overlooked.
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Date: 2004-10-12
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Monitoring Search Engine Ad Campaigns
Most businesses investing in pay-for-placement advertising on search engines know if their campaigns are making or losing money. But most know little more. According to one Internet expert, a deeper understanding of available data can make or save a company a lot of money.
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Date: 2004-10-11
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Mind Reading Search Engine
Since, its low-key launch in April 2004, KaZaZZ has seen a steady increase in new surfers visiting its search engine on a daily basis to get personalized search suggestions.
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Date: 2004-10-11
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DFWSEM Hosts Shari Thurow and Catherine Seda
The Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Organization (DFWSEM) invites all Webmasters and interactive marketers for a discussion on growing your business using search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising programs with leading authors Shari Thurow and Catherine Seda.
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Date: 2004-10-11
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Web Services Management from Microsoft, Dell, Intel...
AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems publish Web Services Management (WS-Management), a Web services specification that addresses the cost and complexity of IT management by providing a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across their entire IT systems.
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Date: 2004-10-08
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MSN Takes on Audiobooks
MSN and MediaBay are working together to offer a wide range of audiobook titles via download to the millions of MSN users in the United States.
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Date: 2004-10-08
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24/7 Real Media's Analytics Solution
Gamedaily.com has expanded its relationship with 24/7 Real Media. The relationship now includes Insight XE, as its analytics solution, in addition to using Open AdStream Central as its exclusive ad serving solution for its destination site, Gamedaily.com, which connects with a network of more than 130 affiliated portal, consumer and B2B sites.
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Date: 2004-10-07
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Google Introduces Google SMS
Continuing their (exponential?) company growth, Google has introduced another service, this time, aimed at the mobile phone generation. SMS, short for Short Message Service, allows mobile phone users to send text messages to one another. In this case, users send queries, in text message format, to Google search.
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Date: 2004-10-07
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Sun Microsystems Settles Claims
Settlement Assures Sun's Java Communities Will Not Be Affected by Kodak Patents. Without admitting or denying allegations, Sun Microsystems has entered into a formal settlement agreement with the Eastman Kodak Company to settle all claims in pending litigation between the parties.
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Date: 2004-10-07
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Search Engine for Men
KaZaZZ! has launched its men's search engine called MaZaZZ! The new search engine takes all the traditional search engine tools and caters these tools to the interests of men.
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Date: 2004-10-06
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Lycos Acquired by Korean Internet Company
Daum Communications has completed the acquisition of Lycos. The transaction includes the Lycos.com site as well as Lycos' popular specialty sites, wired.com, tripod.com, angelfire.com, matchmaker.com, quote.com, and hotbot.com.
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Date: 2004-10-06
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eBay is Most Searched-for Brand
Hitwise reports that while eBay is the most visited online shopping and auction destination, it also is the most searched-for brand in the entire Shopping category.
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Date: 2004-10-06
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IBM's Identity Management
New Integrated Solutions Help Automate Manual Processes to Reduce Costs and Complexities of Managing Identities for People, Places and Devices.
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Date: 2004-10-06
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The Geo-Google Threat, 2004
Research and Markets has added The Geo-Google Threat, 2004 to their offering. While growing 174% to more than $2.5 billion in 2003 paid search remains a largely national business used mostly by those who sell their products online.
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Date: 2004-10-05
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SEMPO Survey on SEM Activities and Spending
The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) is launching a first-ever comprehensive survey to estimate the size of the North American advertiser spending on search engine marketing and critical trends in the burgeoning SEM sector.
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Date: 2004-10-05
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Measuring Online Ad Effectiveness, 2004
Research and Markets has added Measuring Online Ad Effectiveness, 2004 to their offering. The old mantra of advertising, Wanamaker's Rule, that half the money spent on advertising is wasted, but no one is certain which half, is becoming outmoded, because when it comes to Internet advertising, everything can be measured.
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Date: 2004-10-05
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Fast Releases Dynamic Merchandising Solution
Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) released FAST ImPulse, the most complete enterprise search, navigation, and merchandising software solution for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) eCommerce applications.
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Date: 2004-10-05
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MSN on Your TV
Broadband-Home-Network-Enabled Living-Room Device Offers Exciting New Entertainment, Information and Communications Options for the Television.
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Date: 2004-10-05
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eCommerce On the Rise
The recent rise in eCommerce is fueled by online shoppers with investors chasing those revival traits as a new boom lies on the horizon.
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Date: 2004-10-04
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New Amazon Web Services
Two new services released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) significantly enhance the power of software developers and Web site owners to build innovative, revenue-generating applications.
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Date: 2004-10-04
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Yahoo Launches Yahoo Local
Integration of Yahoo Local into Yahoo Search and Yahoo Front Page further Demonstrates Commitment to Providing the Best Search Experience on the Web.
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Date: 2004-10-04
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