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Firefox Market Share Gains DecelerateFirefox's momentum against Microsoft Internet Explorer is petering out according to browser market share figures released last week...Google Makes Wi-Fi Proposal to San FranciscoGoogle and others submitted proposals late Friday afternoon to offer a free wireless internet service to San Francisco...Eolas Patent Reaffirmed; Microsoft, IE in TroubleThe interminable saga of the Eolas patent case is in the news again. TechNewsWorld reports that the U.S....Yahoo, Like Google, to Scan BooksYahoo plans to begin scanning books and collecting other media content in an online database rivaling similar efforts...U.N. Wants to Run the Net, U.S. Says NoThe United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is ready to take over the internet's governance from the U.S.,...MapQuest Founder Seeks Local Search SupremacyUsing data culled from Yellow Page listings and other databases, Perry Evans, a pioneer of online mapping with...PPC Favored, Though Clicks Fewer, Cost HigherAn annual reader survey by MarketingSherpa has found that marketers are happier with paid search advertising results than...Survey: Websites Work Well for SMBsSome 76 percent of small and medium-sized businesses say they get plenty of leads from their websites; 57...BMW Backs Out of Branded EntertainmentBMW of North America, which helped pioneer a new era of branded entertainment when it launched its first...BBC Begins Web TV Trial's Second PhaseThe BBC is about to begin the second trial phase of its online TV and radio service, writes...R.H. Donnelley to Acquire Dex MediaR.H. Donnelley agreed to acquire fellow yellow-pages publisher Dex Media for $4.2 billion in cash and stock, the...Taiwan: Google Doesn't Know China from ChinaTaiwan has asked Google to stop calling the island a "province of China" on Google Maps, but it...Online Sales Up 30 Percent for WeekOnline sales for the week ended September 11 reached $1.47 billion, increasing 30 percent from the $1.12 billion...European Online Advertising to Triple by 2010Online advertising revenue in Europe is expected to reach EUR6.5 billion by 2010, triple this year's EUR2.3 billion...Blinkx Launches Personal Video Channels, Ads to FollowBlinkx has launched a new service that lets users upload and store videos free of charge; for now,...Lycos Launches Planet 'Social Interaction Platform'Lycos is launching Planet, a "social interaction platform" with which users can create a mini-site - their own...Search Filter Weeds Out Unwanted ClicksA technology that filters out non-U.S. traffic to focus on U.S.-based leads for search advertisers is helping some...In-Game Campaigns Boost Product AwarenessIn-game campaigns can result in upt to a 60 percent increase in awareness for a new product, according...Search Growth, Google Lead Increase in AugustU.S. online users conducted more than 5 billion searches in August - an increase of 4.8 percent from...Bollore Doubles Stake in Aegis GroupCorporate raider and Havas chairman Vincent Bollore has increased his stake in London-based Aegis Group, parent of the...China Again Shutters Sites that Won't Shut UpBeijing has shut down an online discussion forum because it reported on anti-corruption protests in Taishi, a village...Google, MSN Search for Search ExecsGoogle wants to recruit search agency execs for high-level agency outreach positions, just as Yahoo did by hiring...Marketers May Face 'Buzz Disclosure' OxymoronAd industry attorneys have come to view buzz marketing as a likely area of regulatory involvement and the...U.K. Online Adspend Up 62 Percent, Tops OutdoorInternet ad spending in the U.K. increased to $861 million in the first half of the year, up...Mobile Music More Popular than GamingThe window of opportunity to catch wireless users interested in mobile music services may be closing soon, according...Google and Sun to Challenge MicrosoftAn announcement Tuesday by Sun Microsystems revealed a collaboration agreement between Sun and Google, in what is likely...PC, TV Use in U.S. Varies Widely by Race/CultureIn the U.S., internet and TV use is vastly different among white, Hispanic and African-American households, according to...Online Video Ads Watched for 21 Seconds on AverageOnline video delivery and management solutions provider Klipmart yesterday released a key metric based on how users have...Glam Blog Network LaunchedRecently launched media and e-commerce player Glam Media is expected to today unveil a fashion blog network that...Digital Music Sales Up 259 Percent in 1H05Worldwide digital music sales increased to $790 million in 1H05, up 259 percent from $220 million in the...Yahoo Buys Upcoming.org to Bolster Local SearchYahoo has acquired online event-planning and social networking site Upcoming.org, which is expected to provide Yahoo with more...Fox Interactive Acquires WhatIfSports.comSports simulation site WhatIfSports.com has been acquired by News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer (via...Comcast Brings NHL Games to BroadbandStarting today, Comcast will offer up to two live National Hockey League games per day, online, to its...Search Engines Joining Flat-Fee NetworkSmaller search engines are joining a flat-fee network for search advertising as an alternative to Google, Yahoo and...Burst: Internet First and Most-Used for Shopping InfoAs the holiday shopping season approaches, a Burst Media survey reports that three-quarters (76.6 percent) of respondents -...EmailLabs, Coremetrics Partner for Targeted CampaignsEmailLabs and Coremetrics have formed a partnership to integrate their applications, providing email campaign management services that integrate...AOL Search Offers New Features, EnhancementsAOL has improved its web search capabilities, adding several new features that AOL says are the result of...Circuit City Guarantees 24-Minute In-Store PickupHalf of Circuit City's customers who purchase from the retailer online choose the in-store pickup option, and now...Delaware Court Protects Blogger AnonymityThe Delaware Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that if an elected official who claims that he has been defamed...A Third of U.S. Adults Offline, Some by ChoiceAlthough most U.S. adults have become part of the online world, nearly one-third of them (32 percent) remain...The Two Sides of Those Coining the Blog Ad BizClickZ's Zach Rodgers offers up an entertaining and instructive compare-and-contrast exercise in the form of a feature article...Blinkx and Miva to Offer Contextual Ads via Smart AdsVideo search engine blinkx has announced its first major attempt at monetization, signing a deal with Miva to...Keyword Prices Trend Downward as Search BoomsThe average price for search terms again fell, reaching $1.44 in September - their lowest point since last...Weblogs Inc. to Be Bought by America OnlineWeblogs Inc. will be bought by America Online, and an announcement about the deal is expected next week,...Saudis Block Access to Google's Blogger.comU.S. ally and major oil-producer Saudi Arabia blocked access to Blogger.com this week, according to Reporters Sans Frontieres...FTC Seeks Shutdown of NH Spyware OperationThe Federal Trade Commission said yesterday that it has asked a U.S. District Court to shut down an...Travel Searchers Tend to Make Their Purchases OnlineNearly one-third of the 35 million Americans who carried out travel-related searches in April afterward bought, online or...Men Prefer Coupons, Women Prefer SalesConsumers favor free shipping above all other money-saving options when shopping online - but men favor coupons over...AOL-MSN Merger Talks RevivedTime Warner and Microsoft have restarted talks about forming an alliance between AOL and MSN and are trying,... |