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News summary 20/08/08
Google is still the most visited site and the most satisfactory search engine in the US, according to new reports.
News summary 15/08/08
Yahoo! has launched a new development platform and a report suggests that internet advertising is gaining momentum in the UK.
News summary 13/08/08
Yahoo! is allowing users to opt out of customised ads and a report has suggested paid search expenditure is starting to slow.
News summary 08/08/08
A report has provided insight into US search engine use, while Google is launching several new initiatives as a result of its DoubleClick acquisition.
News summary 06/08/08
Google remains the biggest search engine in the UK, while Time Warner looks set to sell off its AOL business.
News summary 01/08/08
Microsoft overhauled its Live Search homepage, while YouTube has been on the receiving end of another lawsuit.
News summary 30/07/08
A new search engine launch, and advice and research on internet marketing for pharmaceutical firms were among the major pieces of news in the online world in the last few days.
News summary 25/07/08
Yahoo! reported on its profits for the second quarter of 2008, Google launched a new user-generated article database system, and a new search agreement was announced between Microsoft and Facebook.
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.
News summary 13/06/08
Investor hopes of a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo! dwindled this week, as the latter announced that Google ads are to appear alongside its search results. Hitwise reported that search queries for Euro 2008 have been up since the competition started, while Puma announced its involvement in an online football game.
News summary 11/06/08
Google has dominated the headlines this week, with new figures highlighting its search dominance while its YouTube site attracts the attention of internet advertisers. Elsewhere, Yahoo! is reportedly considering a watered-down version of the initial takeover bid from Microsoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft has launched an internal social site for product testing purposes.