Polish TVN to buy stake in Internet portal (Reuters)
May 30, 2006Reuters - Poland's television broadcaster TVN said on Monday it signed an initial deal with ITI Media Group to buy a controlling stake in Grupa Onet.pl, which owns a leading Internet portal, for 1.1 billion zlotys.
Google Releases Picasa Photo Organizer For Linux (TechWeb)
May 30, 2006TechWeb - Google has released a Linux version of the search engine's Picasa photo organizer.
Google Takes Half of All U.S. Searches, Nielsen Says (PC World)
May 30, 2006PC World - More than 2.5 billion queries in April demonstrate an upward trend.
Google Accounts For Half Of all U.S. Web Searches (TechWeb)
May 30, 2006TechWeb - Google continues to gain market share at the expense of Yahoo and MSN.
Yahoo, eBay team in battle with Google (USATODAY.com)
May 30, 2006USATODAY.com - Yahoo and Web auctioneer eBay announced a partnership on Thursday that's designed to boost their position against Microsoft and Web search leader Google, underscoring recent speculation the two companies could eventually merge.
Google to bundle software on Dell PCs (AP)
May 30, 2006
AP - Google on Thursday confirmed a long-rumored deal that will bundle some of its software on Dell Inc.'s personal computers, providing the online search engine leader with another potentially potent weapon in its fierce rivalry with Microsoft Corp.
Net Watchdog: The Dangerous Side of Search Engines (PC World)
May 30, 2006PC World - Popular search engines may lead you to rogue sites. Here's what you need to know to avoid dangerous downloads, bogus sites, and spam.
Yahoo, eBay Partner on Ads, Search (PC World)
May 30, 2006PC World - Online giants team up to develop new online initiatives.
Google Knocks Microsoft off Dell PCs (PC World)
May 30, 2006PC World - New Dell computers will have Google's home page and search tools preloaded, not Microsoft's.
Yahoo, eBay Team Up (PC World)
May 30, 2006PC World - Companies partner on search, ads, and online payment services.
Yahoo, eBay sign partnership on advertising (AFP)
May 30, 2006
AFP - Internet portal Yahoo and online auction giant eBay announced a partnership for advertising and online payments.
Yahoo Forms Alliance with eBay (NewsFactor)
May 30, 2006NewsFactor - Yahoo and eBay are joining hands in a broad-ranging partnership that combines the strengths of both companies and promises to provide users of the popular Web destinations with access to services that including better search capabilities, easier online payments, and integrated VoIP.
Yahoo, eBay to join forces in partnership (AP)
May 30, 2006
AP - Internet powerhouses Yahoo and eBay are joining forces in an alliance that appears aimed at thwarting the recent expansions of online search engine leader Google and Microsoft.
Yahoo, eBay form alliance that will challenge Google (Reuters)
May 30, 2006
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and Web auctioneer eBay
Inc. formed a U.S. advertising and e-commerce alliance seen as
a broad challenge by two of the biggest Internet companies
against their main rivals, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp..
Search Champ Google Loses To Rivals In Portal Services (TechWeb)
May 30, 2006TechWeb - Google is the champion in online search, but the company falls far behind Yahoo and other rivals in popular portal services, such as Web mail, news and finance.
Search Service Warns Surfers About Risky Google, MSN Sites (TechWeb)
May 30, 2006TechWeb - The service's site rankings are derived from ScanSafe's data. The company scans over 3 billion Web requests a month for its corporate customers.