Yahoo is using McAfee's SiteAdvisor to warn users of harmful Web sites appearing in its search results but a security researcher warns the technology has a repuation for giving false positives.
update: In its largest acquisition yet, Google has agreed to pay $3.1 billion in cash for online ad company DoubleClick, the companies announced on Friday.
In a bid to boost its presence in advertising, Microsoft said Friday that it will pay US$6 billion to acquire Aquantive, a digital marketing and services company.
Yahoo is ramping up its European presence with an online shopping spree, announcing Saturday it would splash out €475m for price-comparison Web site Kelkoo.
Microsoft is in discussions to buy controversial adware maker Claria, sources say, in a move to own an advertising network to compete with rivals Google and Yahoo.
A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory
Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market -- coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype -- could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.
Microsoft's new batch of services borrows heavily from current or proposed products. Is Windows Live just another name for MSN?
Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.
Search giant will need to innovate as keyword advertising inevitably reaches a plateau.
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