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  • Yahoo to buy Overture for US$1.63 billion

    Yahoo announced on Monday its plan to buy search company Overture Services in a US$1.63 billion deal, bolstering its position against rivals Google and Microsoft in the booming market for Web search advertising.

  • New Snap site thinks outside the search box

    Bill Gross wants to turn Web search and advertising on its ear.

  • Yahoo focuses on research

    Yahoo doesn't want Google to get all the acclaim as the hotbed of innovation on the Web.

  • Yahoo hints at social networking service

    Yahoo on Wednesday dropped hints of growing interest in social networking services for search, coming after announcements of efforts from rivals Google and Microsoft.

  • MSN launches revamped search engine

    Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.

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  • Google's fraud squad battles phantom clicks

    Google and others are under scrutiny as advertisers fret about phony clicks.

  • The spyware inferno

    Venture capitalist Sharon Wienbar explains why discussions about the software ultimately end up resembling Dante's nine circles of Hell.

  • Microsoft.com revamps search

    The software giant updates its corporate Web search technology with in-house software, its latest effort to catch up with innovations in the navigation tools market.

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