Paid search, the engine that's driving many Internet companies into profitability, is getting a dose of reality.
Yahoo's announcement today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of commercial search provider, Overture Services, has could cast doubts over its relationship with LookSmart in Australia.
Paid search listings have helped pull Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN Web portal from the dot-com advertising mire, but America Online is still in search of a saviour.
An Australian company plans to tackle Google's stranglehold on the domestic Web searching market.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to show off a new paid-search service on Wednesday that will eventually go toe-to-toe with rival Google and supplant partner Yahoo's advertising.
Channel 10's threadbare online presence stands out among the other TV networks' swish Web sites. But why?
The major security flaws suffered by the Big Brother Web site are the most recent example of an apparent "launch first, fix later" approach within Channel Ten. But a chequered history with the Web may help explain the problems.
In an interview with ZDNet.com.au, Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield shares his thoughts with us about the web, Google, Microsoft and Flickr's acquisition by Yahoo, as well as his recent departure from the US search giant.
On Saturday, Microsoft formally withdrew its offer to acquire the search pioneer, at least for now. So what happens next for Yahoo? A deal with Google looks likely.
A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory
For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind.
When it comes to Web search, Microsoft is the undisputed underdog, a position it doesn't usually find itself in. Satya Nadella, corporate vice president of search and advertising at Microsoft, explains how the company plans to improve its market share and improve search for the long haul.
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