Commerce Search Aims To Help Retailers Boost Sales (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - As part of its quest to organize the world's information, Google is upping its commitment to organizing everything you can buy. On Thursday, the search giant announced Google Commerce Search, a new hosted enterprise search product that will help customers find products at online retail stores and e-commerce sites. Microsoft CEO sees Yahoo partnership outside U.S. (Reuters)
Google Dashboard Lets Users Review Collected Data (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - On Thursday, Google launched a new feature that aims to silence privacy advocates who have criticized the search industry's data-collection and storage practices. If the initiative appeases the critics, other search engines could move to adopt similar strategies. Microsoft, Yahoo Partnership Could Reach Beyond the US (PC World) PC World - Microsoft's deal with Yahoo under which the software maker's new Bing search engine will be used to power Yahoo searches and Yahoo will sell premium advertising for both companies could be expanded overseas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. Google seeks revenue from online retailers (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue. Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million (AP) AP - Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search and expand into other markets. Microsoft Previews Revised MSN.com Home Page (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday showed a preview of its redesigned MSN.com home page. The page hasn't had such a sweeping change in 10 years and features Bing search, the top news and entertainment stories, and some of the most popular social networks. MSN Revamps Site with Focus on Social Networking (PC World) PC World - Microsoft has unveiled a fairly significant redesign of the MSN web site, the first overhaul the site has seen in about a decade. The new MSN site incorporates social networking and could breathe some life back into the mostly dead concept of web portals. Time Warner net profit down but raises outlook (AFP)
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Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company's search engine partnership with Yahoo would not be limited to the U.S. but would be introduced around the world, once it gets regulatory approval.
AFP - US media and entertainment giant Time Warner posted a 38 percent decline in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, dragged down by weak results in its publishing division and at Internet unit AOL.
