According to reports, Microsoft is issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in Internet Explorer that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers. The “zero-day”…
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Room To Grow: Most US Businesses Do Not Buy Search Advertising
The Silicon Valley Insider, is reporting on a new online survey which showed that 59% of responding small businesses with Web sites still don’t buy search advertising, usually because they worry it…
Is Google Still In Favor Of Net Neutrality Or Are They Working To Get In The Fast Lane
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal today, Google who has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers, known as network neutrality,…
New President Of Microsoft Online, Speaks
Microsoft published a Q&A with Qi Lu, who was hired as president of Microsoft’s Online Services Group. “””””Lu will lead Microsoft’s efforts to expand and strengthen its search and online advertising efforts….
YouTube Hits 100 Million Viewers a Month
According to comScore: Google reached a record 100.5 million unique video viewers in October, up from 83.7 million six months ago. YouTube drew 99.5 million of those viewers. Hulu reached 24.0 million…
Dell Switching From Google To Microsoft’s Live?
Since mid 2006, new PCs from Dell have come pre-installed with a search toolbar from Google, and Microsoft’s IE web browser with google.com preset as the default search engine. ZDnet’s Mary Jo…
Microsoft Hires Ex-Yahoo Exec to Lead It’s Online Group
Microsoft hired a Qi Lu, a former Yahoo search executive to as President of its Online Services Group, responsible for all of the software maker’s Web-based programs and services, including search and…