Yahoo Japan Spurns Bing in Favor of Google Search (PC World)
PC World - Google has secured a deal to provide search results and related advertising to Yahoo Japan, Japan's most popular Web site, the two companies said Tuesday. Full text
And Now... Google Instant Search Mind Reader? (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Google has reinvented search, at least its own search platform. On Wednesday, Google unveiled Instant, a new search-as-you-type approach that works to serve up results on the fly with each keystroke. Full text |
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Disney buying social game maker Playdom (AFP)
AFP - The Walt Disney Co. is adding a new cast of characters to its vast entertainment stable, buying online social game maker Playdom in a deal worth up to 763 million dollars. Full text
Yahoo Japan Inks Search Deal with Google, Microsoft Balks (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Yahoo Japan on Tuesday announced that is has signed a deal to use Google for its search engine and search ad delivery system. Microsoft quickly criticized the deal. Full text
Ask.com Reverts To Origins and Answers Questions (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Asking Ask.com may now result in answers, not just links. On Tuesday, the search engine launched a new version that it described as "the first step in a multi-pronged strategy" to provide answers to users' questions, either from content on the web or from "previously unpublished knowledge shared by any of the millions of Ask.com users." Full text
Internet crooks craft creative counterfeiting scam (AP)
AP - Think of it as one more reason not to write checks. Full text
Microsoft Cries Foul Over Google Tie-up With Yahoo Japan (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo Japan's decision to replace Microsoft with Google as its main search partner has been met with protest from Microsoft, which called the deal "anticompetitive." Full text
GameStop to buy online play hot spot Kongregate (AFP)
AFP - US retail chain GameStop on Tuesday announced a deal to buy online computer game hot spot Kongregate. Full text
Disney buying Playdom in 763-million-dollar deal (AFP)
AFP - The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday it was buying online social game developer Playdom in a deal worth up to 763 million dollars. Full text
Ex-Washington Post blogger David Weigel joins Slate (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Journalist David Weigel, who resigned from the Washington Post last month following a leaked email controversy, is joining Slate as a political reporter. "I'm thrilled to be joining Slate, thrilled to be working with writers I've read and respected since … Full text
Disney to buy social gaming site Playdom (AP)
AP - Disney says it is buying online social gaming company Playdom for more than $560 million. It's the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video game industry. Full text
