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Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads (AP): Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:11:07 GMT - AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers.
House lawmakers seek Google answers on privacy policy (Reuters): Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:23:36 GMT - Reuters - Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked Google Inc on Thursday to provide answers about recent changes to the search engine's privacy policy.
Analysis: Wall Street puzzles over Google's new direction (Reuters): Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:12:09 GMT -
Reuters - Google Inc, which revolutionized Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself become an increasingly tricky business to grasp.
Core suppliers savor bigger Apple pie (Reuters): Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:16:55 GMT - Reuters - Suppliers basked in the reflection of Apple's glowing results on Wednesday after the company's gold standard iPhones and iPads flew off the shelves over the holiday sales season.
New Yahoo CEO says company needs to "do better" (Reuters): Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:23:40 GMT - Reuters - Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson tried to manage expectations on his first earnings call as the new CEO, broadly addressing numerous issues the Internet company is grappling with -- from a potential sale to reviving its core display advertising business -- but declined to lay out a detailed strategy.
Yahoo delivers another listless performance in 4Q (AP): Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:31 GMT -
AP - Yahoo slipped further behind in the online advertising race during the fourth quarter as the Internet company entered the fourth year of a revenue slump.
Google's 4Q lobbying bill triples to $3.76 million (AP): Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:50:48 GMT - AP - Google's U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $3.76 million in the fourth quarter as the Internet search leader fought proposed changes to online piracy laws and sought to influence a wide range of other issues that could affect its fortunes.
Google shares slide but analysts stay upbeat (Reuters): Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:43:24 GMT - Reuters - Shares of Google Inc fell 8 percent after the Internet giant posted a rare quarterly earnings miss and said money paid by marketers for its search ads decreased for the first time in two years.
Microsoft 2Q beats Street despite soft PC market (AP): Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:35:49 GMT -
AP - Microsoft Corp. battled through a weak PC market to post flat earnings in the final quarter of 2011, boosting sales of servers, Xbox games and its Office productivity software while trimming losses at its Bing search engine.
Google's 4Q results miss analyst targets (AP): Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:20:21 GMT -
AP - Google's earnings growth slowed dramatically in the fourth quarter as the holiday shopping season turned into a major letdown for investors.
EU to decide on Google, Motorola Mobility deal Feb 13 (Reuters): Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:59:32 GMT - Reuters - EU regulators set on Thursday a new February 13 deadline to decide whether to clear Google's takeover of U.S. handset maker Motorola Mobility after the Internet search engine came forward with new documents to support its case, the EU Commission said.
Big earnings could drive Google shares to new high (Reuters): Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:33:03 GMT - Reuters - Investors' optimism for Google Inc is running high, setting the stage for another jump in its shares to an all-time peak after the Internet search company reports results Thursday.
Google Takes a Bite Out of the Travel Pie (The Motley Fool): Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:16:57 GMT - The Motley Fool - The beauty of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) lies in its constant effort to reinvent itself since its launch way back in 1998, as it powers its way into new avenues of revenue generation. But what began as, and still is, essentially a search engine has now emerged as an overpowering market competitor for some.
FTC expands Google antitrust probe: source (Reuters): Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:56:44 GMT - Reuters - U.S. regulators looking at whether Google manipulates its search results to favor its own products have expanded the probe to include Google+, the search giant's new social networking tool, a source familiar with the probe said on Friday.
Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time (AP): Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:23:59 GMT - AP - Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.
Google search gets more personal, raises hackles (AP): Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:34:53 GMT -
AP - Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.
Reports: Yahoo board candidate search under way (AP): Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:36:50 GMT - AP - Yahoo Inc. is preparing for a possible makeover of its board, according to news media reports published Saturday.
Yahoo searching for new board members: source (Reuters): Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:45:22 GMT -
Reuters - Yahoo Inc is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.
LG to roll out Google TV (Reuters): Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:56:07 GMT - Reuters - LG Electronics Inc said on Friday it would unveil its first Google TV next week, joining Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics Co in partnering with the search giant to get a foothold in the emerging Internet TV market.
Google reportedly courts Hollywood for (more) YouTube movie rentals (Ben Patterson): Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:16:04 GMT - Ben Patterson - Google has been dabbling in streaming movie rentals for months now, but word has it that the search giant wants to plunge into the pay-per-view market head-first. Hollywood, meet YouTube.

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