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Memo to Microsoft: Enough With The Bribery (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is trying to sweeten the deal in its bribery -- er, sorry, promotion -- to get you to use its Live.com search engine. The company has just announced plans to make its Cashback program even more instant. Am I the only one getting tired of this?
Britney Spears: More Interesting than Barack Obama? (PC World)
PC World - Just when you thought she had disappeared into relative obscurity, Britney Spears is back. On Yahoo's recently-released list of the top 10 searches of 2008, Britney Spears takes the cake. In this election year, Spears managed to beat out president-elect Barack Obama, who came in at number 3, as the most sought-after search topic of the past year.
Microsoft and Yahoo Dismiss Report of Search Deal (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that they're once again in discussions to sell Yahoo's online search business for $20 billion.
Memo to Microsoft: Enough With The Bribery (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is trying to sweeten the deal in its bribery -- er, sorry, promotion -- to get you to use its Live.com search engine. The company has just announced plans to make its Cashback program even more instant. Am I the only one getting tired of this?
Baidu Vows to Overhaul After Search Scandal (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - China's Internet search leader Baidu said on Friday it will overhaul operations after state media said it allowed unlicensed medical services to buy high search rankings to win more customers.
Obvious Mistakes Caused Europeana Site Failure (PC World)
PC World - "Brussels, we have a problem." That was the message to the paymasters behind Europeana, an Internet portal designed to pool all of Europe's most treasured cultural icons, as it tried unsuccessfully to launch last week.
Black Friday Shoppers Tap the Net for Best Deals (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Many holiday shoppers are expected to stay at home this year, letting their fingers do the walking, as they take advantage of their PCs and smartphones to shop online. Rather than driving from store to store, many consumers will leverage the power of the Web to search online for the best deals.
Consumers Hit the Net, Not Stores, for Holiday Shopping (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With an unstable economy and the biggest holiday shopping season of the year upon us, many consumers are expected to stay at home, using their computers and wireless devices to do their holiday shopping. More people are expected to shop online this holiday season to do comparison shopping, take advantage of free shipping, and search for gifts using search engines instead of driving from store to store.
Obvious Mistakes Caused Europeana Site Failure (PC World)
PC World - "Brussels, we have a problem." That was the message to the paymasters behind Europeana, an Internet portal designed to pool all of Europe's most treasured cultural icons, as it tried unsuccessfully to launch last week.
Yahoo Sells off Comparison Shopping Arm Kelkoo (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo has sold Kelkoo, the European comparison shopping service it bought in 2004 -- at a time when Microsoft is busy adding such features to its own search offering. The sale, to U.K. company Jamplant, is the first sign since CEO Jerry Yang stepped down last Monday that Yahoo is refocusing.
