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Over Before It Started: Google and Yahoo Search Ad Deal Canceled
Google is ending its search advertising partnership with Yahoo. It was never even implemented. Concerns over antitrust issues rose fast and furious…
FriendFeed Adds Duplicate Detection! And Twitter Tweaks Interface Design
Social sites FriendFeed and Twitter have (separately) updated the designs of their interfaces. You won’t notice much by going to the homepage…
AOL’s Platform-A Launches iPhone Advertising Solution
AOL has announced that their ad-serving platform and network, Platform-A, is launching an iPhone ad optimization solution. The solution is offered through…
Yang to Yahoos: One Team, One Voice
We’re not sure what the long-term implications of the Yahoo-Yang-Icahn settlement will be. In the short term, though, the agreement that ended…
Bernstein Research Predicts the Future of Paid Search
In a full-blown recession, what's the future of paid search? Sanford C Bernstein's research arm just published a study that's a virtual…
AOL Completes Bebo Acquisition
AOL has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bebo, a social network based in the UK. Bebo boasts an estimated 40…
Wikipedia Traffic Grows 8,000% in 5 Years Due to Search Referrals
Nielsen Online has released data showing that Wikipedia’s 8,000% growth in the past 5 years is attributed to search. Really? Is that…
comScore Search Engine Rankings: Google Up, Double Digit Growth for MSN Live
Rich search engines got richer in January in the monthly search engine rankings. Among the Top 50 properties worldwide some surprises surfaced…
Another AOL Exec Leaves
AOL says aloha to strategic ad exec Dave Morgan, founder of AOL-acquired Tacoda. From a leadership standpoint, huge loss. Morgan was EVP…
Yahoo Formally Rejects Microsoft Bid
As expected, the Yahoo board of directors has rejected Microsoft’s unsolicited bid to acquire the company. In a statement, the board said…