Search Engine, Priceline.com, Finalizes Class Action Settlement06/13/2007 — Priceline.com Incorporated, the search engine for travel destination portal, has settled the securities class action litigation that was filed against the Company in 2000. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the class will receive $80 million in return for a release, with prejudice, of all claims against the Company.
Read MoreMobile Search Solution, from InfoSpace06/12/2007 — A new search platform has been developed to enable a unified mobile media experience spanning mobile search, storefronts, portals and messaging. Carriers can deploy mCore in concert with their existing infrastructure in part or as a whole to drive revenue across multiple areas.
Read MoreGoogle AdWords Mult-Year Deal, for Glam Media06/12/2007 — Google has entered into a multi-year deal under which it will serve as the exclusive provider of web search and contextual ads through its AdSense program, for lifestyle web destination, Glam Media.
Read MoreSearchles Unveils Live Tracking06/11/2007 — Intelligent social search platform, Searchles, has unveiled a new application designed to track relevant content within a web surfer's circle of friends and groups, with an update feature for saving energy, by reverting directly to the relevant content.
Read MoreGoogle Debuts Mapping Solution, at Web 2.0 Developer Event06/11/2007 — John Hanke, Director of Google Earth and Maps, announced new innovations for Google Maps that offer a new perspective on search: Street View and Mapplets, at the At the Where 2.0 Conference in San Jose, California's Fairmont Hotel.
Read MoreLanguage Translation Tool from Google06/08/2007 — Google has added a translation tool to its application portfolio, with new features to convert search results into twelve different languages, including a cross-language search feature, designed to allow users the ability to find, view and search results on foreign language web pages in their own native language.
Read MoreVenexus Develops DotNetNuke Search Engine06/08/2007 — Venexus, Inc., a business service provider, has just released a new version of its search engine designed for web sites and portals that use the DotNetNuke web application framework, comprised of the Seamus and Search modules.
Read MoreMcAfee Search Engine Safety Study Released06/07/2007 — McAfee Inc. has enhanced its search engine safety study,
one year after releasing its inaugural report about the safety of search engines. While the overall safety risk to search engine users declined by about 1 percentage point, sponsored results, remain significantly more risky.
Read MoreSearch Engine, tyBit, Debuts Million Dollar Contest06/07/2007 — Technology company, AIT, has released a beta version of its Internet search application, tyBit<em><strong>,</strong></em> at ISPCON, during Retired Army Major Clarence E. Briggs III, CEO and Founder of Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc.'s Keynote Address.
Read MoreGoogle, Yahoo!, Rank Highest for U.S. Video Streaming06/06/2007 — According to comScore, a digital measuring resource, Google web sites account for 17 percent of all video streams. The Video Metrix rankings for March 2007, showed that Google sites were the top U.S. streaming video properties, with 57.4 million unique people streaming ("streamers") and 1.2 billion video streams initiated.
Read MoreYahoo! Attends Anti-Phishing Counter-eCrime Summit06/06/2007 — MarkMonitor security experts, John LaCour, Director of Product Management, and Laura Mather, Ph.D., senior scientist, recently spoke at the Anti-Phishing Working Group 2007 Counter-eCrime Operations Summit in San Francisco, California, at the State Bar of California.
Read MoreYahoo! Debuts Greenest City Contest06/05/2007 — In synchronization with the release of its Green eco-site, Yahoo! has launched its 'Greenest City in America' Challenge, including a reward featuring a Hybrid taxi fleet. Global Green USA, supported by actor Matt Dillon, will collaborate in an effort to 'Be a Better Planet.'
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