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My 2 featured articles for the week ending September 24:

Blog archives, week of September 20, 2004

520 - September 24, 2004 - 8.05 PM EST

Is Google developing its own browser?

At Google, some clues are showing that may support rumors that the search company might soon introduce a Google-branded Web browser. Among the clues are a domain-name registration, a patent application and several recent hires.

Since the search star's $1.66 billion public offering, investors and industry watchers have speculated about new products that could help contribute to the company's next billion dollars in revenue or help broaden its lucrative advertising network.

A Web browser that would meld Google search, Gmail free e-mail, Google's Blogger Web publishing software and pop-up blocking technology could be a winner for the company, industry analysts say.

Backing this idea up, Google registered the Web address "gbrowser.com" on April 26, according to a record at the WhoIs domain-name database. Employees of the company have also recently filed a patent application for delivering ads to client-side applications, including a Web browser or browser plug-in.

In addition, Google has hired several technical staff with expertise in graphics, Javascript and Web browser development in recent months.

Included in those ranks are Adam Bosworth, a former employee of BEA and Microsoft who helped create Internet Explorer; Joe Beda, a seven-year Microsoft veteran who's worked on the software giant's next-generation graphics engine, Avalon; and Joshua Bloch, a Sun Microsystems developer who has designed major enhancements to the Java programming language and application programming interfaces, or APIs.

Posted on Businessblog™

519 - September 24, 2004 - 5.47 PM EST

Using Google to hack into photocopiers

Photocopiers can fall victim to hackers. Armed with nothing more than access to Google's search engine, computer hackers can easily breach corporate security and actually watch sensitive information that people photocopy. Using Google hacks -- requests typed into the search engine that bring up cached information on networks -- hackers are discovering and using login details for networked photocopiers.

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518 - September 24, 2004 - 9.51 AM EST

Yahoo Search is hiring

Yahoo has dozens of job openings for Engineers and Scientists with significant applicable experience.

Posted on Businessblog™

517 - September 23, 2004 - 12.56 PM EST

LookSmart acquires Furl.net

LookSmart announces the acquisition of Furl.net, a search service that helps users save a text copy of any page on the Web, then search and share the data.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Furl allows members to simply and securely save copies of online articles, product information, electronic receipts, favorite Web sites and other interesting or important pages.

Posted on Businessblog™

516 - September 23, 2004 - 9.38 AM EST

Ask Jeeves gets a younger look

Ask Jeeves expands its search services and gives its butler a more modern look. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company said Tuesday it has developed My Jeeves, a personalized storage locker for Web surfers' search results.

It's also built a site devoted to helping people find local businesses; improved its general Web search technology Teoma; and set the debut of its branded desktop-search application for late 2004.

Posted on Businessblog™

Press Releases

515 - September 22, 2004 - 2.51 PM EST

Fagoogle search engine supports gay community

A new search engine tool has been released this week which is based on the Google search engine, but is directed towards the gay community specifically.

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514 - September 22, 2004 - 1.58 PM EST

LookSmart adds porn-free search to Net Nanny

LookSmart releases Net Nanny (R) 5.1, an updated version of its Internet filtering software and includes family-safe Web search.

Net Nanny 5.1 has a suggested retail price of $39.95 for new buyers of Net Nanny and is a free upgrade for all Net Nanny 5.0 users, available at http://www.netnanny.com.

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513 - September 22, 2004 - 11.35 AM EST

News stories in China removed from Google

Fingers have been pointed at Google for supporting Internet controls in China, by removing or omitting controversial news stories from search results in that country.

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512 - September 22, 2004 - 9.12 AM EST

Web Hosting

Internet security problems in Google's toolbar

It is reported that an input validation vulnerability in the Google Toolbar can cause various Internet security issues.

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511 - September 21, 2004 - 3.12 PM EST

German court rejects lawsuit against Google

The claims against the Internet search engine that it allowed rival companies to buy ads using trademarked terms were dropped and the suit was turned down by the court, an attorney said Tuesday.

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510 - September 21, 2004 - 1.53 PM EST

Citysearch helps find local businesses

Citysearch has new search tools to help consumers find local businesses. Citysearch's new tools also includes an Internet browser search toolbar.

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509 - September 21, 2004 - 11.51 AM EST

Rescue.com sues Google over keyword advertising

Rescuecom accuses Google of allowing and advising rival computer service companies to use its trade marked keywords in their list of sponsored search terms, with the result, says Rescuecom, that Google users contact and use rival firms who they think are associated with the Syracuse-based franchise.

Paid Inclusion

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508 - September 21, 2004 - 11.01 AM EST

Topix.net to provide news to Ask Jeeves

Topix.net provides visitors to Ask Jeeves access to local news gathered from over 7,000 sources. Unlike any other news aggregator, Topix.net provides localized news for over 32,500 U.S. and international localities.

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507 - September 21, 2004 - 7.12 AM EST

Paid search boosts Internet sales 40 percent

Internet sales from online advertising were at $4.6 billion in the first half of 2004, up 40.2 percent from the same period in 2003, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

The biggest winner was paid search, or ads linked to search results in Google, Yahoo, MSN and other portals, which saw revenue of $947 million in the quarter, up 97 percent from $481 million in the same period of 2003. In addition, search ads made up 40 percent of all second-quarter sales, the report said.

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506 - September 20, 2004 - 1.17 PM EST

Google's international operations are expanding

Analysts say Google must succeed internationally to ensure its future health. But the young company will have to play catch-up in some key nations, particularly in Asia, precisely where the potential for future growth is the greatest.

Already, Google's international business accounts for nearly 30 percent of its revenue. That total is expected to increase as the company matures. "International has become increasingly important for everyone in the Internet because that's where the growth of users and usage is," said Scott Kessler, an analyst for Standard & Poor's. "Google is, in the grand scheme of things, a relatively young company and it's already done pretty well internationally."

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