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MSN announces satellite-mapping service

May 23, 2005 Scheduled to launch this summer, MSN Virtual Earth will allow users to zoom in on a neighborhood and its businesses. TAGS: MSN Virtual Earth, local search, MSN, Bill Gates, satellite, Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., photograph, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google: Where's the stock split?

January 5, 2006 The search giant's shares are stratospheric, but its execs are in no hurry to follow tech sector tradition. TAGS: stock split, split, investor, Google Inc., stock price, shareholder, finance, Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

Yahoo focuses on research

April 12, 2005 Net giant turns its attention to innovation in search, seeking to snag a piece of the market from top dog Google. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., data mining, innovation, lab, Amazon.com Inc., scientist, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo Messenger gets plug-ins

June 19, 2006 The Yahoo Messenger with Voice beta includes free mini-apps for collaborative calendaring and event planning, and more. TAGS: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! 360, Yahoo! Inc., instant messenger, beta, Time Warner Inc., eBay Inc., Amazon.com Inc., IM, Google Inc.

Amazon.com preps digital music service

August 4, 2005 Job posting hints that the retail giant's plans for its online music offering may be getting underway. TAGS: digital music, Amazon.com Inc., online music, acquisition, Apple Computer, Yahoo! Inc., brand

Yahoo plucks Amazon.com design guru

May 10, 2005 Net giant woos Silicon Valley software designer Larry Tesler to become vice president of its user experience and design group. TAGS: Xerox PARC, Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., vice president

Google, Yahoo offer peek at mapping code

June 30, 2005 The two companies hope to encourage developers to create new apps to expand search. Also: Amazon launches mapping service. TAGS: Amazon A9, Google Maps, satellite image, Amazon.com Inc., API, Yahoo! Inc., satellite, Google Inc., developer, map, Microsoft Corp.

What are Amazon's search intentions?

February 9, 2006 The loss of A9 CEO Udi Manber to Google has some experts wondering where search fits in at the online retailer. TAGS: Amazon A9, Amazon.com Inc., Internet search company, departure, Internet search, search engine company, e-commerce, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, Google Inc., leader

The fight to dominate Web search

January 27, 2005 Duking it out with heavyweights, Amazon packs photos into A9.com Yellow Pages. Also: a how-to on blogging at Google. TAGS: Amazon A9, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., blogging, Internet search, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, America Online Inc., Firefox, photograph, Microsoft Corp., video

Google--what you get for $400 a share

November 28, 2005 The company's engineers are dabbling in dozens of projects beyond the mainstay search service, from digitized books to local maps. Here's a guide. TAGS: Google Book Search, Google Base, Google Inc., Google AdSense, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., America Online Inc., U.S.

Google pushes to stay king of the hill

February 8, 2005 With rivals encroaching on its turf, the search monarch keeps busy with new projects. Also: Blogger bids adieu. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., project, search engine, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

eBay launches national TV ad campaign

October 27, 2005 No matter what holiday product is hot, the e-auctioneer wants people to know it's for sale at eBay, a site better known for unusual collectibles and flea-market sales. TAGS: eBay Inc., campaign, Amazon.com Inc., search engine, TV, brand, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

Relax folks, Google isn't Yahoo

July 20, 2007 The search king's second quarter falls short of some expectations, but 58 percent growth isn't so bad. TAGS: Wall Street, Yahoo! Inc., Eric Schmidt, expectation, Google Inc., data center, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc.

Is Google worth its weight in gold?

November 17, 2006 As its stock price nears $500, strong growth opportunities in online advertising make Google worth every penny, analysts say. TAGS: market capitalization, net profit, Google Inc., media company, Yahoo! Inc., online advertising, Time Warner Inc., eBay Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Tech giants put their heads in the clouds

June 26, 2008 Cloud computing is much more down to earth than the term might imply. For Google, Amazon, and others, it's about delivering bits to billions of devices--and users. TAGS: Mike Ricciuti, computing, cloud, Amazon.com Inc., CTO, blog, Web service, Google Inc., conference, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Playing favorites on the Net?

December 21, 2005 A proposal in Congress could tip the scales toward some services and create a two-tiered Internet. TAGS: broadband provider, Amazon.com Inc., BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., e-commerce, broadband, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., TV, video, Microsoft Corp.

Analysts mixed on eBay's purchase of Skype

September 12, 2005 Some industry observers praise a "strategically positive" move. Others say entering the nascent Net calling market is risky. TAGS: Skype, eBay Inc., online auction company, portal, online auction, Internet phone, purchase, acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., MSN, Microsoft Corp.

Spinning the Web 2.0 at conference

November 10, 2006 As talk of an investment bubble builds, Internet industry players are gathering in San Francisco this week at the third annual Web 2.0 Summit. TAGS: Web 2.0, margin, Yahoo! Mail, Web service, CEO, portal, font, San Francisco, 3D, Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., America Online Inc., conference, blog, Microsoft Office

Senator: Net neutrality may not happen

March 14, 2006 Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens seems lukewarm to mandatory Net neutrality, and analysts say it's not a good idea. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network provider, committee, principle, senator, Wall Street, bill, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., telecommunications, satellite, law, Yahoo! Inc., idea, Google Inc.
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