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Google, Time Warner strike $1 billion deal on AOL

December 20, 2005 The search giant takes a 5 percent stake in America Online for closer ties on ads, IM and video. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., agreement, search result, search engine, CEO, IM, video, Microsoft Corp.

Most reliable search tool could be your librarian

September 29, 2006 Web search engines may hustle up quick results, but librarians dig up online information you can trust, say experts. TAGS: librarian, Microsoft Windows Live Search, search engine, search result, search tool, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., link, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Feds take porn fight to Google

January 19, 2006 Bush administration subpoenas records of all searches over one week as it defends disputed antiporn law. Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Bush Administration, porn, search engine, request, government, Google Inc., law, Yahoo! Inc., attorney, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Is AOL in play?

October 13, 2005 All eyes are on America Online as rumors swirl about who's hankering for a piece of its action. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., AOL Broadband, online media, Comcast Corp., Internet search advertising, media company, subscriber, investment, Internet access, Google Inc., broadband, Microsoft Corp.

Google Talk marks first year with upgrade

August 16, 2006 Upgrade to Google's chat program lets people transfer files and leave voice mail. TAGS: Google Talk, voicemail, voice chat, Google Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., e-mail

In their own words: Search engines on privacy

August 13, 2007 CNET News.com tries to clear up recent privacy announcements by surveying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and AOL. Here, they respond.How search engines rate on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, user identity, cookie, privacy, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., search engine, survey, IP address, Internet search, IP, Yahoo! Inc., knowledge, Google Inc., backup, e-mail

AOL up, Google down? Not so fast

July 12, 2007 A new survey says the Time Warner property may get people to spend a lot of time there, but it's Google's dollar signs that count. TAGS: Nielsen/NetRatings, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MySpace, eBay Inc., brand, YouTube, U.S., Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft aims to take the desktop 'Live'

March 31, 2006 Trying to outflank Yahoo and Google, Microsoft tests desktop hub for e-mail and other consumer services. TAGS: desktop software, Yahoo! Mail, America Online Inc., desktop search, Yahoo! Inc., Gmail, MSN Hotmail, POP3, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., account, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows

Chart: A Microsoft-Yahoo combo by the numbers

February 1, 2008 What would Microsoft gain by swallowing Yahoo for a proposed $44.6 billion? CNET News.com contrasts combined stats with Google's. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., ComScore, Google Inc., visitor, leader, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Corp., property, America Online Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Will IM ever kick off its shackles?

February 8, 2008 It's long been time for the instant-messaging walls to come down, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. But that's not likely anytime soon. TAGS: phone provider, IM, Trillian, America Online Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

AOL launches corporate IM service

July 19, 2006 AIM Pro, to be released Wednesday, features security and online meeting functions aimed at corporate users. TAGS: online meeting, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, IM Network, WebEx Communications Inc., videoconferencing, IM, Time Warner Inc., SSL, finance, Yahoo! Inc., agreement, security, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Is Endeca really the next Google?

June 28, 2007 Some big names in search say the next great search engine won't dabble in consumer Web pages or video, but in enterprise. TAGS: Endeca Technologies Inc., Truveo, video search, Dodge, search engine, Ask.com, Time Warner Inc., Boston, America Online Inc., video, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google may have to fight second subpoena

February 18, 2006 If Justice Department's first subpoena is granted, another will demand details on how the search engine operates, court filing says. TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc., request, America Online Inc., government, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: When Google is not your friend

February 3, 2006 Google's vast database of its users' searches is a gold mine for police and curious divorce attorneys. It's just a matter of time. TAGS: attorney, federal law, search engine, Google Inc., FAQ, police, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., law, Yahoo! Inc., history, toolbar, Microsoft Corp.

Ask.com becoming the search engine that could

November 3, 2006 Search engine is gaining ground and snagging business from rivals in move to focus on technology, not ads. TAGS: Ask.com, Ask Jeeves Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp., search engine, Lycos Inc., America Online Inc., ComScore, columnist, market share, Google Inc., U.S., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google, feds face off over search records

March 14, 2006 Google's attempt to fend off Justice Department's request for search records goes before a federal court in San Jose, Calif. TAGS: subpoena, request, court, Google Inc., San Jose, prosecutor, privacy, government, record, Democrat, California, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google unveils instant-messaging entry

August 24, 2005 Search giant unveils Google Talk, an IM program that also allows voice chat. Plus: Cast your vote on Talk. Images: Google Talk TAGS: Google Talk, Google Inc., Jabber, IM, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo IM, Gmail, messaging, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MSN, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Bebo, acquisition, bid, Week in review, online advertising, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., game company, antitrust, virtual machine, Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.
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