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LookSmart names new CEO

October 19, 2004 The Web search company names advertising sales veteran David Hills as its new chief executive, ending a 9-month search. TAGS: LookSmart Ltd., search engine company, Internet search, CEO

Microsoft drops LookSmart search tool

October 6, 2003 The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to push its own Web search technology. TAGS: LookSmart Ltd., Internet search, search technology, MSN, search engine company, search tool, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo names click fraud czar

March 22, 2007 Web search company promotes staff attorney to vice president of quality for the advertising system. TAGS: click fraud, advertiser, Yahoo! Inc., search engine company, Internet search, click, Google Inc., vice president, attorney, search engine

Software tool smothers sponsored search

November 14, 2003 InterMute plans to offer a new tool that will let Web surfers block text-based ads from appearing in a Web search, so that noncommercial results come to the fore. TAGS: InterMute, Internet search, search engine company, listing, search result, online advertising, pop-up, publisher, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Ask Jeeves heads to Spain

April 5, 2005 Web search provider tests Spanish version of its site as part of a larger expansion plan for Europe. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., Spain, Ask.com, search engine company, Internet search, Europe

Ask Jeeves denounces paid inclusion

March 3, 2004 The company will stop accepting advertiser payments for inclusion in its searchable Web database, a move to draw competitive lines between it and Yahoo's new search engine. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., inclusion, advertiser, search engine company, Internet search, text advertisement, index, placement, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., Overture Services Inc., search result, relationship, payment, Google Inc., vice president

Search giants court TiVo

April 18, 2005 Company is in talks with search giants Google and Yahoo over possible deal aimed at bridging television and Web, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: TiVo Inc., Internet search company, Internet search engine, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., video service, search engine company, TV, Internet search, broadband, search engine, video

Google reportedly exploring IPO tactics

October 23, 2003 The Web search giant could go public early next year using an unusual electronic bidding and placement system, according to a published report. TAGS: IPO, investment banking, auction, Internet search, Google Inc., Google AdWords, search engine company, investor, CFO, retailer, Yahoo! Inc.

Lifting the lid on Google

April 29, 2004 A search through the company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals some interesting findings, such as Intel President Paul Otellini's role and executive salaries. TAGS: advertiser, Google Inc., Internet search, margin, search engine company, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo puts local content on the map

March 9, 2004 The Internet portal continues its Internet search expansion by delivering information on local points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels and parks, via its online map system. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Internet portal, hotel, Internet search, Overture Services Inc., map, search engine company, search engine, portal, location, Google Inc.

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, Internet search, departure, search engine company, Google Inc., e-commerce, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, leader, CEO

Yahoo CEO Semel: Search is everywhere in 2004

January 6, 2004 Terry Semel says Yahoo has "only just begun" with its grand plans to grow its Web search business, highlighting 2004 as a year when search will become omnipresent throughout its family of sites. TAGS: Terry Semel, Inktomi, Yahoo! Inc., Overture Services Inc., subscriber, SBC Communications Inc., search engine company, Internet search, finance, DSL, acquisition, Google Inc., search technology, CEO, conference, music

Sizing up the search competition

August 29, 2003 Fighting it out for dominance in search, Google and Overture make size count: Google quietly expands its database one week after its rival touts a bigger index on AlltheWeb. TAGS: AlltheWeb.com, Overture Services Inc., Fast Search & Transfer, Google Inc., Internet search, Internet search advertising, index, query, search result, search engine company, leader, search engine, size, document, database, California

LookSmart's Microsoft deal looks rocky

August 18, 2003 The Web search technology provider could face significant revenue losses, as its largest customer, Microsoft, continues to test its own search tools. TAGS: LookSmart Ltd., Inktomi, listing, search tool, search engine company, technology provider, search technology, Overture Services Inc., Internet search, robot, search result, click, MSN, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Search engines rethink paid inclusion

June 24, 2004 Ask Jeeves plans to ax the controversial practice of selling Web search listings. Will Yahoo follow suit? TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., inclusion, marketer, SEM, fee, search engine, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., index, Internet search, Overture Services Inc., search engine company, search result, practice

Diller wants Google real estate

October 3, 2003 As InterActiveCorp's Barry Diller builds a digital empire of consumer services, he's looking for a little help from the online search giant. TAGS: CitySearch, local search, IAC/InterActive Corp., search engine company, Google Inc., restaurant, Overture Services Inc., real estate, Internet search, Yahoo! Inc., conference

Yahoo hints at social networking service

April 7, 2004 The portal giant predicts a future in which people can share their Web searches with friends. TAGS: social networking, Yahoo! Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., local search, Google Inc., search engine company, search engine, Internet search, portal, networking, IM, vice president, Microsoft Corp.

Web portal for sale, slightly used

April 27, 2004 Terra Lycos hires Lehman Brothers and touts booming search market in a bid to sell its flagging U.S. division. TAGS: Terra Lycos, Terra Networks SA, Lycos Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Internet search company, Internet company, dot-com, sale, Internet search, portal, online advertising, search engine company, Web portal, Yahoo! Inc., merger, document

Craving for 'clicks' bogs down search

October 8, 2003 Hackers and mainstream Net companies are beginning to take extreme measures to grab a slice of search, sowing confusion for consumers and posing new challenges for search providers. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., Gator, Internet search advertising, domain name, security consultant, confusion, Sergey Brin, Internet search, search engine company, Google Inc., DNS, Internet company, hacker, Web browser, adware, search engine

Overture a better buy than expected?

August 18, 2003 Yahoo's acquisition of the paid search company may be more lucrative than the Web portal originally led on, according to a Wall Street analyst. TAGS: Overture Services Inc., paid search, EBITDA, Inktomi, Web portal, portal, estimate, Yahoo! Inc., Wall Street, acquisition, search engine company, Internet search, search engine, MSN, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.