Industry News

Fresh Thinking at Google
Constantly on the hunt for fresh ideas, it's official policy at Google that company engineers devote a quarter of their time to thinking up great, new ideas.
[Seattle Times]

AOL Canada chooses Google
AOL to show AdWords in Canada

Microsoft and AOL Settle for $750
AOL Time Warner and Microsoft have settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by AOL last year on behalf of its Netscape division.
[Econtent]

XML Paid Inclusion
XML is the buzz word in industry circles at the moment, but is XML suitable for every site? ClickZ explains.

Infoseek and Lycos Japan Unite
Infoseek and Lycos Japan are to join forces to compete with Yahoo Japan. The engines will combine on September 1st.
[Japan Times Online]

The End is Nigh for Netscape..
The end may be nigh for Netscape since owner, AOL Time Warner said it would use Netscape's archrival, Microsoft Internet Explorer, royalty-free for seven years.
[Wired]

ODP to Monitor Editors
ODP is testing a new system to allow users to report editors they believe are acting in their own interests.

Google and Lycos strike AdWords Europe deal
The rumours abounded at Search Engine Strategies - and finally here's the press release

Email more stressful than divorce?
According to a new study by Dynamic Markets 37% of US and European staff claim that a week long disruption to email would cause more trauma than a divorce.

New Bugbear Virus on the Loose
A new variant of the Bugbear virus has emerged and threatens corporate and home computer systems, according to anti-virus experts.
[Zdnet]