Industry News

Internet Addiction
A summer camp aimed at helping kids addicted to the Internet has been set up in Northern Germany. [BBC]

Spam Stereotypes
From a spam-viewing perspective, the average citizen is ageing, balding, out of shape, impotent, undereducated and has incurred significant credit card debt. [CNet]

The Web's Hottest Search Terms
Actor Orlando Bloom and popstar Justin Timberlake are top of the hits, according to a survey of Internet traffic.

Speedy Search
Even with search engines and Web directories, it's not always easy to find information on the Internet. Find tips on how to speed up your search.[ZDnet]

Google and iVillage team up
Google and iVillage announced a multiyear deal on Wednesday for both paid search and contextual advertising services (from InternetNews.com)

Yahoo! bails out of Australian auction sector
Sold.com.au bows out and makes way for more eBay dominance

Yahoo! gets medical
Yahoo visitors with diabetes can now check how well they are managing their blood sugar levels as part of their online morning routines. Report from San Francisco Chronicle

Nice little earner for Yahoo! CEO
Yahoo's CEO, Terry Semel collected a net gain of more than $11 million from exercising options and selling stock in Yahoo! last month.[Silicon Valley]

JavaScript search engine unveiled
Javascript metasearch is now available. According to its front page it searches over 8,000 javascripts from over a dozen javascript sites.

Google under fire from eBay
Auction giant eBay has moved to block Google advertisers from using its trademark in sponsored search results that appear on Google and across the Web. [ZDnet]