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Google tackles trademark infringement charges
Google has requested a court ruling in the US to confirm the legality of its keyword-advertising policy. [Internet Magazine]

PPC ad killers
Software lanuched which allows users to block PPC adverts in the same way that pop ups and banners are. [InfoWorld]

LookSmart search engine losing two more partners
Sprinks and Inktomi, now owned by major search competitors, plan to drop LookSmart's search listings as the company prepares to lay off half its staff. [eWeek]

Google expands operation to India
The popular internet search engine, Google, is planning to open a research centre in India, reports say. [BBC]

Google launches search by numbers feature
Simply enter a "code word" and a number and Google will search the relevant database for you. [Resource Shelf]

Lycos announces its top 50 searches of 2003
Web Users Have Spoken: Music File Swapping Service KAZAA Dethrones Dragonball as the Most Searched Term for 2003. [Terra Lycos Press Release]

Web search co. Kanoodle picks up execs from Sprinks
Web search advertising provider Kanoodle.com said on Wednesday it hired key executives from Sprinks. [Forbes.com / Reuters}

Google tees up Froogle
It's not an official launch yet, but Google has put product-search service Froogle on its home page just in time for the holidays. [CBS]

Google experiment provides Internet with book excerpts
Google, the Internet search engine, has begun an experiment with book publishers in which the contents of the first chapters of books, reviews or other bibliographic information is indexed and made available to Web surfers. [New York Times]

Overture's top 10 Xmas gift searches
Check out the top 10 gift searches from Overture this Christmas.

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