Industry News

Google to jump into e-mail competition
Google, the most-popular Internet search engine, is expected to offer a new free e-mail service today, ratcheting up the competition with rivals Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN. [SFGate.com]

Yes, Yahoo! can search for growth
Will the Yahoo's efforts to rebound in this lucrative market be enough to sustain its valuation of a lofty $33 billion? [Yahoo! Finance - BusinessWeek]

MineTech creates search engine to eliminate random queries
MineTech Inc. announced the release of a new search engine which eliminates the need for users to query the endless streams of batched data. [Business Wire]

Is the Bubble Back?
In the same practical vein, unproven and wildly expensive marketing gambles have gone the way of the dodo. Companies now rely on marketing approaches such as low-cost but reliable search engine marketing -- not bet-the-farm Super Bowl ads. [Clickz]

EU orders action on spam laws
The European Commission informed eight member countries that they face stiff penalties if they do not act on the European Union's anti-spam directive. [DM News]

Search engines end casino ads
Google and Yahoo, two of the most widely used Web search engines, have decided to stop running advertisements for online casinos, a shift that could dampen the growth of Internet gambling. [IHT]

Market Age soars on
Shares in The Market Age almost doubled in value on Tuesday after the company said it was seeking advice on protecting its GMail trademark for its web e-mail service following the announcement of a similar service by Google. [Yahoo! Finance]

Google mail "may violate privacy laws"
A new Google email service that stores messages where users cannot delete them may violate Europe's privacy laws, a citizens' group has said after lodging a complaint with UK authorities. [Yahoo! News - Reuters]

Life beyond Google
Anecdotal evidence suggests that thanks to Google, the web offers information on everything to everyone. But, we have yet to see empirical evidence to back up such claims, argues Dr Eszter Hargittai. [BBC]

Judge won't toss out Google, Overture suit
A federal judge in New York has rejected requests from Google and Overture Services to throw out a lawsuit that claimed the two search firms unlawfully sold advertising based on a pet store owner's registered trademark. [ZDNet]