Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Google online share shop opens for business
Unlike traditional IPOs, Google will be selling its shares by Dutch auction - whereby buyers will have to put in a bid for how much they're willing to pay and how many shares they want. [Silicon]
Yahoo launches new local search engine
Yahoo rolled out a test version of a local search engine that gives users phone numbers, maps, ratings and reviews for a range of services. [USAToday]
Microsoft to individualise search
The software giant wants search results to be based on personal preferences and interests. [ZDnet]
Mirago bans premium rate dialler ads
Paid-for search site Mirago has 'banned' sites which use premium rate internet diallers from advertising on its network. [Netimperative]
Sohu.com launches SoGou
NASDAQ-listed Sohu.com Inc., a leading Chinese Internet portal, has officially launched its third generation (3G) search engine, SoGou at www.sogou.com. [Interfax]
Latest MyDoom attacks Yahoo people search
A new variant of the MyDoom worm has been found that attacks Yahoo's People Search engine. [ZDNet]
Billionaire backs new search tool
IceRocket combines its own search technology with tapping into rivals' engines. [ZDnet]
Potential hitch for Google float
Search engine Google has admitted it may have breached stock market laws in the US. [BBC]
Yahoo targets more than Spyware in toolbar release
Yahoo, which had faced criticism for the way its anti-spyware toolbar scans for software, has decided to alter the toolbar so it treats adware the same as other nefarious software. [eWeek]
Google and Yahoo! sued over gambling ads
Fourteen search engines and content providers have been targeted in a lawsuit filed in California on Tuesday, accusing them of advertising internet gambling businesses, which are illegal in California if they are unlicensed. [Out-Law]
