Industry News

More people consult Google over health
Google, the internet search engine, has now become one of the patient's best friends, second only to the family doctor. [Times Online]

Yahoo Serious About Employee Blogging
After Yahoo officially embraced blogging with the launch of its Yahoo 360 consumer blogging feature, the company has gotten serious about employee blogging, as well. [Internet News]

Ask Jeeves takes on Google
Search wars hot up as Jeeves claims superior technology. [Computer Active]

IAC's stake in Vivendi reaps $3.4 billion
IAC is selling its stake in Vivendi Universal Entertainment for $3.4 billion, ridding the company of a convoluted relationship as it gears up to enter the lucrative online search-engine market. [Chicago Tribune]

Google maps powering other data sites
Web developers are displaying locations of rentals, crimes and cheap gas with unauthorized help from the mapping service. [Oregon Live]

Google Offers Search Engine in Romansch
Not many people have heard of Romansch. But in the future, those looking for Web sites in Switzerland may find themselves trying to decipher this Latin-linked language. [Boonville Daily News]

AOL Beefs Up Video Search Engine
The Singingfish search engine delivers links to streaming audio or video from an index of more than 20 million pieces of streaming content. [MediaPost]

Google shares defy pessimists, near $300
In less than 10 months as a publicly traded stock, Google has confounded the naysayers with its ability to defy gravity. [USAToday]

Overture sells ads on mobile travel service
Mobile content provider Mobile Commerce has secured a deal with search marketing firm Overture to launch a mobile travel deals search service. [Netimperative]

Google becomes world's biggest media company
Internet search engine Google has overtaken a swathe of venerable rivals to become the world's biggest media company by stock market value. [BBC News]