Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Alibaba aquires Yahoo! China, gains US$1b investment
China's largest e-commerce website Alibaba on Tuesday announced it had successfully acquired the entire assets of Yahoo! China and gained one billion US dollars of investment in the merger. [Xinhuanet]
Yahoo improves map engine
The upgraded Yahoo Maps is more tightly integrated with Yahoo Local, allowing users to quickly find, for instance, the locations of Mexican restaurants in a particular neighborhood. [ZDNet]
LookSmart unveils 161 new search engines
LookSmart, an online media and technology company specializing in vertical search, unveiled 161 new vertical search sites in a variety of categories, delivering consumers relevant search results and advertisers a more qualified customer.
UK Search Engine is for Sale
The UK's second largest local search engine by index size goes on sale at eBay.
Google gets Personal in the UK
Search engine Google has quietly launched its personalised service in the UK. Users can assemble feeds from their favourite sites, allowing them to view the information they want on a daily basis. [Macworld UK]
Microsoft most likely suitor for AOL
Software giant Microsoft is the currently the front-runner in the bidding race for AOL, according to press reports. [Netimperative]
MSN challenges users to football search quiz
MSN is launching an interactive quiz encouraging users to employ its search engine to find answers to a set of football-related questions as fast as possible. [Netimperative]
Financial incentives from search engines
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says internet search engines will have to start paying customers to use their service as the market becomes increasingly competitive. [IT Week]
Just Googling it is striking fear into companies
"We watch Google very closely at Wal-Mart," said Jim Breyer, a member of Wal-Mart's board." [The Ledger]
Google Desktop 2
Search engine Google Inc has launched the final version of its Google Desktop 2 search tool, which sports a Google Sidebar and a desktop search through which users can find files, email messages and other data in their computers. [Earthtimes]
