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Google and BMW.de In International Spam Scandal!
Googles prime directive "Do no Evil" applies to everyone, everywhere, no matter how obscure or prominent your brand - Ethical Search.

Google Toolbar Version 4
"De parvis grandis acervus erit" - Out of small things a great heap will be formed.

Paris Hilton most popular search on the Net
Lycos, has listed its top 50 search terms for the year 2005, with Paris Hilton and Eminem topping people searches, and Hurricane Katrina the most searched for news event. [NetImperative]

Online gambling needs tighter laws- survey
Only one in five (20%) people think that the UK Government is doing enough to regulate online gambling, according to new research. [NetImperative]

PayPal Prepares For a Challenge From Google
When Jeff Jordan learned last May that Web-search leader Google Inc. was building its own Internet-payment service, he reacted swiftly.... [Wall Street Journal]

Rumours mount over Google's internet plan
Google is working on a project to create its own global internet protocol (IP) network, a private alternative to the internet controlled by the search giant, according to sources who are in commercial negotiation with the company. [The Times]

Yahoo! debuts audio search in UK
Yahoo! Search UK & Ireland has launched its audio search service, allowing users to search music, podcasts, newscasts and interviews online. [Netimperative]

Google sued for selling Check 'n Go keyword
The company behind US cash-advance firm Check 'n Go has sued Google for selling its trademarks as keywords in search advertising, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Such sales do not breach Google's own policy for the US and Canada. [El Reg]

Microsoft buys mobile search technology company
Microsoft has bought the, Paris based, mobile search technology provider MotionBridge.

Google brings mobile search to Vodafone
Vodafone has teamed up with search engine giant Google to provide search services for its customers. Google's search will be integrated into Vodafone live!, sitting alongside the mobile operator's other services.[Reuters UK]