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Google releases new Page Creator
Google has announced the release of Page Creator, a free online web publication tool

Google announces Executive Director of Google.org
Google has just announced the appointment of Dr. Larry Brilliant as the Executive Director of Google.org, which has been set up to administer Google's philanthropic activities.

Yahoo! CEO Sells Off $13 Million In Shares
As Yahoo!'s stock price decline continued last week, Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel sold $13 million worth of company stock

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Yahoo! under fire in China again
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Google slams US government requests for data
Google has issued a stinging rebuke to the US government's legal request for copies of all search terms used, and the URLs they identify, over a two-month period.

Google announces an expansion to Google Payments
Just in case you've been hiding under a stone, Google has been widely rumoured to be expanding its 'Google Payments' offering and is being widely predicted to offer a serious threat to PayPal

Microsoft gives Google some fighting talk
"In six months, we'll be better than Google" came the shout from the red corner. Microsoft talks tough about producing more relevant search results than the current US and UK number one search engine. [ZDNet UK]

Google and Ericsson help you blog on the move
Google and Sony Ericsson are forging new deals to provide web services on new handsets. Announcements include the provision for direct Google Blogger access from new Ericsson models.

ASK.com using radio to drop the butler
Search engine Ask.com is publicising its name change with an on-air promotional campaign on Virgin Radio. [MediaWeek]