Industry News

Market crash and resurrection for Google after slow growth worries
13% market crash for Google amid worries of 'slow growth' raises questions about the future plans of the search engine giant. As the game gets bigger for Google, are we seeing a company punch drunk with innovation or an empire about to be born?

Google asks copyright holders to sign up for profits with Google Book Search
In an interesting change of direction, Google has decided that there is room for profit in their online library project Google Book Search. Is this the birth of the 'meta publisher'?

Google's 15 year old Vendetta is over
Rumours about Google's alleged hiring of a 15 year old, Tom Vendetta, got out of hand over the weekend, but young Tom shows his class on his personal blog.

AOL provokes a mass response to 'email tax'
Despite AOL's olive branch to non-profit organisations last week, ongoing rumblings about their proposed 'email tax' take the form of an online response from over 500 concerned groups worldwide.

How much is 2.7 billion times 12 cents?
It's the revenue generated by searches on Google in January according to Nielson/NetRatings. How much of this is profit is debatable, but as search percentages rise it's a golden figure for the search engine.
[BBC]

Microsoft nets 'phish' with its Windows Live Toolbar beta
While short on features not already coming up elsewhere in the Microsoft stable, Microsoft's new Windows Live Toolbar is serious about security.

New look Microsoft sells the same old story
The European Commission and Microsoft face off once again over the software giant's reluctance to comply with the 2004 anti-trust order requirements. The EU's comment? "Microsoft is devoted to obsolete functionality"
[The Register]

The BSI demands more from UK web designers
Following news that 80% of web sites cause issues for disabled people, The British Standards Institution issues new guidelines on web accessibility
[BBC]

Windows Live Search beta goes 'live'
You've probably never heard of them, but a software company based in Redmond, Washington, launched a new search engine beta last week. Their name? Microsoft.

eBay backs up community values with cash
Online reseller eBay buys a 10% stake in Meetup.com and suddenly there's 2.0 in the air
[Businessweek]