Industry News

Yahoo! launches oneSearch in Canada and Europe
Yahoo! oneSearch has replaced the existing Yahoo! mobile search in Canada and five European countries.

comScore and NetRatings to discuss audience measurement with IAB
A meeting is to take place between the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and leading internet audience researchers comScore and NetRatings to discuss the possibility of their measurement systems undergoing an audit

IAC reports 43% growth in internet advertising revenue
InterActiveCorp (IAC), the owner of Ask.com, Citysearch and Match, has reported a 43 per cent rise in internet advertising revenue, fuelled by growth in search queries and revenue per query

It lives! Microsoft launches Windows Live Hotmail
A year of testing pays off for Microsoft as they launch a new version of their free webmail application: Windows Live Hotmail

MySpace 'to buy Photobucket for $250m'
Social networking site MySpace, which was acquired by News Corp last year, is to buy photo-sharing site Photobucket for $250 million, according to reports

Google, eBay and Amazon among UK's favourite brands
In a survey of the UK's favourite brands internet superstars Google, eBay and Amazon all scored highly, with the search engine taking top spot

Yahoo! Travel given a facelift
Yahoo! has launched an updated version of their Yahoo! Travel website, which incorporates more user interaction and travel recommendations based on specified criteria.

Newspaper websites booming
Newspaper website audiences are growing at almost twice the rate of the overall online audience level, according to a recent study by Nielsen//NetRatings.

Yahoo! to cut auction site
Yahoo! has revealed that it plans to cut its North American online auction site, according to a message posted on the site's homepage.

Google Analytics gets an upgrade
With a plethora of new features and a new interface, Google's free analytics program is now better than ever.