Industry News

Search engine Naver proves a hit in South Korea
Search engine Naver has proved so popular in South Korea that it has become the world's fifth-largest portal, according to figures produced by comScore.

2007 'saw high-tech crime become firmly entrenched'

Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly advanced and 2007 was the year that hi-tech crime became firmly established and entrenched, an expert has said.

Wikia Search on its way at last
On January 7th 2008, Wikia Search, the newest search engine in town, will be publically revealed

Yahoo! Picks shuts down
More than a decade after its launch, the Yahoo! Picks website has been shut down, it has been announced.

Net criminals to target social networking sites in 2008
Cyber criminals are set to target social networking sites over the coming year, security firms have warned.

China cracks down on audio-visual content
The Chinese government has announced it is to restrict the broadcasting of internet videos to those run by state-controlled companies.

Ask.com launches Click to Speak
Search engine Ask.com has announced it has introduced free voice-activated capabilities to its Mobile Directions service.

Bebo named as top social networking site
Social networking site Bebo has been named as the top-performing website of its kind in a new report.

Charity search engine Everyclick.com hoping to increase success
Everyclick.com, a UK-based search engine that raises money for charities each time a user conducts a query, is hoping to significantly increase the amount of money it generates over 2008, the Guardian reports.

Yahoo! to open up mobile software
In a bid to compete with rival firms such as Google, search engine provider Yahoo! is set to announce that it will open up some of its mobile software and services to external programmers and publishers.