Industry News

Adobe opens up Flash indexing
Adobe opens the door for Flash files by creating new technology that allows search engines to index previously invisible content.

AOL undergoing a Platform A reshuffle
AOL is set to restructure its commercial operations around its ad-targeting business Platform A, and announced that it will guarantee CPM revenues to developers on social networks.

Google making more inroads into mobile maps with Tele Atlas
Google has signed a deal with mapping company Tele Atlas, which will share cartographic data from almost 200 countries.

Microsoft acquires Powerset
Microsoft has announced is purchase of semantic search engine Powerset.

Google StreetView travels to the UK
Google has started expanding its boundaries with StreetView with their 'spy car' now being spotted around the UK.

3 cheers for Yahoo!
Internet giant Yahoo! Has struck a deal with mobile operator 3 UK to sell display ads and sponsored links on the company's Planet 3 portal site.

Viacom wins first battle against Google
A federal court has ruled that Google must now divulge the viewing history of all YouTube users.

SGAE vs bloggers: the effects of Google bombing continue in Spain
Spanish blogger, Julio Alonso, has been found guilty for allegedly damaging the reputation of piracy watchdog SGAE, whose site is returned when a search for 'ladrones' (thieves) is conducted on google.es.

Google's Street View technology to be investigated
UK watchdog Privacy International has called for an investigation into the software that Google uses to blur faces in its Street View software, soon to be launched in the UK.

Firefox - a world record breaking open source project
The new Firefox 3 browser has broken the world record for the most downloads over a single day for a single piece of software.