Google’s owned a five percent stake in AOL for the better part of three years. Now, thanks to the passage of time and the terms of their partnership, the search giant’s getting the option of escaping.
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This weekend, as we fire up the grills and the sparklers (and some pyrotechnic contraband, depending on where you live), we also fan the flames of patriotism and of brotherhood, knowing that despite our differences of opinion in politics, the flames in our bellies are unending and conceived in the spirit of the unity of [...]
Antitrust regulators will take a closer look at the potential implications of an advertising deal made by Google and Yahoo last month.
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Firefox hit a new high point last month as it continues to enjoy a rise in popularity. Although not yet at the nice, round number of 20 percent, the Web browser now has a market share of over 19 percent.
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The advertising industry as a whole isn’t looking so great. Yet ZenithOptimedia found that, in comparison to traditional competitors, online advertising appears to be healthy and growing.
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A Paris court has ordered eBay to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods designer LVMH for allowing counterfeit merchandise to be sold on the auction site.
The decision comes about a month after a French court ordered eBay to pay $30,000 to luxury goods maker Hermes for its role in the sale of [...]
A reported price tag of $100 million will deliver the much-hyped Powerset and its natural language search technology to Microsoft.
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