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Microsoft has definitively denied that its Bing search engine takes its cues from its rival. Nonetheless, the Google allegations highlights the challenges Microsoft faces in addressing the “long tail” market in search, or the obscure searches that collectively account for a huge portion of search traffic.

Continue reading Microsoft Denies Copying Google: Can It Compete in Obscure Searches?

Microsoft Denies Copying Google: Can It Compete in Obscure Searches? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo

Research firm ComScore projects that spending on online-video advertising will more than triple between 2010 and 2015. But that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily see more commercials per video. Spending will continue to lag behind the huge growth in online videos, according to ComScore.

Continue reading ComScore: More Advertising Coming to Online Videos

ComScore: More Advertising Coming to Online Videos originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Yahoo

In a blog post on Friday, Google made its most direct warning that it would be tweaking search algorithms to punish “content farms” — cheap producers of Web content that either copied or scraped information from other publishers. Demand Media could suffer in particular.

Continue reading Is Google Ready to Send ‘Content Farms’ Out to Pasture?

Is Google Ready to Send ‘Content Farms’ Out to Pasture? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:40:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Media, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL

Disney is considering lending some of the keys to its television kingdom to Yahoo for its Yahoo Connected TV. If Yahoo is successful in inking such a deal, it would bolster its Internet TV efforts and put on better footing to compete against rival products such as Google TV and Apple TV.

Continue reading Disney and Yahoo Eye an Internet TV Deal

Disney and Yahoo Eye an Internet TV Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:08:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Media, Google , Apple, News Corp, Yahoo, Walt Disney, Biz Brief

Among Tuesday’s best Web stories for investors: myths about China’s communist party, food stocks that could be poised to double this year, tips for making your own viral video and funny financial predictions for 2011.

Continue reading Daily Blogwatch: Is Facebook Worth $50 Billion?

Daily Blogwatch: Is Facebook Worth $50 Billion? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Economy, People, Google , Yahoo