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Apple to Launch New Music Social Network

Apple's latest version of iTunes, iTunes 10 will include not only a new logo and layout, but also Apple's very own social network for music.

Google Maps Sponsored Icons Testing Available in the US

Google is now into the beta testing stages of their new Google Maps feature; "sponsored map icons". These icons will show specific brand icons on Google Maps instead of the generic ones.

eBay to Ban Google Checkout from its Site

Starting from July 2011, eBay will no longer let Google provide the transaction checkout service on their websites.

Intel to Buy Infineon Wireless Unit for $1.4bn

US technology company Intel has agreed to buy the wireless unit of German counterpart Infineon for $1.4bn (£905m).

Google and Associated Press Extend Content Deal

Google and the Associated Press (AP) have finally extended their long-term content deal.

Google Realtime Search in Full Flow

Google's intention with Realtime Search since they first introduced this feature last December was to bring the freshest information on the web.

Google Street View Car Searched in Paris

A car used by Google to collect data for its Street View mapping service was stopped and searched by privacy regulators on Wednesday near Paris.

Dell Agrees $1.6bn 3Par Takeover

Information Technology company Dell has agreed to takeover data storage firm 3PAR, winning the battle with rival Hewlett Packard.

Digg v4 Released

Digg founder, Kevin Rose announced yesterday on their blog that the latest version of Digg, version 4 (v4) has gone live.

Google Offers Free Voice Calls in the USA

Google Voice + Google Mail = Free Voice Calls.Google's latest service will take on internet telephone companies such as Skype by allowing its users to call free from its email service.

Hewlett Packard Outbids Dell for 3PAR

Information technology company Hewlett Packard (HP) has made a £1bn bid for data storage firm 3PAR, outbidding an offer made by rival Dell last week.

Google Acquires Like.com

A note from chief executive Munjal Shah on like.com has confirmed the acquisition of Like.com by Google. No acquisition price or many details have been stated.

Google Images Add Find More Sizes Option

As Barry Schwartz at Search Engin

Google Showing More Results from A Single Domain

Over the weekend, Google made changes to their ranking algorithm, making it easier for users to find a large number of results from a single site.

Bing Starts Supplying Yahoo! Search Results in the USA

Within the last 24 hours, Yahoo! search results have been supplied by Microsoft Bing. This is a unified attempt between Microsoft Bing and Yahoo! search to take on Google.

Intel in £5bn McAfee Takeover

The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, have agreed to buy computer security firm, McAfee for a fee of £5bn.

Google Transcribe Audio Fail: Matt Cutts %uh

Google's attempt to introduce subtitles on YouTube videos is somewhat impaired.

Adobe terms and conditions

Let's face it, you'll never read the latest terms for adobe flashplayer 10.1. Here's a potted summary of why.

Using your global brand to Leverage the World Cup online

I noticed an advert on the train last night, returning from SMX. Toshiba have a promotion...

When is a Google Alert not a Google Alert?

Google Alerts are great... mostly... but they do go wrong if your brand name is made up of generic words.

Google Considering Withdrawal from China

Google's official blog was updated with a controversial article last night, detailing recent hacks on

Bing comes out of Beta in the UK

Today, Microsoft officially announced the launch of their new search engine (or "decision engine") Bing in the UK.

Receptional classed as a "Top Industry Performer"

We received an email today from a business intelligence company, which I quote below:

How Marketing Agencies Can Better Address The World For Clients

I attended the Marketing Week Live, Online Marketing Show '09 at Olympia London and was surprised with the improvements made from last year’s Exhibition.

Competitor Analysis & Intelligence

"In a market where so many internet marketing companies fail to deliver, Receptional is a highly professional breath of fresh air. "

SQL injection attacks: what to do if your site is vulnerable

Database injection attacks are a form of hacking that is becoming increasingly common, and is being conducted on an extremely large scale.

Adlabs Keyword Suggestion Tool

One of the potentially most exciting things about Microsoft going into search is their Adlabs system.

First case study by Google Europe designed to add brand equity to its partners.

"By using Google AdWords to its full potential, we have shown just how effective pay per-click advertising can be in realizing advertisers goals in competitive markets."

Organic searches may not be enough

Firms should look to invest in paid search advertising, even if their brand term is already ranked number one in organic s

Keyword price growth slows in fourth quarter

The average amount spent on keyword advertising increased by two per cent in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with rapid growth in the preceding three months, a report has claimed.Resear
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