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India Prefers Google, Yahoo! & eBay
JuxtConsult’s online survey of 30,000 Internet users in India reveal that 75% preferred Google for search, 38% Yahoo for email, 44% eBay for shopping. [Read more] [Read more]
Ori Allon’s Orion Search Engine
Australian researchers claim that Orion search engine designed to complement searches conducted on services such as Google, Yahoo or MSN, could revolutionize existing search engines. [Read more] [Read more]
Katrina: Wireless Network
A high-speed wireless networking technology that’s still being tested around the world will be deployed at an evacuation shelter and other spots on the U.S. Gulf Coast hit by Hurricane Katrina. The network will be used for Internet telephone service and information exchange. [Read more] [Read more]
Micrsoft to Announce Web Platform
Microsoft will announce its Web Platform strategy next week which will open up some of its public web sites, including MSN Search, for users to customize according to their own needs. [Read more] [Read more]
IMlogic Warns: Worms In MSN Messenger
IMlogic has issued a warning about Tixanbot Trojan and Guapim worm, two forms of malaware that use instant messaging to spread. They shut down security protection and broadcast messages to everyone on the contact list to download Trojan. [Read more] [Read more]
FM Publishing to be Launched
John Battelle, founder of the Industry Standard, plans to launch FM Publishing, to serve as a “proxy publisher” for bloggers to raise revenue through advertising. [Read more] [Read more]
Vinton Cerf And Google Net
Om Malik says Google has hired Vinton Cerf to build network infrastructure and standards for the next generation of Internet applications, GoogleNet, a free Wi-Fi access to everyone in America. [Read more] [Read more]
Online Ad Focus: Hit and Miss
Burst Media survey shows that age groups below 25 and above 35 feel online advertisement is not focussed on them and it is for younger or older age groups. [Read more] [Read more]
Bleded Threats: Symantec Gateway Security
Symantec Gateway Security has launched a 5600 Series security appliances designed to proactively protect against blended threats which combine elements of worms, viruses, trojans and spam. [Read more] [Read more]
Search Marketing Evaluation: Improper Metrics
Isobar’s Study reveals that only four out of 10 search marketers are evaluated based on ROI or total sales generated, and most are measured against site traffic volume or search engine ranking. [Read more] [Read more]
Google’s Index Freshest, MSN Second
A German university, Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, finds that Google’s index seems to be the freshest with daily page updates, MSN keeps its database up to date within 20 days, and Yahoo is chaotic. [Read more] [Read more]
Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Invests in Feedster
Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has announced that it has invested in Feedster, a developer and provider of RSS search services that provides an index of over 13 million syndicated RSS feeds and blogs, including the BBC, CNET and New York Times. [Read more] [Read more]
