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Microsoft Makes Deal For AdECN

Microsoft added another piece to its developing search and display ad platform by purchasing AdECN, a company whose technology offers Microsoft an auction marketplace for display advertising.

Gmail Suffers German Travails

An all-but-final loss of the Gmail trademark case in Germany and a newly-passed law on retaining personal information on its users has Google's email service reeling.

Yahoo's Board To Walk The Plank?

Terry Semel has stepped down, but Semel wasn’t Yahoo’s one and only problem.  It stands to reason, then, that more “corrective actions” may take place, and that some of those actions may affect people, not software.

File-Sharing Could Get University Funding Cut?

So as state-funded university tuition rises faster than the inflation rate, grants are becoming nonexistent, and students are actually looking abroad to complete their education cheaper and in half the time, Congressmen cozy with the RIAA are threatening to cut their funding more if they don't play ball with the recording labels.

What Happened to Oodle?

Just days after Facebook announced a partnership with online classifieds aggregator, Oodle, the social networking site has rolled-out a seemingly different classified solution.

Google Shareholders Support Censorship?

During the Vietnam War, an American major said, “It became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it.”  Well, in a slight twist on that, Google’s shareholders have decided that they must continue censoring Google China in order to keep it alive.

Google's New "Claim Your Content" YouTube Tool

Google's at it again - after registering a whole slew of domains, the company has announced a fresh effort to keep copyrighted content off YouTube.  Dubbed "Claim Your Content," the program may be up and running soon.

Good Bye Froogle

Suspicions began last September that Google would deemphasize Froogle. Google denied it, standing by their ‘cleverly’ named product search engine.

Looking at DoubleClick's Past

Google News Archive search is a nice way to recap coverage of a person or company throughout the years. Here are bits and pieces of past DoubleClick coverage.

E-Vice Squads Target Second Life and Craigslist

The e-vice squads are a-crackin' down – you're not even allowed to have virtual fun anymore. The FBI considers breaking up Second Life gambling rings; Craigslist is packed with perverts; and YouTube just wusses out, a sin in itself.