In a time where the pricing and distribution of online music and video is the object of a fair amount of scrutiny, there are companies looking for alternatives that will make the arguments null and void. The European divisions of AOL have and EMI announced an deal offering streaming music videos through an ad-supported model.

It may be a cliche, but it remains true: There’s no such thing as a bad sale. And one search engine company just initiated a heck of a sale – more like a permanent price cut, actually – on its minimum bid prices. Americans may want to get out their currency calculators, though, because these bargains are only available through Yahoo Europe.

I caught up with Lars Johansson earlier this week to discuss Web Analytics in Europe.

The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) is a group focused on better understanding the role of search in the marketing landscape, as well as developing best practices for search engine marketing professionals employed throughout the industry.

This week, comScore Networks released the first in its latest series of studies geared at examining the online shopping activity of European citizens throughout the holiday season.

As part of their drive to rollout new features beyond the United States as quickly as possible, Ask.com has placed RSS Smart Answers on its European sites.

Comparison shopping results delivered by MSN in France and the United Kingdom will arrive from PriceRunner, which is part of online advertising firm ValueClick.

Solution VARs in Europe have found a bounty of over $22 billion in sales last year through services and software.

The top online properties in Europe don’t exactly mirror the ones in the U.S., but the list is similar, with rearrangements, omissions and additions. comScore’s list of European online hotness has names you’ll find familiar: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and in that order.

Does anyone know of any recent stats on blog usage in Europe? I asked on Wednesday following the release of such stats for the US by the Pew Internet project.

When it comes to US-based companies like Microsoft and Apple, the European Union thinks they should open the doors on their intellectual property to competitors; when it comes to municipalities competing with broadband providers, the EU’s stance is downright American.

Although the search engine company will debut its service in Europe, its Chinese history has driven some to criticize Accoona.

Look out, world – MySpace is expanding. The social networking site has outlined plans to move into Europe.

AOL is the talk of Speculation Town across the Atlantic as buzz circulates that Time Warner is looking to unload its European arms to the highest bidder. British newspapers are reporting that Citigroup, acting on behalf of Time Warner, is in negotiations with possible suitors.

The UK and Germany now have releases of Google Base for their Internet users; meanwhile, Ask.com has expanded its mapping imagery throughout Europe.

The website of the Yet Another Perl Conference: Europe (YAPC) is now up and running, according to the event’s organizers.

Google’s Code Jam Europe wants to find the best and brightest among European Java and C programmers, but its scheduling leaves something to be desired.

Google updated its map service in Europe to include street level views and driving directions in much of Western Europe. You may still be on your own, though, when trying to exit that famous London roundabout.

According to a new report from Jupiter, the growth of consumer created content has already had a wide influence and may seriously impact on brand communications in Europe.

Europeans have rushed to grab a virtual home in cyberspace, says the BBC.

Neville Hobson breaks down a new survey of 1,500 business leaders from Europe’s top 15,000 companies. It confirms that blogging is slow to take hold in Europe. Here are the key stats…