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Who Will Win the TV OS Battle?

There is a lot of talk about connected TV, particularly with Apple's announcement on the subject expected this afternoon. Retrevo reached out to WebProNews with some commentary on the subject. The following comes from Retrevo's Andrew Eisner, a computer journalist and the director of content for Retrevo.

Yahoo Advertisers Can Begin Transitioning to Microsoft adCenter

Yahoo and Microsoft announced today that Yahoo advertisers can begin their transition to Microsoft's adCenter.

Craigslist CEO Goes Off on CNN's Amber Lyon

Craiglist CEO Jim Buckmaster wrote a feisty blog post aimed at CNN's Amber Lyon. It begins: I see you’ve now gotten around to requesting an interview with me or a company spokesperson, 90 days after you ambushed our namesake and founder, Craig Newmark, following his May 20th talk on veteran’s affairs and other issues unrelated to craigslist, at a conference in Washington.

Why Are People Searching Less Than They Were a Year Ago?

Nielsen released its version of the U.S. search market rankings for July this week. Google is of course on top with 3 out of 5 searches (64.2%). Yahoo came in second with 14.3%, leaving Microsoft in third at 13.6%. Yahoo and Microsoft both gained in month-over-month share (2% and 4%, respectively). This is all good for Microsoft, as Bing has now completely overtaken Yahoo's organic results in the U.S. and Canada. We'll see our first glimpse of how this is working out next month.

The Top Ten U.S. Web Properties

comScore released its monthly Media Metrix top 50 revealing the top 50 U.S. web properties. Here are the top ten:

Microsoft Co-Founder Sues Google, AOL, eBay, Facebook, Netflix, Yahoo, Apple, Etc.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has a company called Interval Licensing, and it is suing the following  eleven companies: AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube. The claim, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington, alleges that these companies have infringed upon patents held by Interval. The patents in question include:

Bing Maps Integration Comes to Hotmail

Microsoft has launched some new Bing Maps integration with Hotmail. When Hotmail users create a new email message, they can insert Bing Maps data. When a user selects "Maps and Places", a task pane opens, which lets you add new locations or interact with previously defined locations. It will default to the address you have in your Windows live profile. If you add a new place, you can store it in a Bing Maps collection and pick it from a list later.

Yahoo Completes Bing Transition for Organic Results (in US and Canada)

Last week, Yahoo announced that it had begun transitioning Bing results into Yahoo results - a product of the Search Alliance between Yahoo and Microsoft. Now, the companies have announced that the transition of organic results in the U.S. and Canada is complete. This applies to web, image, and video search on Yahoo for both the desktop and mobile experiences of Yahoo Search.

Apple Turns Down Apps for Requiring Registration?

According to the Next Web, Apple may be rejecting apps that require user registration first. The publication looks at an email a developer reportedly received from Apple saying:

Microsoft Increases Bing Crawl Rates

Microsoft announced today that it is making some ad relevance improvements, namely, a temporary increase in Bing crawl rates. The adCenter team writes: