Archive for May 3rd, 2009

Tax Google to help the BBC, say ministers (Daily Mail: World News)

Search engines, download giants and broadband users could face levies as ministers seek to fund public service TV and the roll-out of broadband.

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Most-searched term on Microsoft’s live search is … ‘Google’ (Guardian Unlimited)

Microsoft's Live Search revamp apparently cannot come soon enough. Hitwise data shows that the most commonly searched term on Live Search over the last four weeks has been ' Google ', accounting for 1% of all queries. Number two? ' Yahoo '. Granted, many people who go to Yahoo ( NSDQ: YHOO ) and Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) to search are hoping to go elsewhere too. Or maybe they are flat-out confused. ...

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is, even if it is on the internet (Times Online)

A rise in pyramid and Ponzi fraud schemes in Britain and the United States is being spurred by the power of the internet, consumer and business groups fear, with old-fashioned cons repackaged as marketing enterprises backed by advertisements on Google, videos on YouTube and enticing websites.

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-03 21:46 BRIEF-Buffett Says Google an “incredible business” (Interactive Investor)

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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-03 21:46 BRIEF-Buffett Says Google an “incredible business” (Interactive Investor)

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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009