Searching For Google's Definition Of 'Open' by Laurie Sullivan

A post by Senior Vice President of Product Management Jonathan Rosenberg suggests a bigger, "open" Internet is better for Google, developers, advertisers and people who search for information on the Internet. "I hope that with this note we can start working to close the gap between reality and aspiration," he writes. ...Read the whole story

  • Drift: Snowstorm Gives Online Sales A Lift by Laurie Sullivan

    The snowstorm that grounded planes and closed roads up and down the Eastern seaboard last weekend might have been a blessing in disguise for online retailers. Some suggest that it forced people to Web sites who might not have otherwise ventured online to make purchases. ...Read the whole story

Bing Excelling At Making Others Profitable by Kaila Colbin

Let's be honest: Bing hasn't been all that exciting. It launched, it gained some traction, it made a deal with Yahoo -- and it stalled. Yes, November search share for the so-called "decision engine" rose, but it was a case of Peter paying Paul; the increase came straight from Yahoo.   Bing's iPhone app doesn't work. It's being sued for copyright infringement. The name lends itself more to comedic fodder than to search inspiration. And it'snot even popular enough to be on Firefox's list of search engines. But there is one area at which Bing excels: helping social media upstarts ...More

  • Possible Google-Yelp Deal Embodied 'Going Local' Trend by Derek Gordon

    As the year winds down and we all begin to log-off for holiday celebrations on this, the shortest day of the year, the big news of the moment was first, Google's move to acquire Yelp, the hyper-local business location and review service -- and now, the squashing of that deal, according to recent reports. It's an apt way to wrap up a year dominated by the Great Recession and Big Changes on the Web. 2009 will go down in history as the year the Web got hyper-local. ...More