INDUSTRY NEWS:
Internet Ad Spend To Reach $18.9 Billion By 2010
Online ad spending will surge to $18.9 billion by 2010--up about 59 percent from an estimated $11.9 billion this year, according to a report released Monday by Jupiter Research. Read more on Search Engine Watch.
Relax, Bill Gates; It's Google's Turn as the Villain...
Many in Silicon Valley are skittish about Google's size and power. They fret that the very strengths that made Google a search-engine phenomenon are distancing it from the entrepreneurial culture that produced it - and even transforming it into a threat. Read the article from The New York Times.
New Google Talk Offers Instant Messaging & Voice Chat
As widely expected, Google waded into the instant messaging space last week with the debut of Google Talk, an IM client that also offers the ability to make voice calls between computers. Read the article.
Murdoch Casts His Net Over Online Search
News Corp is in talks to buy a stake in an unnamed search engine as part of its plan to create a major portal and expand on the internet, chief executive Rupert Murdoch recently announced. Read more from Silicon.com.
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