INDUSTRY NEWS:
Online Ad Revenues Up 33 Percent In 2004
Online ad revenues for 2004 were up 33 percent to $9.6 billion, the highest level ever, according to the latest report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read more.
Ask Jeeves Acquires Excite Europe
Web search engine Ask Jeeves Inc., which has agreed to be acquired by Barry Diller's IAC/InterActivCorp, said Friday it purchased Excite Italia BV, the operator of Excite Europe, from Tiscali SpA. Read more from Forbes.com.
MSN Toolbar with Desktop Search Officially Launches
After five months in beta, Microsoft has released the final version of its desktop search application, incorporating many new features, including options to search as you type, save and display your search history, set the default to search either your desktop or the web, and more. Read the article from Search Engine Watch.
Google Search History Tool Launched
Google has rolled out a seriously cool search history feature that automatically keeps track of all of your web searches and every page that you view from search results. Read the article from BusinessWeek.
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