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Google Diving Into Display Ads

Google is pushing for a second act. The company has built its fortune almost entirely on small text ads, which appear alongside its search results and on sites across the Web. Now it is stepping up efforts to make inroads into graphical display ads, a business long dominated by Yahoo.

Google Use in India And Brazil Surpasses that of U.S.

Google's dominance of the Internet in the United States is hard to overstate. Yet there are places where Google is far more dominant.

Yahoo to Sell $150M Stake in Alibaba.com

Yahoo is to sell its stake in trading site Alibaba.com for up to $150 million, hoping to cash in on a 400 percent rise in the stock price of China's biggest trading web site, the company said Monday.

Court Throws Out $358M Microsoft Penalty

A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a $358 million penalty assessed against Microsoft for patent infringement.

Seminar Teaches Businesses to Use Twitter to Keep Customers Informed

The company's response provided the foundation for "How to Twitter through a Crisis," a seminar Wednesday hosted by the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Study: Staff with Mobile Tech Put in More Work Hours

Research by UK employment law firm Peninsula shows that workers with mobile technology, such as BlackBerry devices and smartphones, work an extra 15 hours a week, reports the Telegraph.

Personal Devices Pose New Sexual Harassment Issues at Work

New forms of sexual harassment in the workplace are developing as greater numbers of employees use text messages and e-mail to communicate with co-workers.

Facebook Plans to Bolster Staff Significantly

Social networking leader Facebook plans to boost its 1,000-strong staff by 50 percent as it hopes to expand its user base from 250 million to 1 billion, company founder Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview published Monday.

MySpace to Acquire Social Music Startup iLike

Social networking website MySpace announced Wednesday that it would buy social music startup iLike, but didn't disclose the financial terms of the agreement.

Socialize Your Way to Small-Business Success

Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. Social media may be here to stay, but for small businesses, it can be a challenge to figure out where to devote time and resources.

EU Reasserts Lead in Broadband Connections

The continuing development of high-speed Internet could create two million new jobs by 2015, the EU telecommunications commissioner said. The European Union has re-established its lead over the United States in the use of high-speed computer connections, making the Continent "the world leader in broadband Internet," the European Commission said Tuesday.

Google Acquiring On2 Technologies

On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: ONT) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced Wednesday that they have entered an agreement under which Google will acquire On2.

Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer With Windows 7 In Europe (MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced Sunday that its Internet Explorer would not be separated from its Windows 7 in Europe when it goes into use in October. Microsoft said it had previously debated separating the two in order to avoid violating EU competition rules, and instead decided to give customers the option of choosing whether to install the system.

Google on the Move with Hiring, Expansion Plans

While Microsoft has been courting Yahoo, Google has been steadily building its presence in Microsoft's backyard.

Google Boss Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple Board

Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt has resigned from the board of Apple because of potential conflicts of interest, Apple said in a statement Monday. The move comes as the two companies increasingly find themselves competing in the same arena

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