Searches For Microsoft Vista Surge

Despite Microsoft's best efforts, Vista isn't yet breaking any sales records. According to some reports, the launch of the new operating system didn't even draw a midnight crowd. People are curious about Windows Vista, though - data from Hitwise reveals that searches for the term are up 53%. I had a cynical reaction when I saw LeeAnn Prescott's headline: "What kind of 'start date' does…

Pre-roll Ads Could Send YouTubers Running

YouTube is Google's new big stick, but the used-to-be-a-search company better learn to walk softly or lose the droves of devoted viewers. A new poll from Harris Interactive shows that while nearly a third of YouTube users are sacrificing TV time for online video, almost three-quarters of them won't take kindly to pre-roll advertisements.

Yahoo Europe Revises Minimum Bid Pricing

It may be a cliche, but it remains true: There's no such thing as a bad sale. And one search engine company just initiated a heck of a sale - more like a permanent price cut, actually - on its minimum bid prices. Americans may want to get out their currency calculators, though, because these bargains are only available through Yahoo Europe.