GOOG Target Raised To $630

Google Gets a Raw Deal From Blogosphere?

A firestorm of negativity has surrounded Google in recent weeks concerning the company's practice of advertising its own services as "tips" in SERP pages queried by users. At least for today, the company has put that practice on hold.

Lights, Camera, AskCity Has The Action

Oscar makes his annual appearance in late February, and the latest service from Ask.com wants to get you to the cinema to catch some celluloid masterpieces before the Oscar pools begin at work.

Digg’s Value to Non-Digg Users

A discussion going on on several blogs about whether Digg should be included in Google's search results has got me thinking about the value that Digg provides to internet users outside of the Digg community.

Google Obtains Similarity Engine Patent

This week, Google was awarded a patent for technology designed to address duplicate content issues throughout the index. The patent, originally filed in December of 2001, is entitled "Methods and Apparatus for Estimating Similarity."

Can Newspapers Survive the Web?

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows and you sure don't have to count circulation figures and ad pages to know that internet has been a disasterous paradigm buster for newspapers in particular and print journalism in general.