Why Google and Yahoo Both Love eBay

eBay Inc. is the number one and number two sponsored link advertiser for both Google and Yahoo!, reports Nielsen/NetRatings. Dwarfing other advertisers in the top five, eBay and eBay's Shopping.com have spent more on search marketing than Target and Interactive Corp. combined (and then some).

Good Pitch, Bad Pitch

Todd Defren, principal of SHIFT Communications, has launched a new blog he's calling The Good Pitch Blog.

Microsoft Rivals Whine To EU

A group of the typical Microsoft rivals, including Oracle, Sun, RealNetworks and IBM, have lodged yet another antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Union.