Nielsen Snags Blogosphere Data Monopoly

By acquiring a majority stake in Intelliseek (which publishes BlogPulse), plugging that data into Buzzmetrics, and dubbing it Nielsen Buzzmetrics, Nielsen parent VNU effectively cornered the market on blog data.

Google Grabbed 46 Percent Of Search

The November 2005 figures from Nielsen//NetRatings on search share didn't change a bit from the month prior, as nearly 70 percent of searches passed through Google or Yahoo.

Net Giants Join Bono As ONE

Internet marketing technology company Viewpoint has renewed a partnership with ONE.org and U2's Bono to help promote the ONE Campaign, a new effort to rally Americans in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty.

White House Seeks Google Records

A scenario long feared by privacy advocates over Google's voluminous storage of millions of pieces of information on user searches arose as Department of Justice lawyers asked a federal court to compel Google's cooperation with their requests.