Google Deal For AOL Finalized

It's a done deal, as Time Warner accepted the $1 billion bid from Google for a 5 percent stake in AOL, who had been poised to accept an offer from Microsoft before Google's late push. Google gets its content provider, and AOL gets a spot in Google's far-flung ad network.

Ask Jeeves What’s The Word

As IAC/InterActive's search engine prepares to make debuts in Europe in 2006, the Ask team has implemented some new features for searchers.

Center For Citizen Media To Form

Dan Gillmor plans to establish a non-profit center to support grassroots citizen journalism in 2006, and will be affiliated with UC Berkeley and Harvard University.