IFPI Will Make You Pay; Legal Downloads Rising

People are getting more honest when comes to downloading music off the Internet, according an international recording industry group. The number of legally downloaded music tracks almost tripled in the first half of this year. Illegal file-sharing is up only three percent.

Google, Yahoo Maintain Consistent Growth

With the proliferation of the search engine industry into everyday life, a number of institutions now measure the growth of search, much like you would test for television ratings.

Chevron Bid May Deflect Cnooc to Marathon

Chevron Corp.'s bid for Unocal may have outdone China's 70 percent state-owned oil giant Cnooc Ltd. While that news is heartening to many who were uneasy about the possible acquisition, analysts say Cnooc may now set its sights on Marathon Oil Corp.

Google’s 2nd Quarter Financial Report

Google has just released the information concerning their financial report for the second quarter of 2005, which ended on June 30th and as everyone should expect, Google did quite well.