Google Testifies About Privacy in Washington

Today a joint hearing on online advertising between two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is being held. Google's Deputy General Counsel Nicole Wong is giving a testimony about advertising products and the company's commitment to protecting user privacy.

Yahoo Goes Into Garage Sale Mode

Sometimes you just want to get rid of stuff, and Yahoo seems to be in that mindset right now.  Yesterday, the Sunnyvale-based company arranged to exchange one domain for a little bit of money and also decided to simply shut down another project.

Bing Promotes Ahead-Of-The-Curve Malware Filter

Whether you think about it or not, the issue of safety probably affects just about every decision-making process.  After all, even if you favor a grocery store based on its low prices and convenient location, you must also on some level recognize that muggings don't occur there every day.  And Microsoft wants to make sure you feel safe using Bing, too. 

Real-Time Site Previews, Faster Search from Yahoo

Yahoo has introduced a new version of the Yahoo Toolbar today. It runs on Internet Explorer 6+ and Firefox (as a beta). "The new Yahoo! Toolbar now offers greater customization and more immediate access to the information you care about most from across the entire web – not just Yahoo! sites," says Burke Culligan, Senior Director of Yahoo Front Doors.  

What

Isn’t there something just inherently ‘Internet-y’ in speculating about what the future will bring? Personally, I always enjoy chatting with smart web-savvy internet folks about where we are headed with ‘this’ or ‘that’ in the future. At SMX Advanced in Seattle this year I asked Rebecca Lieb about what she is reading in the tea leaves insofar as search is concerned. Here are a few…