Google Reaches Ad Deal With European News Agencies

Google and the European Pressphoto Agency (epa) have struck a deal under which the search engine will host epa content on Google News. Under the agreement Google News users will be able to find original text stories and photos from the online services of a number of epa's eleven agencies.

New Chrome Beta, Blog Announced

Everyone knows that Google loves the word "beta"; Gmail has stood as evidence of this for years.  Well, love can do powerful things, and Google's brought back the term to describe a fresh, faster-than-ever version of its Chrome browser.  There's a new Chrome blog, too.

Australia Threatens $11,000 Fines For Unapproved Linking

Be glad if you’re not running a website, blog, or forum in Australia right now. If you linked to the wrong website, a site on the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s secret blacklist, they can fine you $11,000 ($7,262 US) per day that link stays live.

Microsoft Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Microsoft has been in the St. Patrick's Day spirit this month. On the Live Search Blog, they recently reported that the number of people searching for green beer increased by 940% when March started. Microsoft has also taken the opportunity to map out the routes for St. Patrick's Day parades and highlight items like Irish pubs in Live Search Maps.

Online Video Viewing Grows by 10% in the UK

Online video has grown by 10% in the UK in terms of its audience during the past year. It is up to 29.6 million unique viewers age 15 and older according to research from comScore. 4 billion videos were viewed online in the UK in January alone. 99.5 million (2.5%) of these were watched on the sites of the top 5 TV broadcasters: the BBC,…