News And Media Crowd Fond Of Yahoo Buzz

New Hitwise statistics create an interesting comparison between Digg and Yahoo Buzz.  Depending on which side of the "blogs and personal websites" and "news and media" divide a site stands, it seems the second entity is either almost worthless or nearly as valuable as the first.

Google’s R&D Budget On The Rise

Various arms of Google are, at the very least, attempting to take pictures of the entire world, solve the oil crisis, and inspire moon landings.  It's no wonder, then, that the central company increased its 2007 research and development budget by a considerable amount.

China Nets Google $71M Ad Dollars

Although China may now have more Internet users than the United States, Google has yet to find a way to turn them into a significant revenue stream.