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Google, eBay Play Netball

If you want to discuss the business aspects of two major corporations, this article's not for you.  We're here to talk about netball and fundraising, since Google and eBay recently faced off in a game benefiting the RSPCA.

SIS – Widget Talk

Ever hear of widgets? It’s the buzzword of the year for the Web, but few still appreciate how to best use them. How can you use widgets to increase the inbound links to your site? Are there widget directories you can optimize for? What social media strategies are most effective? Moderator: Bill Flitter, VP, Marketing, Founder, Pheedo

Google Gives Love To Europe, Open Standards

A couple of days after showing how deep their affection is for users finding the right privacy features in Google products, the company acknowledged the European Union for its acceptance of open standards.

Travel Search Sites Kayak, SideStep Connect

In the official press release, forms of the word "merge" are used four times, "purchasing" comes up once, and "acquire" and "buy" are nowhere to be seen.  Nonetheless, the bottom line is that Kayak.com secured a spectacular round of funding, and proceeded to take over SideStep.com.

Swisher: Yahoo Should Sell Search Marketing

With Yahoo being on the sidelines while Microsoft scooped up Viacom's graphical ad serving needs (and booted out DoubleClick in the process), Kara Swisher think Jerry Yang should make a sale.