Google-less Sharogle May Go On

Imagine if Google paid $1 for every search you performed - pretty cool, right?  Now, Sharogle couldn’t afford nearly that rate, but it was, by all accounts, “a search engine that shares its revenue with users.”  Emphasis on “was” - Google pulled its ads from the site, and Sharogle now faces an uncertain future.

Redfin Real Estate Site Lands $12 Million

Redfin is an “online brokerage for residential real estate,” and, if you read the company’s website, it was actually the first one.  It’s probably also the richest - Redfin just received $12 million in financing.

Facebook (Sort Of) Surpasses MySpace In UK

MySpace is still beating Facebook in the UK - News Corp.’s site receives 41 percent more visits.  But Facebook has just overtaken the older social network in terms of Internet searches, and this has big implications for the future.

Hearst Sells Stake In Local.com

We usually write about companies buying each other, but in this case, Hearst Corporation is going against the trend: it has sold its stake in Local.com.

Google Gets No Mention On Top Brands List

It's somewhat surprising that this is Coca Cola's first number one spot on Harris's "Best Brands" poll, considering the amount of money the company spends on branding and the subsequent associations branding has built in the consumer mind.