News of Claria’s move could build on reports of a Microsoft trademark application for a name similar to that of a technology owned by Claria may mean the Microsoft/Claria takeover talks could be taking place in the background.
Behavioral Analysis: Is Claria Building the Next Great Search Engine?
Claria’s RelevancyRank, a search technology under development, challenges Google, Yahoo, and MSN with a comparison of where they would rank the sites that RelevancyRank (based on behavioral indicators that Claria gathers by following users around with its adware) would rank in the top ten for the phrase “cheap tickets.”
Claria Wants Another Chance
Claria, the company that is known for their adware, which produces annoying pop-up ads that are based on the user’s web surfing habits, is apparently trying to become more respectable.
Claria To Enter The Search Industry
Claria, one-time producers of the infamous Gator Wallet, has announced their intentions to enter the search engine industry market, but with a little twist.
Ed Bott Tears Boing Boing A New One Over MSFT/Claria Story
Ed Bott does an excellent job calling out Boing Boing on their half-assed attempt at issuing a correction to their rumors-cited-as-facts post about Microsoft and Claria last week.
Microsoft Planning To Take Over Claria?
“Microsoft is reportedly eyeing yet another acquisition, but this buyout may prove to be a lot more controversial.