Google’s stepping-up its efforts to stop people from using “google” as a verb. They’ve posted a correct useage guide on the official Google blog, in an attempt to gently persuade people to not use Google incorrectly.
Yahoo Spanked By Investors Over Ads
Those weren’t warm overtures coming from Wall Street when Yahoo announced gaudy earnings that didn’t beat investor analysts, and the biggest problem may come from lagging behind in relevance for contextual advertising.