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SearchChina's Baidu Qualifies Partnership with Music Service QtraxAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 10:41am.
Los Angeles - Chinese search giant Baidu (NASD: BIDU) has issued a statement
indicating that it will not in fact be directing users searching for music on
the site to ad-supported downloads available from U.S.-based Qtrax -- as that company
announced earlier this week, IDG News Service reported. "The partnership
with Qtrax regards text-based information, such as singer backgrounds; it has
nothing to do with the music itself," a Baidu spokesperson told IDG. Qtrax
said in its announcement that Baidu would direct users to Qtrax "wherever
Qtrax has the queried...song in its catalogue."
Report: Microsoft Looks to Extend Yahoo Deal Beyond U.S.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 10:35am.
Tokyo - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is looking
to expanding its search partnership with Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) beyond the U.S., provided
it is able to gain approval from antitrust regulators in other territories, CEO
Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Yahoo Testing Real-Time Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 11:28am.
San Francisco
- Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is experimenting with providing real-time search results from services
like Twitter, and has partnered with real-time search providers including
OneRiot on the trials, Reuters reported.
Web Video Index Blinkx to Raise $8.1 Million in Share OfferingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 7:25am.
San Francisco - Blinkx, the provider of a searchable index
of Web videos, announced on Tuesday that will raise $8.1 million through an
offering of shares representing 10% of the company.
Lala to Offer Artists More Customized Google Music SearchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 11:41am.
San Francisco
- Artists will eventually be able to use online music service Lala's platform
to point users searching Google (NASD: GOOG) to specific content of their choosing, as well
as sell products other than MP3s via search results, Lala co-founder Bill Nguyen told CNET News.com. Lala,
along with iLike and several other online music services, recently partnered
with Google to provide streaming songs and links to their services within
Google search results.
Qtrax Legal Download Service Inks Deal with China's BaiduAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:52am.
Los Angeles - Qtrax, the provider of an ad-supported, legal
song download service, on Monday announced a deal with Baidu (NASD: BIDU), China's leading
search engine, that will see users searching for songs or artists on Baidu directed
to Qtrax.
Scoopler Gets Seed Funding for Real-Time SearchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:22am.
San Francisco
- Scoopler, the developer of a real-time search engine, has landed seed funding
from investors Ron Conway, Michael Birch, Avalon Ventures and XG-Ventures,
PEHub.com reported.
Google Debuts Music Search Feature with Lala, iLikeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 8:11am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) announced on Wednesday
the launch of a new music-focused search feature, "OneBox," which
adds streaming songs via Lala and MySpace's (NYSE: NWS) iLike, along with links to an
artist's website. Along with Lala and iLike, Google will also include links to
digital music services Pandora, imeem and Rhapsody (NASD: RNWK). The feature will in many
cases allow users to listen to the full song they are searching for right there
from the search results page; licensing issues mean that some songs will only
feature 30-second samples, and that subsequent searches after a song is streamed
in full once will only provide a 30-second sample.
Google Introduces "Social Search" FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:01am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has introduced a
new experimental search feature from its Google Labs, Social Search, which adds
relevant public content from a user's friends and contacts to search results.
Google Offers Turn-by-Turn GPS Directions for Android PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:49am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday
announced the release of Google Maps Navigation for Android mobile phones, an
update to its popular mapping application that provides turn-by-turn
directions, as well as voice-powered search and other features.
Blinkx Launches Music Video Search FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 12:12pm.
San Francisco
- Blinkx, the provider of a searchable index of Web videos, on Tuesday
announced the launch of blinkx Music, a new tool for finding and watching music
videos that has indexed over 33,000 hours of music video from over 10,000
artists. The new feature lets users search by artist, album, genre or song, and
also features artist information as well as the ability to post comments.
Google to Include Real-time Twitter Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 8:57am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Shortly after Microsoft (NASD: MSFT)
announced a similar deal, Google (NASD: GOOG) yesterday said that it had signed a deal with
Twitter, to include real-time status updates in its search results. "We
believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from
the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product
that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months,"
Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience,
wrote in a blog post.
Chango Lands $750,000 for Targeted Web AdvertisingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 7:46am.
Toronto,
Canada - Chango,
a provider of targeted advertising services, has raised $750,000 in a first
round of funding, led by iNovia Capital with participation from Extreme Venture
Partners.
Microsoft to Add Facebook, Twitter Data to Bing Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 8:54am.
 San Francisco
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it has signed separate deals with
Facebook and Twitter, to bring real-time status updates from the services to
its Bing search engine. While financial terms of the nonexclusive agreements
were not disclosed, PaidContent cited
earlier reports pegging Twitter's take as "several million dollars,"
in addition to a share of ad revenue.
Reports: Google, Lala, iLike Teaming on Music ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 8:34am.
 San Francisco
- Google (NASD: GOOG) is gearing up to launch a new music-related search service, likely
called One Box, according to published reports. CNET News.com reports that One
Box will organize music-related search query results, to include artist bios,
videos and song samples from partners Lala and MySpace-owned iLike -- which
have licensing deals with the major labels.
Blog Search Engine Technorati Gets $2 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2009 - 7:24am.
San Francisco
- Technorati, a search engine for blogs, has raised $2 million in new financing
from previous backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mobius Venture Capital,
TechCrunch reported.
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Report: Twitter in Talks with Microsoft, Google on Search DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 9:00am.
New York
- Twitter is in "advanced" talks with both Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) and Google (NASD: GOOG) to
add Twitter results to their search services, All Things D reports.
Compensation deals being discussed reportedly include an upfront payment of
"several million dollars," "along with various revenue-sharing
proposals that would give Twitter a piece of the revenue made from search
results."
Bluefin Lab Gets Seed Funding for Video Search TechnologyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2009 - 7:35am.
Somerville,
Mass. - Bluefin Lab, a developer
of video search technology, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding
from Kepha Partners, the Boston Globe reported.
Compass Labs Gets $1 Million for Search, Social Media ProductAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 6:09am.
Cupertino,
Calif. - Compass Labs, a start-up
founded by former Google and Yahoo executive Dilip Venkatachari, has raised $1
million of an expected $1.1 million round of financing, PaidContent reported,
citing a regulatory filing.
EU Court Adviser Sides with Google on Keyword Ad TrademarksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 22, 2009 - 9:42am.
Luxembourg
- An adviser to the European Court of Justice has issued an opinion stating
that Google's (NASD: GOOG) keyword advertising service does not infringe on the trademark
rights of luxury good retailer LVMH, Reuters reported.
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