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Bing Moves Up In Search

“Microsoft’s Bing search engine is making inroads into Google’s dominance of the search market according to data from US net measurement firm ComScore. Its latest figures show Microsoft’s share of the search market has grown from 8.9% in July to 9.3% in August. ” Link

Gmail Down For Many

“Users of Google’s free e-mail service were stranded Tuesday afternoon when they logged on to find the service no longer working. ” Link

Google To Enter Mortgage Quote Business, Says Lawsuit

“Google plans to begin offering loan quotes online as early as this month, a lawsuit filed in federal court this week claims. The suit was filed by LendingTree, which offers consumers mortgage quotes and conditional loan offers online, against Mortech, a company that provides some of the technology that powers the LendingTree service.” Link

Blogger Rosemary Port Blasts Google For Revealing Identity In Liskula Cohen Lawsuit

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“Speaking out for the first time since a court order forced Google to reveal her identity, blogger Rosemary Port tells the Daily News that model Liskula Cohen should blame herself for the uproar. “This has become a public spectacle and a circus that is not my doing,” said Port, whose “Skanks in NYC” site branded the 37-year-old Cohen an “old hag.”" Link

Model Liskula Cohen Wins First Round In Legal Fight With Blogger

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“A judge ordered Google to release the identity of a blogger who trashed Vogue cover model Liskula Cohen on an anonymous blog called “Skanks in NYC,” so Cohen can file a defamatory lawsuit against the author. ” Link

Google To Improve Adsense Targeting

“A Google AdSense post announces that Google will be making changes to their contextual targeting algorithms in the near future. Woojin Kim, Google AdSense Product Manager said, “this week, we’ll be rolling out a series of enhancements to AdSense’s contextual targeting capabilities, which will more accurately match relevant ads to webpages.”” Link

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Leaves Apple Board

“Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors Monday, citing conflicts of interest. Apple said in a statement that the company and Schmidt reached a mutual decision to split ties as Google enters new markets that directly compete with Apple’s iPhone and Mac operating systems.” Link

Google Apps Launches Ad Campaign

“Commuters in New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco will be greeted by a progressive series of ads for Google Apps starting Monday and running for a month. The idea is to catch IT managers stuck in horrific traffic spots like New York’s West Side Highway or San Francisco’s U.S. 101 and press them on the benefits of switching to Google Apps with a different ad for each day of the week.” Link

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Google Dominates Search Worldwide

“Google has a 60% share of search queries in the U.S., but that number is 67% worldwide, according to ComScore. In many top and growing internet countries, including Germany, Canada, Brazil, Turkey and Italy, Google has more than 80% of the search market. Conversely, Microsoft has made few inroads abroad, and has 3% or less share in the U.K., Germany and Korea. Yahoo has one pocket of overseas influence: Japan, where its search share is 43%, close to Google’s.” Link