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Thursday June 19, 2008

Comscore May Search Data: Google, Yahoo Up; Microsoft Down

Figures released by Web measurement firm Comscore reveal Google and Yahoo both had a slight increase in search market share for the month of May, a first for Yahoo this year, and perhaps at the expense of Microsoft, which dropped from 9.1% to 8.5% for the month. Microsoft, which launched its new Cash Back search program May 22, hopes the service will result in an increase in its search market share for the month of June.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/18/comscore-may-search-data-google-yahoo-up-microsoft-slides/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/comscore_s_may_report_card_google_goog_gaining_microsoft_msft_losing_everyone_else_yhoo_treading_water_

Yahoo Adds Two New e-mail Address Domains: ymail.com and rocketmail.com

Yahoo today will start offering new free email accounts under two new domains, allowing users to choose email addresses with the endings ymail and rocketmail. The addition is to provide current and new Yahoo email users more options for choosing email addresses, which has become increasingly difficult with 266 million Yahoo email users worldwide. Yahoo, which hopes the change will help boost its email growth, is currently the leader in the email market, followed closely by Microsoft at 264 million users, and a fast approaching Google which has captured a large share of the email market because of new features and the integration of other Google services. E-mail under the ymail and rocketmail designations will offer all the same features as the Yahoo domain, including an unlimited amount of storage capacity.

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN183862920080619
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/19/ap5132799.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147279/yahoo_to_add_new_domains_to_webmail_service.html
http://mashable.com/2008/06/19/ymail-and-rocketmail-yahoo-mail/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/19/yahoo_email_domains/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternetcompanymailyahoo
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9972349-2.html
http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo-corp/3678418.htm

Semantic Search Startup TextDigger Secures Funding, Reveals Business Strategy

Semantic search startup TextDigger, launched early last year, has secured $3.8 million worth of venture funding led by True Ventures investment firm. Yet unlike other semantic search engines such as Powerset, TextDigger has remained under the radar and is taking a different approach with regards to its business strategy. The company charges publishers for automated tagging and keyword generation services, to assist with web site optimization, along with search technology to help with site navigation. The search segment of TextDigger is currently in private beta test form, to which the company can apply all of its efforts related to its current service offerings if and when TextDigger is set for release.

http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/19/semantic-search-startup-textdigger-unearths-a-business-model-and-some-venture-funding/
http://textdigger.com/

[edited by: Vanessa_Zamora at 9:49 pm (utc) on June 19, 2008]