Microsoft hits back at Google News with Live Search News

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13515_1-9919801-26.html
http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/03/15/microsoft-continues-on-off-public-testing-of-new-live-search-update-rome.aspx
http://search.live.com/news

SearchIgnite Study: Google Lost Share of Search Ad Dollars to Yahoo During First Quarter

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/study-google-lost-share-of-search-ad-dollars-to-yahoo/index.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1530896020080415
(related, comScore data) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120833235225819121.html
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214393/google-boosts-stranglehold-web
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2185
http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo_search/3628075.htm

Consumer groups urge FTC to create "do not track" registry

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1520070020080416
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/04/16/consumer-groups-want-ftc-protection-from-advertisers
http://www.webmasterworld.com/analytics/3628030.htm

Microsoft Plays Both Sides Of The Ad Game with aQuantive, Critics Claim Unfair Advantage

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/15/microsoft-aquantive-avenuea-tech-intel-cx_ag_0416microsoft.html

Google First-Quarter Earnings Coming Thursday

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/15/google-yahoo-microsoft-tech-cx_wt_0415google.html

Google's Great American Wireless Auction 'game' annoys US lawmakers

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/16/lawmakers_ask_if_google_gamed_700mhz_auction/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/15/Lawmakers-complain-that-Google-gamed-auction_1.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-auction16apr16,1,2889433.story

Microsoft ties up acquisition of mobile software developer Danger

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214390/microsoft-ties-danger
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-completes-acquisition-danger-inc/story.aspx?guid=%7B36CC36E0-50C1-4A8D-9951-A5CEB915C7C5%7D&dist=msr_14

HealthCentral And Ask.com Parent IAC Form Ad Network Aimed At Pharma, Wellness Marketers

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-healthcentral-and-iac-form-ad-network-aimed-at-pharma-wellness-marketer/

Echocho "Green" Search Engine Wrapper For Google and Yahoo

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/16/ecocho-means-well-im-sure/
http://www.ecocho.com.au/

Google Released New Version of Google Earth Today

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/20080416_earth.html
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/04/introducing-google-earth-43.html

Google Code: Using Java tool Eclipse to work with Google Data APIs

http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2008/04/using-eclipse-to-work-with-google-data.html

WEB / OTHER

PluggedIn, Will Smith's High-definition Music Video Site, Launches

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/celebrity-music-throwdown-part-2-will-smith-and-pluggedin/index.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120830174063317705.html
http://mashable.com/2008/04/16/pluggedin-europe/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/16/pluggedin-wants-to-be-hulu-for-music-videos/
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Another_YouTube_Rival_Comes_To_Life_PluggedIn_16435.html
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080416005234&newsLang=en
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041502942.html

Facebook Lets Users Import Web Content Into Mini-Feeds

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=13245367130
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_lifestream_nothing_to_see_here.php

eBay Posts Earnings / EBay's Bid for Buyers Draws Mixed Reviews

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120830391861417819.html

EBay to end links to open-outcry live auctions

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1518543320080415
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-04-15-ebay-auction_N.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/16/ebay_live_ends/
http://www.webmasterworld.com/ecommerce/3628034.htm

Web E-mail carriers deliver gifts of nifty features to lure, keep users

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-04-15-google-gmail-webmail_N.htm

ISPs Modify About 1% of Their Customers' Web Traffic, Inserting Ads, Study Finds

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144682/isps_meddled_with_their_customers_web_traffic_study_finds.html