Google News now available on iPhone, iPod Touch, 33 new markets, 16 new languages

http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-news-now-available-on-your.html
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-on-iphone-makes-news-goes-around.html
http://mashable.com/2008/05/02/google-news-now-looks-beautiful-on-your-iphone/
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/05/02/google-on-the-iphone-spreads-to-30-countries
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1026

Yahoo Buzz Introduces Widgets and RSS Feeds to Take On Digg

http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=81814
http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9933375-36.html
http://mashable.com/2008/05/01/yahoo-buzz-additions/
http://buzzlog.buzz.yahoo.com/rss_info/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_buzz_widgets.php
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9933375-2.html
http://stuff.techwhack.com/3563-yahoo-buzz-widgets
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/buzz/using/using21.html

Google, IBM Join Forces To Dominate 'Cloud Computing'

http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207404265
http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9933714-80.html
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9081899
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/integration/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207404280
http://www.crn.com/it-channel/207404285
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8694
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/05/02/fat-and-boring-ibm-ceo-jokes-big-blues-no-google/
http://www.bigmouthmedia.com/live/articles/google-and-ibm-increase-efforts-to-dominate-cloud.asp/4697/

Yahoo-Google Pact May Be Close

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120968562237161201.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145411/report_yahoo_could_run_google_ads_next_week.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aS9oFERV5ZCA
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/02/Yahoo-could-run-Google-ads-next-week_1.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-yahoo-could-announce-full-rollout-of-google-ads-next-week/
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/05/yahoo_could_ann.html

Microsoft Outlines Its Yahoo Strategies / Appears to Lean Toward Hostile Yahoo Bid

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/technology/02soft.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2008-05-01-ballmer-microsoft-yahoo_N.htm
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120966628366460063.html
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3860840.ece
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145412/report_microsoft_close_to_hostile_bid_for_yahoo.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/02/Microsoft-close-to-hostile-bid-for-Yahoo_1.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b63ace5e-17aa-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/5/now_microsoft_leaning_toward_hostile_but_doesn_t_reject_35_37_price_range_
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/02/microsoft-to-go-hostile-i_n_99772.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/may/02/microsoft.yahoo
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/05/wsj-miscrosoft.html

Google offers new snapshot of VisualRank efforts

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9934164-7.html
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2008/05/visualrank.html
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/05/01/google-sheds-more-light-on-visualrank

Glamour at Google / Marissa Mayer's Style Philosophy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120881523314732607.html

Microsoft Launches Improvements to Live Search Question and Answer Tool

http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2933A3E375F68349!1576.entry
http://qna.live.com/

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, others unclaimed California money

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/05/01/yang-owed-money-tech-ebiz-cx_bc_0501yang.html

Google Hites Former Financial Times Ien Cheng

http://mashable.com/2008/05/02/ien-cheng-switches-ft-with-google/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/02/googlethemedia.digitalmedia

Web classified ad site Oodle Names Kevin Doerr, Microsoft Ex, as New Senior VP

http://mashable.com/2008/05/01/oodle-names-microsoft-ex-as-new-senior-vp/

UK firm Pixsta takes on Google

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2215761/uk-ad-firm-vows-google

Yahoo Chief Platform Architect Neal Sample Open Strategy Interview

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/01/Yahoo-goes-full-steam-ahead-with-open-strategy_1.html

WEB / OTHER

Amazon Sues Over State Law on Collection of Sales Tax

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/nyregion/02amazon.html

MySpace Begins Charging for Application Promotion

http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/myspace-begins-charging-for-app-promotion/
http://mashable.com/2008/05/01/myspace-featured-application/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/myspace_charging_for_app_promotion.php

Digg Rolls Out DataPortability Enhancements

http://blog.digg.com/?p=120
http://mashable.com/2008/05/01/digg-goes-with-dataportability/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/01/digg-moves-to-adopt-dataportability-standards/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/digg_does_data_portability.php
(related) http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_decline_and_fall_of_quality_on_digg.php

Several Major Cell Phone Makers Strick Adobe Flash Agreement

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120967794997360719.html

Online booking comes to small-business owners

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2008-05-01-online-booking_N.htm

Microsoft Hit With Patent Suit Over RoundTable 360-degree videos

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145406/microsoft_hit_with_patent_suit_over_roundtable.html

Bill would penalize companies for aiding Internet censorship

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080501-bill-would-penalize-companies-for-aiding-internet-censorship.html

Skyfire mobile browser updates, gets predictive

http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9933397-12.html

Personal data could be permanently cached at the US border

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/electronic_searches_at_us_borders/

ABC.com To Push The Envelope On Multiple Commercials For Online Video Episodes

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-abccom-to-push-the-envelope-on-multiple-commercials-for-online-video/