SEARCH Cloudlet Plug-in Brings Tag-Based Search To Google; Yahoo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/17/cloudlet-plugin-brings-tag-based-search-to-google-yahoo/
http://www.centernetworks.com/search-cloudlet-firefox-search-plugin Yahoo Invests in Indian Phone Directory Search Firm INMAC http://www.pcworld.com/article/155675/yahoo_invests_in_indian_phone_directory_search_firm.html Marketers hone the focus of online search ads http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2008-12-16-search-advertising-microsoft-google_N.htm Yahoo Feeling Antisocial after shuttering Kickstart and Mash: Motley Fool http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/12/17/yahoo-feeling-antisocial.aspx
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/17/another-one-bites-the-dust-yahoo-kickstart-shutters/ Tweaks Aid AOL Traffic http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i5f45653915ac11247ed01cb601da2f2e Google says Web browser Chrome will feature RSS auto-discovery http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/user-experience/feed-subscriptions
http://mashable.com/2008/12/17/playing-catch-up-google-chrome-to-get-rss-auto-discovery/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10125679-2.html Yahoo user data anonymization methods examined http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/17/yahoo_anonymization_explained/
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http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96933 Yahoo shows ads in IM chat windows http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10125505-93.html Google China under fire for medical scam ads http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/18/google_china_medical_scam_ad_cctv_report/ Microsoft and Yahoo Hitting Google Where It Hurts In Privacy Policies http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/hitting_google.html Google holiday Easter eggs and other changes may boost recession revenue http://www.meydad.com/2008/12/17/google-easter-egg-search-results-page-holiday-decoration/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/18/google-holiday-easter-eggs-double-as-handy-revenue-boosters/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/how-google-deals-with-a-recession-goog Ask.com search engine traffic acquisition techniques come under scrutiny http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/askcom-isnt-search-its-search-arbitrage-iaci Google Brings Cross-Language Translation to Search Appliance http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Brings-Cross-Language-Translation-to-Search-Appliance/ Fear, Greed And The Google Parallax View: Gord Hotchkiss http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96935 Google Earth Setup Defaults Chrome Installation http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-12-18-n26.html YouTube sorts videos into high definition category http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-12-18-n85.html Google updates GeoWebCache Web-mapping tile cache for developers http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/12/geowebcache-10-and-google-summer-of.html Google Webspam expert Matt Cutts interviewed http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/archives/2008/12/sem_synergy_ext.html Google updates iGoogle blog reader gadget with 34-language translation feature http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-gadget-20.html Microsoft iPhone application includes Virtual Earth mapping http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2008/12/17/virtual-earth-via-seadragon-on-iphone.aspx WEB / OTHER Send Money Through Twitter With Twitpay http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/send-cash-through-twitter-with-twitpay/ LinkedIn shake-up as chief executive Dan Nye departs to be replaced by co-founder Reid Hoffman http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/shakeup-at-linkedin/
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BH1SW20081218
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http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081217/linkedins-hoffman-takes-back-ceo-title-as-nye-departs-and-weiner-enters/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/17/management-shakeup-at-linkedin-reid-hoffman-takes-back-ceo-role-jeff-weiner-as-interim-president/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/linkedin-shuffles-deck
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/12/founder_reid_ho.html
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D954OHDG0.htm
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-linkedin-executive-shakeup-founder-hoffman-back-as-ceo-yahoos-weiner-is/
http://valleywag.com/5112856/linkedin-loses-a-ceo-gains-a-yahoo
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11287 Internet Privacy Is Protected Only if You Are Really Sick: Ad trade group http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/your-privacy-is-protected-only-if-you-are-really-sick/ News Web site TechCrunch begins press embargo-braking policy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/17/death-to-the-embargo/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/we_will_respect_your_embargoes.php
http://www.centernetworks.com/arrington-embargo
http://www.inquisitr.com/12350/michael-arrington-evil-genius/
http://daggle.com/081217-142830.html
http://profy.com/2008/12/17/do-first-announce-second-good-lesson-for-yahoo/ Facebook pizza deliver options tested by Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122955636646916031.html Barclays: Ad Decline Twice As Bad As We Thought http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081218/barclays-internet-ad-decline-twice-as-bad-as-we-thought/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-barclays-reduces-09-online-ad-forecast-to-6-percent-growth-total-ad-spe/ Montenegro bans Facebook access in government offices http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BH36620081218 Personalized spam rising sharply: Cisco study http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-12-18-personalized-spam_N.htm Joost online video portal shutters desktop software in Web-only move http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081217-joost-to-disable-software-client-only-notable-features.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/17/joost-just-gives-up-on-p2p/ Facebook Posted Items Get Their Own Navigation Bar http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=43712967130
http://mashable.com/2008/12/17/facebook-posted-items/ Web companies settle on latest OpenSocial version specifications http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10126092-2.html Adobe lets AIR framework out of beta for Linux users http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10125963-2.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/18/adobe_air_linux/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2232844/adobe-releases-air-linux
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/17/Adobe_breathes_AIR_for_Linux_1.html
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Adobe-Ships-AIR-15-for-Linux/
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/linux-gets-adobe-air/
http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/adobe-air-brings-webdesktop-apps-to-linux/ Controversial ad-platform Phorm chief executive departs http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/dec/18/phorm-internet
http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail/?display=news&code=cotn:PHRM.L&action=article&articleid=7075911
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/18/phorm_departures/
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/18/shakeup-at-phorm-continues-executives-leave/ GoDaddy moves to close controversial domain warehousing Standard Tactics subsidiary http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/18/godaddy-moves-to-close-shady-standard-tactics-subsidiary/ Facebook Site Reaches 140 Million Active Users http://www
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/12/16/facebook-now-growing-by-over-600000-users-a-day-and-new-engagement-stats/.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_growth_explodes.php Amazon’s IMDB Acquires Box Office Mojo; Will Add Box Office Data To Service http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-amazons-imdb-acquires-box-office-mojo-will-add-box-office-data-to-servi/
http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/18/amazon-adds-some-box-office-mojo-to-imdb/ Publicis makes agreements with six social media advertising providers http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96960 Meebo Web-chat firm to launch syndicated instant messaging service http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96930 Computing pioneers of 1950s ENIAC honored, interviewed http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/jean-bartik-untold-story-of-remarkable.html
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