Google tests Preferred Sites search feature

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-preferred-sites.html
http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/google-preferred-sites/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10145203-2.html
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/pick_which_site.html
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_tests_preferred_sites.php
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/google-search-getting-more-and-more-personal-goog
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/new-feature-allows-you-more-control-over-google-search-results/
http://www.inquisitr.com/15758/google-testing-preferred-sites-search-customization-tool/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-19-n39.html
http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3829306.htm

Yahoo Cutting 20 Percent Of French Staff, Developers Bear The Brunt

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-yahoo-cutting-20-percent-of-french-staff-developers-bear-the-brunt/
(related) http://www.inquisitr.com/15628/why-not-reboot-all-of-yahoo/

Twingly Launches Microblogging Search Engine

http://blog.twingly.com/2009/01/20/twingly-inaugurating-worlds-first-federated-microblog-search/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/twingly-launches-microblogging-search-engine/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/20/twingly-launches-microblog-search-twitter-search-with-a-sprinkle-of-jaiku-and-a-dash-of-identica/

Questions about timing of Europe’s new Microsoft Internet Explorer positioning abuse antitrust inquiry

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/technology/20soft.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123213711567091269.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50F6LW20090117
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/647e7e40-e599-11dd-afe4-0000779fd2ac.html
http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/eu-internet-explorer/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10144696-75.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/19/opera_microsoft_european_commission/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1826
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-micro17-2009jan17,0,1606127.story
(related) http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3340

Microsoft expected to launch three new mobile services to compete with Apple's MobileMe

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/19/microsoft-set-to-unveil-mobileme-competitor-next-month
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/19/microsoft-rumored-to-add-mobile-devices-to-live-mesh-with-skybox/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/microsofts-mobile-app-store-coming-next-month
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/19/microsoft-to-take-to-the-sky-with-app-store-mobileme-competitors-next-month/

Google Engineering Director Steven Horowitz, key Android developer, hired by Coupons Inc.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/20/204/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/top-android-developer-quits-google-goog

Marketers Take Search Ads Beyond Search Engines

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123241111057096083.html

Hitwise general manager of global research Bill Tancer on Googling the inauguration

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/19/guest-blogger-googling-the-inauguration/

Google's Thursday fourth quarter financial results expected to show it bucking search advertising recession trend

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090120/ap_on_hi_te/google_earnings_preview
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/19/search-advertising-runs-into-the-recession/
(related: fourth quarter search ad industry spending)
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-search-ad-update-q4-a-mixed-bag-in-terms-of-spending/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/holy-crap-search-advertising-actually-shrank-in-q4-goog
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98707

Vatican to get own YouTube channel

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50G1JN20090119
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/19/vatican_youtube/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=34780
(related: Finding the next Scorsese...on YouTube)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10145495-93.html

BBC asks: What's with Google's new mini icon?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7839744.stm

Ars Technica says after six months of Google Knol, Wikipedia need not worry

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/100000th-knol-published.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090119-google-knol-six-months-later-wikipedia-need-not-worry.html

Users Petition to Save Google Notebook

http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/save-google-notebook/
(related: Seven Google Notebook replacements)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10144412-2.html

Google removes Apple iPhone version of iGoogle Web site

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10145496-233.html

Yahoo's Zimbra hits 20 million paid mailboxes

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10145439-16.html

YouTube testing some video download functionality

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090118/get-your-obama-to-go-youtube-rolls-out-video-downloads/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/youtube-video-downloads

RSS solutions for Google's Chrome Web browser

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/finally_-_get_rss_support_for_google_chrome.php

Video search provider Blinkx partners with four fitness Web sites

http://www.centernetworks.com/blinkx-fitness-videos

Nexidia To Power MSNBC Video Search

http://www.centernetworks.com/nexidia-msnbc-video-search

Why some employees have left Google

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5547920.ece
http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/defections/even_google_isnt_great_for_all_employees.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/18/why-google-employees-quit/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-19-n47.html

Voice search ambitions explored at CES

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98660

Report: Advertisers Scared Of Google Dominance

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98655
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=133864

Gedgetell asks: Is Google planning Web drive?

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/google-planning-web-drive/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/19/the-internets-jammed-with-broken-links-of-a-last-chance-google-drive/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-web-drive-online-storage-service-tipped-in-picasa-2031169/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-18-n35.html

Driven by mobile, social media and early artificial intel tech, search goes sci-fi

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3if42f3145e3efa9c40badf32a16001098

ZDNet asks: Can we rely entirely on Google and Wikipedia?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=821

Slate: Why Microsoft would be foolish to get into the Web ad business

http://www.slate.com/id/2209139/

comScore: Why is Google's Market Share in Hitwise Data So Much Higher than in comScore's?

http://www.comscore.com/blog/2009/01/googles_market_share_in_hitwise.html

WEB / OTHER

Online farmers market Foodzie makes money every day

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/an-online-farmers-market/

Historical Photos in Web Archives Gain Vivid New Lives

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/technology/internet/19link.html

China blocks 244 new websites in porn crackdown

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50F1MY20090120

Second Life users spent more hours and dollars during 2008

http://www.pcworld.com/article/157959/second_life_user_hours_dollars_spent_skyrocket_in_2008.html

Dutch government study: net effect of P2P sharing is positive

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090120-dutch-government-study-net-effect-of-p2p-use-is-positive.html
(related: 37% of P2P users say they'll ignore disconnection threats)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090118-37-of-p2p-users-say-theyll-ignore-disconnection-threats.html

Belkin's black eye: company caught paying for user reviews, apologizes

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090119-belkins-black-eye-company-caught-paying-for-user-reviews.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10145399-92.html
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/01/20/belkin_prez_apologises/
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-262932.html

Looking ahead to Joomla content management system's future

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/looking_ahead_t.html

Web TV Sites Battle for Viewers

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2009/tc20090119_442155.htm

Why Text Is Still King of the Web: AdAge

http://adage.com/article?article_id=133843