Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer: Still Interested in Yahoo’s Search Business

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/ballmer-still-interested-in-yahoos-search-business/
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090122/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanymicrosofttakeoveryahoo
(related: Earnings preview: Yahoo 4Q likely extends slump)
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=360809
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090123/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_earnings_preview

Google: AOL Is Worth $5.5 Billion

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090122/google-aol-is-worth-55-billion/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-googles-726-million-writedown-on-aol-is-more-painful-to-time-warner/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/google-aol-write-down

Google Earnings Beat Forecast On Strong Sales, Despite Sharp Drop In Profits

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/revenues_q408.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/technology/companies/23google.html
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5570634.ece
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50L62A20090123
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7846189.stm
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123265832760407467.html
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090122/googles-fourth-quarter-better-than-wall-street-thought/
http://gowest.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/01/22/google-the-good-in-q4/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-01-22-google_N.htm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10148497-93.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/22/google_q4_earnings/
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=adxbEkOyCiy0
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902047
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/22/google-takes-1-billion-charge-to-write-down-aol-and-clearwire-investments-profits-take-a-68-percent-hit/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/google-stock-still-dead-money-goog
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2009/tc20090122_568291.htm
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98911
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/64059/254/5/3
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/22/even-in-the-rough-economy-google-beats-the-street/
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134042
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i8e1f30d51da4f8e8ac7d8e5121ded8b6
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11591
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/22/google-good-at-search-bad-at-investments/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/22/internet-giant-google-revenue-results
http://www.searchengineworld.com/google/3459108.htm
http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3832551.htm

Microsoft Paid $3.1 Billion To Settle Tax Debt

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902141

With recent usage caps, more Google Apps users may move to paid premium version

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/23/google-puts-the-squeeze-on-free-apps/
http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2009/01/why_you_should.html

Ask.com parent company IAC sells ReserveAmerica to Active Network in stock swap

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-iac-sells-reserveamerica-to-active-network-in-stock-swap/

White House exempts Google's YouTube from privacy rules

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-10147726-46.html
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/white_house_continues_to_give.php

New Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz implements wage freeze

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090123/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanyemployeeyahoo
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/bartz-freezes-yahoo-employee-wages----superstars-included-yhoo

New malware attack uses Google AdWords

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/new-malware-attack-uses-google-adwords/

Google launches tool to experiment With its AJAX APIs

http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2009/01/playing-around-with-googles-ajax-apis.html
http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-22-n32.html

Google, Fox and Yahoo top three U.S. video sites during November 2008: comScore

http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15399
(related: New Search Paradigm - Shifting from Text to Video)
http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3832621.htm

Job Search Ranks As Fastest Growing U.S. Online Category In 2008: comScore

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2695

Google updates Maps transit site

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/01/test-drive-new-transit-site.html

Google offers AdWords users tips for using Google Analytics data

http://adwords.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-analytics-and-adwords-better.html

WEB / OTHER

Facebook twice as big as MySpace: comScore

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10148855-36.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/22/facebook-now-nearly-twice-the-size-of-myspace-worldwide/

Social News Site Digg Cuts 10 Percent of Staff

http://blog.digg.com/?p=516
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/digg-cuts-10-percent-of-staff/
http://mashable.com/2009/01/22/digg-profitability/
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090122/digg-to-cut-10-percent-of-employees-says-it-will-try-to-be-profitable-in-2009-the-entire-blog-post/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/22/as-growth-flattens-digg-downsizes/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-digg-cuts-10-percent-of-staff-will-hire-new-sales-team/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/digg-to-fire-10-finally-hire-a-direct-sales-team
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98928
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/22/digg-not-digging-the-economy-cuts-10-percent/
http://www.inquisitr.com/16112/digg-job-cuts/

New staff find White House in tech Dark Ages, "Like going from an Xbox to an Atari"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28787998/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=837
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-obama-tech23-2009jan23,0,6202943.story
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/obama-team-shocked-by-low-tech-white-house-like-going-from-xbox-to-atari
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090122-an-odd-choice-to-help-government-with-open-source-strategy.html
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/obama_administr.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/20/03FE-obama-tech-agenda_1.html
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/22/new-job-challenges-in-the-white-house/
(related: New President, New Googlebomb -- “Cheerful Achievement”)
http://mashable.com/2009/01/22/cheerful-achievement/
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/president_barac.html
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-22-n35.html

China says Web crackdown to be "long-lasting" as more than 1,200 additions sites banned

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50F1MY20090123
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/23/ap5957115.html
(related: Google China Stopped Censoring BBC)
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-23-n70.html

Web address shortening service Bit.ly updates Firefox plug-in with more features for Twitter

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_improved_bitly_plugin_adds_functionality_to_twitter.php

MediaPost on Twitter: The Tweet Life

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=98964

Tasteful Ad Tactics for Social Media

http://www.10e20.com/blog/2009/01/21/tasteful-ad-tactics-for-social-media/

Global Internet Audience Surpasses 1 billion Visitors, 41 percent in Asia-Pacific region: comScore

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2696