SEARCH Microsoft Live Search testing new Kumo.com name and design http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/microsoft-live-search-in-quest-of-new-name-and-design/ http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5837914.ece http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090302/a-sneak-peek-look-at-microsofts-new-kumo/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123604319518315217.html http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5220GB20090303 http://www.pcworld.com/article/160541/sneak_a_peek_at_microsofts_kumo_search.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10186108-56.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/03/microsoft_search_kumo/ http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2237651/microsoft-rebrand-live-search http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-kumo-the-beta-memo-2009-3 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=101335 http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-blodget-wrong-about-kumo-because-hes-the-tiger-woods-of-searching-2009-3 http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/advertising_search/microsoft_eats_kumo_dog_food.html http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/02/microsoft-kumo-lets-hope-its-results-look-better-than-it-does/ http://www.inquisitr.com/19130/live-search-rebranding-kumo-sneak-peek/ http://www.webmasterworld.com/msft/3861588.htm Yahoo adds new Flickr video features including two free video uploads monthly http://ycorpblog.com/2009/03/02/more-videos-for-everyone/ http://mashable.com/2009/03/02/flickr-video-hd/ http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gone-in-90-seconds-flickr-allows-video-uploads/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/flickr_adds_video_and_hd_to_free_acs.php http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/02/flickr-video-opens-to-all-and-hd-video-for-pro-users/ http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090302/tc_afp/lifestyleusinternetfilmcompanyyahoo http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/flickr-video-go.html SEO Investments Expected To Grow More Than 20 percent: eMarketer report http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=101301 Google Webspam head Matt Cutts: Paid posts should not affect search engines http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/sponsored-conversations/ Real-Time Search Available on Google http://www.expertsem.com/2009/03/03/real-time-search-available-on-google/ Google adds chat feature to iGoogle site http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/chatting-away-on-igoogle.html http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/03/google_sticks_c.html http://www.inquisitr.com/19173/igoogle-gets-direct-access-to-gmail-chat/ White House Denies Shunning YouTube http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/03/white-house-videos-on-youtube.html http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/white-house-denies-it-is-shunning-youtube/ http://mashable.com/2009/03/03/white-house-youtube/ Google executive bonuses fall slightly http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090303/atta-boy-google-rewards-execs-for-a-job-sort-of-well-done/ http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-tough-bonus-year-not-for-google-execs/ Microsoft says research budget may create new jobs http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5222C420090303 http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-says-research-budget-may-create-new-jobs/2100-1014_3-6249164.html http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Research-Budget-May-Create-New-Jobs/ Search Features Eking Into More Products: Laurie Sullivan for MediaPost http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=101302 YouTube unveils first symphony orchestra http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Hc0bh6GiXlw http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/youtube-symphony-orchestra-winners-are.html http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5216QM20090303 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5836109.ece http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_music_announces_sympho.php Neil Young: Failed Warner/YouTube Negotiations 'Penalized' Artists http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/neil-young-yout.html Yahoo Tries to Bake Up Some Sales Excitement in the Desert http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090302/yahoo-tries-to-bake-up-some-sales-excitement-in-the-desert/ Kenshoo search marketing start-up gets increased funding from Sequoia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/03/sequoia-pumps-more-funding-into-search-marketing-startup-kenshoo/ Flock Ditching Firefox, Moving To Google Chrome http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/flock-ditching-firefox-moving-to-google-chrome/ Google's Vint Cerf on Recession, Recovery and Innovation in Hard Times http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/epicenter-qa-vi.html Google pushing IE7 to rid the web plague that is IE6 http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/02/google-pushing-ie7-to-rid-the-web-plague-that-is-ie6/ http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/03/get-faster-gmail-google-toolbar-and-new.html AOL's MapQuest launches two new advertising products / business finder http://www.mapquest.com/businesslocator-detail http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3if1b7ae560fd416a7e3f770cc2f4341e3 Google launches Tasks standalone application similar to Google Gmail tasks widget http://www.google.com/tdlist/ http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-03-03-n11.html Maps + business data = Microsoft Single View: Mary Jo Foley for ZDNet http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2216 Pennsylvania couple wants U.S. federal judge to reinstate Google Street View suit http://www.mercurynews.com/google/ci_11819367 Google named best intranet search solution by Intranet Journal http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200902/ij_02_25_09c.html http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/03/oscar-night-for-enterprise-search.html Google Maps and Twitter Search for Ski Party http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-maps-twitter-search-for-ski.html Yahoo observes 14th year since its founding http://ycorpblog.com/2009/03/02/where-were-you-in-1995/ Twitter as the new parasite host: SEO Black Hat http://seoblackhat.com/2009/03/03/twitter-the-new-parasite-host-on-the-block/ Google reveals how it brought social media to Virgin-backed rowing expedition site http://googlesocialweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/adding-engagement-to-virgin-global-row.html WEB / OTHER The Review Site Yelp Draws Some Outcries of Its Own: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/technology/start-ups/03yelp.html Time Warner placing television network streams online for subscribers http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/jeff-bewkes-goes-over-the-top/ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aOXoSKBhFpfo http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/03/adobe_and_time.html U.N. 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