Roundup: First signs of a credit thaw, Google’s search share down, Jive Software layoffs and more
Here’s the latest action:
Credit beginning to thaw? — Bank borrowing costs fell slightly on Tuesday, a possible first sign that credit is beginning to flow between institutions again. Analysis at Calculated Risk.
Google’s search market share dips — The latest ComScore numbers show that Google gained more users… Continue Reading
Kid portal KidZui gets redesign, adds social networking
KidZui is launching a series of social networking features for its kid-safe internet browsing software. Designed for kids ages three to 12, KidZui is a web portal for kids that is trying to draw an audience by adopting the same kind of features that have… Continue Reading
Hakia and Ask release search redesigns in fresh bid against Google
A pair of new redesigns being rolled out this morning for the mass-market search engine Ask, as well as semantic search company Hakia, aim to notch up their challenge to Google’s statistic-based search results.
Oddly, the change Ask is making harkens back to its origins as… Continue Reading
Google pushes towards 70 percent of all U.S. searches; Yahoo, Microsoft push towards zero percent
The ascent continues. Google accounted for a ridiculous 69.17 percent of all U.S. search in June, according to new data from Hitwise. What’s even more ridiculous is that the search engine is still adding market share. One year ago it accounted for 63.92 percent. Just… Continue Reading
IAC, conglomerate of web properties, launching new “content venture”
update: rumors are beginning to spill out; Alley Insider suggests the venture is a collaboration between IAC’s Ask and Digg.com, and will launch “very soon.”
With the bid by Microsoft to purchase Yahoo potentially reducing the number of major Web companies, other conglomerates may also come… Continue Reading
Roundup: Nextag, ThisNext, Amp’d, Lala, Ask3D and much more
(Updated) Here’s the latest action, catching up for the past two days:
Boring shopping Web sites attract interest — There are so many shopping search engines, we’ve given up trying to count. And yet investors remain interested. Santa Monica, Calif.’s ThisNext, a social shopping Web site, has… Continue Reading
Get mobile local info from ULocate, Ask and others
ULocate, a Framington, Mass. start-up focused on giving you mobile information based on your location, has raised $11 million more in a second round of financing.
ULocate offers more than a dozen widgets that you can drag and drop onto your mobile phone — giving you… Continue Reading