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News archives for the week of July 10, 2006

July 13, 2006
Instead of using Word, write your next document on Google's new Platypus
These points make it clear Platypus is still an internal project — but the "Find a new bug, get a free Platypus t-shirt" message also suggests that Google is working hard to find and fix bugs for a public release.

July 12, 2006
Yahoo pleases the Hispanic Community
“In this era of information overload, Yahoo enables users to easily find what they are looking for online and provides advertisers with a way to reach those users at their moment of interest,” said Peter Celeste, regional general manager, Yahoo Search Marketing Americas.

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July 11, 2006
The slowing travel industry makes Yahoo launch new travel website
While total online travel sales in the US will reach over $77 billion this year, according to market research firm eMarketer, last year's growth was a healthier 24 percent. Travel's slowing growth looks particularly anemic next to yearly growth forecasts for the online retail industry, which is also slowing but not as much.

July 10, 2006
Yahoo's Instant Messaging helps extend the functionality of corporate websites
By letting external developers do these “mashups,” Internet companies are able to extend the functionality of their Web sites and networks in ways that may not have occurred to their own programmers. In the case of Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo wants users to add plugins to customize the service and increase their interaction and collaboration with other users, Bonforte said. Among the plugins that the Sunnyvale, Calif. company has already developed is one that integrates the Yahoo Calendar with Yahoo Messenger, he said.