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News archives for the week of March 6, 2006
March 8, 2006
BenQ Mobile will install Google's software in its cell phones
BenQ Mobile, which is still based in Munich, Germany, is
determined to show it can bring cutting-edge products quickly to
market, in contrast to when Siemens ran the business. Last month
at the 3GSM wireless trade show in Barcelona, the company said it
would be the first to launch an HSDPA (high speed downlink packet
access) phone. HSDPA promises wireless Internet access and other
services at speeds comparable to home broadband.
March 8, 2006
Rapid Intelligence is testing topic-based vertical search engines
Along with the search results, you also get suggestions for related
topics. This way you can rephrase or extend your search easily.
Now Rapid Intelligence is testing the same technology on topic based
vertical search engines. These children of Factbites use the same
technology base, but they also rely on an engine for learning
specifically about individual topics.
March 8, 2006
Microsoft has closed the gap with Yahoo
"The first two-and-a-half years were about catching up and building
the basic services, closing the gap with the current players" with
regard to relevancy of search results. Mehdi said Microsoft has
closed the gap with Yahoo and is "within a couple of points of
Google." Windows Live Search features new capabilities for image
search, news search, RSS feeds, mail, local search and shopping.
The beta search product also offers a search preview, a search
slider bar that lets users specify the number and size of results
on the page, and smart scroll, which lets users view all search
results without moving from page to page. Microsoft also unveiled
an updated version of its Live.com site and a beta version of
Windows Live Toolbar.
March 7, 2006
Paid search advertising to reach $10 billion in 2009
Key data points from eMarketer's report include: Paid search ad
spending in the US will top $10 billion in 2009. Paid search ad
spending growth will slow to 26 percent in 2006. Paid search will
continue to be the dominant form of Internet advertising. Local
search ad spending will make up 20 percent of all paid search spending.
The growth of local search will beat national search from 2005
through 2010.
March 6, 2006
Google growing faster than Yahoo and MSN
For the 1990s, its average yearly headcount growth dropped to 24
percent. An easy way to grow fast is to acquire companies. All
three players have bought plenty of smaller businesses along the
way. For example, Yahoo grew by 1000+ employees when it acquired
Overture in 2003, thereby increasing its headcount by more than
one-third. In conclusion, let's have a look at how Wall Street
values the employees of each company. With Friday's market caps,
each Microsoft employee is worth $4.3 million. Each Yahoo employee
is valued at about $4.7 million. And each Google employee is valued
at approximately $19 million.
