Google coy on Pagerank smackdown (Addict 3D)

Google coy on Pagerank smackdown (Addict 3D)
Shaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com , Friday 26 October 2007 at 00:00:00 Major sites hit with search ranking demotion Several major websites have seen their Google Pagerank score drop in what is being called a major offensive against so-called paid links….

Mozilla: We don’t need Google (PC Advisor)

Mozilla: We don’t need Google (PC Advisor)
Firefox maker determined to stay independent Mozilla is prepared to dump Google and the millions it collects from the search company each year, if that’s what it takes to stay independent, according to the open-source developer’s CEO.

Microsoft trumps Google with $240 million investment that values Facebook at $15B (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Microsoft trumps Google with $240 million investment that values Facebook at $15B (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN FRANCISCO, 12:05 p.m. Oct. 25 (AP): It’s hard to determine what’s more surprising about Microsoft Corp.’s investment in Facebook Inc. ? the appraisal that valued a 3½-year-old Internet hangout at $15 billion or the rare snub of online search leader Google Inc.