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Google Inc said on Wednesday it is offering a simple Web site publishing tool for office workers to set up and run their team collaboration sites, taking aim at Microsoft Corp's rival SharePoint franchise. Google Sites, as the new site publishing service is known, is a scaled back version of JotSpot, an easy-to-edit service for organizations and individuals to set up and edit Web sites that Google had acquired 16 months ago for undisclosed terms.

Wall Street dropped for the first time in three days after producer prices rose more than expected and Google shares fell after data showed that the number web users clicking on ads, have decreased.

Web search company Google Inc has agreed to build an undersea cable with five telecoms operators that will link the United States to Japan, and provide the capacity to sustain a surge in Internet traffic between the continents.

Google eased to the top rank after being rated as number one brand in the UK leading the nation's other 500 brands.

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would test a new way to measure the effectiveness of Internet advertising in a challenge to an industry standard that has helped the likes of Web search leader Google Inc. Microsoft's Engagement Mapping is due to begin in beta form on March 1 and departs from a standard that ties sales, leads and traffic to the last ad that a user clicked on online. Instead, it attempts to take into account all the Internet interactions that lead a consumer to buy a pro...

A Microsoft executive assured employees in his division on Friday that the software maker would keep many of Yahoo's staff in their northern California headquarters if its bid to buy the Web portal company is successful.

What Are Yahoo's Other Options Besides Microsoft?

Technology related stocks rose Friday afternoon while tax-maker Intuit stumbled after reporting a drop in second quarter profit.

For Yahoo Inc to avoid Microsoft Corp's bear hug, it could potentially partner with companies ranging from eBay Inc to Comcast Corp, though an alternative deal would be unlikely to match the Microsoft offer. Retailer Amazon.com Inc, iPod maker Apple Inc and phone company AT&T Inc all could argue that integrating Yahoo's services and ads would be strategically smart, and some already have Internet-advertising partnerships with Yahoo. None, however, is expected to be able to compete f...

Google plans to enter the online music market in China for the first time, as it steps up its battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc, media reported on Thursday. Google is expected to announce a joint venture with Top100.cn, to allow users to listen to and download licensed music files for free, major portal Sina.com said, citing local newspaper reports based on sources close to the U.S. firm.

In a moved to fight off a hostile takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., Internet portal Yahoo and social networking site MySpace could wind up as part of the same company if high level corporate talks come to bear fruit, according to reports.

Google shares for the online advertising market increased by 23.7 percent, less than 24.2 percent in the third quarter making the firm's first decline in two years.

Yahoo Inc's second-biggest investor urged Microsoft Corp to raise its $42 billion bid for the Web pioneer and warned Yahoo it has few options left, raising the pressure on them to seal a deal.

Yahoo increased its list of carrier partners on Tuesday when it announced a partnership with T-Mobile, an international carrier that is likely to make Yahoo oneSearch the exclusive search engine in T-Mobile's 11 European markets.

Yahoo Inc ousted archrival Google in a deal with T-Mobile in Europe and unveiled a service to squeeze social Web connections on to phone screens on Tuesday, a day after rebuffing a $41.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft.

Yahoo rejected the unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover offer from Microsoft on Monday, saying the bid undervalued the company, putting pressure on the world's largest software company to sweeten the bid.

The first phones to be loaded with Google's Android mobile software have been unveiled at the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The first mobile phones fitted with Google's Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a key advance in the struggle to bring the power of desktop computing to handsets.

Yahoo Inc on Monday rejected as too low Microsoft Corp's unsolicited $41.4 billion takeover offer, a move viewed by Wall Street as the first salvo in an effort to get the software maker to raise its bid.

Yahoo Inc on Monday rejected as too low Microsoft Corp's unsolicited takeover offer, currently valued at $42 billion, putting the ball back in the software giant's court to pursue a deal. In a statement, Yahoo said its board unanimously concluded the proposal was not in the best interests of its shareholders.

Google's Android mobile operating system may be the face of the show at the world's biggest wireless fair next week as the firm expects many companies to demonstrate their prototype devices using its Android OS.

A major investor in Yahoo Inc has met with Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to see if he would raise a $42 billion unsolicited offer for the company, the New York Post reported on Friday. Capital Research and Management, which owns more than 11 percent of Yahoo shares and more than 6 percent of Microsoft, wants to know how much more the software maker might pay if Yahoo rejects the initial offer, the Post said, citing a source familiar with the meeting.

Shares of media company CNET Networks Inc, currently battling dissident shareholders who want to expand its board, soared more than 7 percent on Friday, on speculation that Google Inc might be interested in acquiring a stake in it.

A major investor in Yahoo Inc has met with Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to see if he would raise a $42 billion unsolicited offer for the company, the New York Post reported on Friday.

Yahoo Inc's board of directors is to meet on Friday to discuss Microsoft Corp's $44.6 billion buyout offer, the TechCrunch blog said, citing unnamed sources. Yahoo officials could not immediately be reached.

On Thursday, Google expanded its free software suite, called Google Apps, to the enterprise market, allowing co-workers to collaborate on documents, calendars or presentations and to chat via instant messaging.

Shares of Yahoo are trading at a nearly 7 percent discount to Microsoft's bid offer, but some analysts are contending that the world's largest software maker may raise the stakes to capture one of the Web's most recognizes brands.

Time Warner CEO told investors on a conference call on Wednesday that the company will split off AOL Internet-access service and eliminate 100 jobs.

Google Inc may partner with another Chinese company in an effort to capture the Chinese market after two years of operation in the region with stiff competition from Baidu.com Inc which leads the market and provides free, unlicensed music downloads.