Yahoo!, Microsoft, AOL in ad deal

NEW YORK (AFP) – Yahoo!, Microsoft and AOL unveiled a joint advertising agreement on Tuesday designed to take on Internet giant Google.

The deal will allow the ad networks operated by the three companies to offer some of their display advertising inventory to their respective customers.
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U.S. stocks rise on earnings, data

NEW YORK (Xinhua) — The U.S. stocks rose on the midday Friday amid banking concerns and positive data.

Financial shares led the laggards as rating agency Fitch cut a series of banks’credit rating on late Thursday and JP Morgan posted a slightly negative earning report.
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Google’s Q3 eases fears over ad market, costs

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc’s results trounced Wall Street expectations with the help of strong advertising sales and deft cost controls, driving its shares roughly 6 percent higher.

The Internet search and advertising leader, benefiting from a growing online ad market and sharper research focus, increased its profit by 26 percent and revenue by 37 percent in the third quarter.

A darkening economic outlook — particularly in Europe, had stoked worries about advertising growth. But Google’s revenue and paid-clicks performance boded well for the fourth quarter, analysts said.
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Google seeks exemption in Indonesia’s investment procedure

JAKARTA, (Xinhua) — A senior Indonesian official said on Wednesday that Google is seeking an exemption from the government regarding its plans to invest in the country.
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New website design service for law firms launched by Eclipse Legal Systems

Aimed at firms wishing to implement a new – or improve an existing – online presence, Eclipse’s ‘Dynamic Webdesign’ service is built around a Content Management System (CMS) to provide unrivaled flexibility and fluidity. Eclipse employs its own web design function entirely in-house, with no element of the service outsourced.
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