Their arrival will tighten the noose even more on smaller players.

The big hurdle for video search to overcome has been the dearth of content that people really want to find online. That’s starting to change rapidly.

this process isn’t suitable for complex decisions that have nuance, and those who use it in such situations run the risk of being perceived as rubberstamping when the decision had already been made.

This relevancy ranking is what I think will be the secret sauce to Googles blog search success.

It’s the social nature of Live.com that I find so fascinating, or the potential of that.

It’s looking shaky for them,

From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you’ll have to be an AOL subscriber to get Time magazine. That combination of media with the access is one through which you...

They were hoping to become what AOL was supposed to be when it made the Time Warner deal six years ago.

The question will be if people will stay and switch their mapping and local preferences over to Microsoft. I suspect that this new offering is a definite step in that direction.

Yahoo has a strong foothold in that entertainment space. They’ve made strong partnerships that will provide them an advantage that they’ll need to battle the likes of AOL.

Google is taking a lot of hits to its image as a benevolent spreader of new and better technology. In some ways, its success has made people scrutinize what it does much more closely.

Having a balanced approach to content lets a Web company target a range of audiences. Different people are willing to pay for different things.