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In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, google Inc.

Profanity, those taboo words banned from the broadcast airwaves, is a feature of many people's daily lives.

The billion-dollar stake google took in AOL to keep the company out of Microsoft's hands nearly three years ago doesn't look like it will approach that value now. read more

There is a new Web site claiming to be better than search engine google. Cuil.com is one of the most hyped Web sites to hit the Web this year.

Patrolling the search engines for deals led to plenty of queries for items with the terms 'discount', 'cheap', or 'free' attached to them. read more

Before Facebook sued the German social networking site StudiVZ last month for copying its "look and feel," it had been in talks to purchase the site.A former StudiVZ executive says Facebook had been negotiating for months to buy the social network.read more

Google's not in its usual place ahead of the pack; you could almost compare the search giant to a runner who somehow got his feet stuck in the starting blocks. But, following Yahoo and Microsoft, google's finally unveiled some things related to the Summer Games.read more

If apologizing to friends, family, classmates, colleagues, acquaintances, and anybody who's ever graced your email account is your thing, then signing up with "social networking" site Tagged.com is the way to go. Or, you could tell the FTC the site's founder is still up to his old tricks. read more

Yahoo said today that it will allow users to better manage their privacy online by allowing them to opt-out of customized advertising on the site.The new opt-out feature is part of Yahoo's response to a Congressional inquiry about customization sent to 33 internet asking for details about targeted advertising and how they collect and store information on users.read more

Any ad server can drop an advertisement in front of an internet user, but AlmondNet wants that opportunity to be relevant as well as timely. read more