Google’s Advertising Spending falls Google Inc.’s (GOOG) online search advertising spending across the pond is showing signs of cracking, according to Ross Sandler, analyst at RBC Capital Markets.  Mr. Sandler said in a note to clients: Cyclical headwinds are starting to …

Cisco buys Jabber Cisco announced today the acquisition of Jabber, Inc., a provider of presence and messaging software. It’s important to note that Cisco has acquired the company called Jabber (jabber.com), not the open standard Jabber (jabber.org) which …

Best Buy, buys Napster Best Buy the retail giant has agreed to buy Napster Inc. for a staggering $121 million, $67 million of which will be cold, hard cash. The deal is set to close in Q4 of this …

Google Android phones + T-Mobile= Together Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile unit is set to start selling a mobile phone based on Google Inc’s Android software within weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. “T-Mobile and Google will be making an announcement …

Online advertising slows as privacy issues are rising It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers.By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share …

“Microsoft is ‘Done’ With Yahoo” says Ballmer Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp’s need to make heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the company was “done,” for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc . “There’s nothing under discussion …

Yang exit would show Yahoo! is serious about a deal Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) was quick to shoot down unsubstantiated rumors that CEO Jerry Yang was stepping down on Wednesday. It wasn’t the first time such reports have cropped up, and it probably won’t be the …

No more privacy on Youtube.com U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton authorized full access to the YouTube logs after Viacom Inc. and other copyright holders argued that they needed the data to show whether their copyright-protected videos are more heavily …

Hackers Hijack Critical Internet Organizations Turkish hackers Thursday defaced the official sites of the international organizations that oversee the Internet’s critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names, researchers said Friday. A group calling itself “NetDevilz” claimed responsibility for the hack, which …

Google Search Ads Rile Its Big Customers As Google Inc. pushes to sell ads crucial to its revenue growth, some of its largest advertisers are growing angry with the way the company oversees its sponsored searches

Blogs: 50 most powerful From Prince Harry in Afghanistan to Tom Cruise ranting about Scientology and footage from the Burmese uprising, blogging has never been bigger.

Craigslist countersues eBay over competition Online classifieds site says the minority owner is illegally competing with its own auction site and claims it was marketed as a ‘Craigslist killer.’ Craigslist is countersuing its minority owner, eBay Inc., alleging it is competing …