AOL Users: You've Got Google
Increasingly popular search engine will be used throughout AOL starting later this year.
Laura Rohde, IDG News Service
Google and AOL Time Warner subsidiary, America Online, have agreed to begin offering Google's search engine over all of AOL's Internet companies, the companies announced Wednesday.
By the end of the second quarter or during the third quarter, Google's search technology will be used in the search areas of such AOL units as CompuServe, AOL.com, and Netscape, the companies say in a joint statement.
Financial terms for the multiyear agreement between AOL, based in Dulles, Virginia, and Google, based in Mountain View, California, were not disclosed.
The alliance will improve searching capabilities for AOL users by granting them access to Google's increasingly popular Internet search engine technology while Google will become available to AOL's 34 million members as well as the tens of millions of visitors to AOL's Web-based properties, the companies say.
Aiming at the Top
Google's site is closing in on Yahoo as the world's most popular search engine, according to a study released Tuesday by market researcher WebSideStory. Google garners 31.87 percent of all search referrals worldwide, compared to 36.35 percent that come from Yahoo, the WebSideStory study says.
Google and AOL also inked a marketing agreement, allowing Google to pitch its targeted paid listings product from its base of advertisers to users of AOL's services, the companies say.
The Google/AOL deal comes a day after Overture Services said its U.S. search distribution relationship with AOL had ended. Overture handles advertising for search engines, and is a rival for Google in the online advertising market. AOL users in the U.S. will no longer receive paid listings provided by Overture's advertisers though its entries on AOL Europe's portals in the U.K., France and Germany will continue, Overture says.
- Sponsored Resource:Improve your network with the right mix of features, performance and pricing.
- Sponsored Resource:Growing your business requires the right tools. Dell's networking servers can help.
- Sponsored Resource:Thinking about a new Laptop? Lenovo has models to meet everyone's needs.
- Sponsored Resource:Twitter: A how-to guide for using Twitter as a business tool.
- Sponsored Resource:Smartphone security threats are on the rise. Is it time to safegaurd your device?
Print 65% more pages than with refilled inks. Trust Original HP Inks. Hit Print Reliably.
Laptop Showcase
Featured APC Accessories For Your System
10% Off Entire Cart at Online Store
-
APC Back-UPS ES
Safeguards your equipment from damaging surges and spikes that travel along your utility & data lines.
- APC SurgeArrest Performance Highest level of protection for your professional computers, electronics and connected devices, as well as provides surge protection.
People who read this also read:
Best Prices on Printers
Officejet J6480 All-In-One PrinterPrice: $144.00
WorkForce 500 All-In-One PrinterPrice: $45.00
ML-2510 Laser PrinterPrice: $49.95
Photosmart C309 All-In-One PrinterPrice: $199.98
Photosmart C8180 All-In-One PrinterPrice: $180.24
Photosmart C6380 All-In-One PrinterPrice: $122.00
- 2007 Microsoft Office Suites Comparison This paper compares and contrasts four suites of the 2007 Microsoft Office system: Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 and Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007. This paper is intended to help organizations understand the applications and capabilities offered, and to identify the suite that best fits their needs.
- Windows Vista Migration: The Business Proposition It's not so much a matter of "if" but "when" for most organizations regarding migration to Windows Vista. Laying the groundwork now for this migration can yield higher ROI than waiting until later. This Computerworld Technology Briefing explains it all.


