According to new data released Tuesday by comScore Networks, in the last quarter, Google earned 44.7 percent of all U.S. searches--almost as many as Yahoo (28.5 percent), MSN (12.8 percent), and Time Warner (5.6 percent) combined.

In a preview of second-quarter earnings from Internet firms Yahoo!, eBay and Google, UBS Investment Research said it sees limited downside risk to shares of all three companies.

There are already countless of Search Engine Optimization or SEO firms out there that assumes they have all the resources needed to guarantee a proven and successful search engine for the created website.

In June, Google formally launched its online payment system called Google CheckOut. Google said that the new system is focused on providing security to users a well as vendors. Interestingly, news broke out on Google CheckOut several weeks ahead of a formal announcement and Google claimed that its new service would not compete with eBay or PayPal.

People who are familiar with the deal reported on Tuesday that Google Inc. is planning to open a new facility in the Ann Arbor area that will employ 1,000 people within five years to handle advertising that appears on the Internet giant's search engine.

The High Court has issued the ruling to assist a potential copyright infringement case. Google has been ordered to disclose the identity of one of its advertisers.

Using the name of Google is enough to spook most media businesses grappling with the impact of the internet but the search giant's foray into the realm of books has created a firestorm.