Internet advertising - Ask Jeeves Gain on Google Search (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Google (Nasdaq:

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AOL, Ask Jeeves Gain on Google Search (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) remains the top dog in Intenet search, but AOL (NYSE: AOL) and Ask Jeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ) are nipping at Google's heels, according to new research from Nielsen//Netratings.

New Spam-Fighting Technique Criticized (AP)
AP - Escalating the war on spam, a California company wants to let thousands of users collaborate to disable the Web sites spammers use to sell their wares.

IE 7 Beta May Be At Hand (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Windows hobbyist Web site says Internet Explorer 7 may arrive as early as next week. Microsoft is mum.

HK to issue unified broadband licenses next year (Reuters)
Reuters - Hong Kong will issue licenses nextyear to allow both fixed and mobile phone firms to offerbroadband wireless services, newspapers said on Saturday,bringing"anytime, anywhere"Internet access closer to reality.

GoingOn aims to be social'network of networks'(SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Two well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneurs unveiled plans Thursday for an ambitious new open online media company that will mix social networking and blogging.

Web Games to Let Players Win Cash, Prizes (AP)
AP - Upcoming Web versions of"Jeopardy!"and"Wheel of Fortune"will let fans do more than sit on the couch and shout answers at their televisions.

China has 103 million Internet users, up 18 percent in first half (AFP)
AFP - China's Internet population grew to 103 million at the end of the June, an increase of 9.0 million new web surfers in the first six months of the year, state press said.

Google's Shares Continue to Tumble (AP)
AP - Google Inc. shares continued to tumble Friday amid disappointment over slowed revenue growth at the online search engine leader even as second-quarter profit more than quadrupled.

GAO: Homeland Security Isn’t Protecting Internet (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some experts urge the government to plan better for recovering from a widespread attack on the nation’s computers.

Online News Consumers Become Own Editors (AP)
AP - J.D. Lasica used to visit 20 to 30 Web sites for his daily fix of news. Now, he's down to three— yet he consumes more news online than ever. Lasica is among a growing breed of information consumers who use the latest Internet technologies to completely bypass the home pages of news sites and jump directly to articles that interest them.