Internet advertising - Takes Local Search Service out of Beta (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Google

Internet advertising - Takes Local Search Service out of Beta (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Google

Google Takes Local Search Service out of Beta (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has brought its local search service out of beta, giving users the ability to search for specific locations within towns and find information on local attractions, restaurants and hotels.

Google streams sitcom premiere (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Google unveiled its first significant partnership with a television network Monday, a deal that allows it to show the entire first episode of UPN's sitcom ``Everybody Hates Chris''on its Web site.

Cogent, Level 3 In Standoff Over Internet Access (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Cogent Communications and Level 3 Communications are in a stand-off after Level 3 pulled the plug on shared Internet traffic from Cogent Wednesday.

AOL Exec Coy About Microsoft Talks (PC World)
PC World - CEO describes AOL's content-sharing, acquisitions in competitive Web services market.

VeriSign Enters Blogosphere In Buying Dave Winer's Weblogs.com (TechWeb)
TechWeb - VeriSign Inc. has bought Weblogs.com for$2.3 million in cash from Scripting News Inc.

State sex-offender site leads to arrest (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - A mother's use of the state's online sex-offender registry has led to the arrest of a Los Gatos man who allegedly touched her child inappropriately at a grocery store.

Blog subscribers seek out small universe of sites (Reuters)
Reuters - The Web publishing phenomenonknown as the blogsphere has millions of sites but only a smallnumber gain significant audiences, according to data releasedon Friday.

VeriSign Acquires Weblogs.com for$2.3M (AP)
AP - Internet services company VeriSign Inc. said Friday it has acquired Weblogs.com, a service that automatically alerts people when blogs and other Web sites are updated with new material.