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ARCHIVE FOR MAY 2005
Date/Headlines Source
31 May 2005  
Ask Jeeves Hopes to Zoom Ahead of Competitors Information Today
Copyright contributes 6% to China's GDP New China Daily
Anton: Plan in Place for Hanley Wood Growth FOLIO: Magazine
The People's News Source TIME Magazine
We the (Media) People WSJ Online*
Do Newspapers Have a Future? Deutsche Welle
BBC, in Union Pact, Agrees To Not Sell Unit Before 2007 WSJ Online*
Sun Micro Revamps Brand, Stresses Shared Services Reuters
Going where no search engine has gone before FCW.com
Digital rights management embedded in Intel chips The Inquirer
Topix CEO Rich Skrenta: RSS is a great way to attract permanent subscribers Editors Weblog.org
Thomas Register Now Exclusively Online, Reflecting Widespread Web Adoption by Industrial Buyers,Sellers BusinessWire
SOHU Announces Closing of Go2Map Acquisition PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
30 May 2005  
Local Holiday (Memorial Day)  
27 May 2005  
Microsoft opens MSN portal for China MSNBC
VSS sells Hanley Wood to investment group led by JPMorgan Partners BtoB Online
As TV Moves to the Web, Marketers Follow The New York Times*
Latimes.com introduces blogs, with more changes on the way USC Annenberg OJR
News Groups Wrestle With Online Fees Washington Post
Reed Elsevier buys medical publisher FT via MSNBC
Project MUSE partners with Google to index journal content Digital Opportunity Chan.
RSS: What It Is and Why You Must Care DM News
Yahoo, Google Eye A Lead Role In Emerging Video Search Field Investor's Business Daily
ALM's Pennsylvania Newspaper Group Launches Mid-Atlantic Executive Legal Adviser for Business Leaders BusinessWire via Yahoo!Finance
MobiTV Expands to Europe with Orange UK Launch: Live Broadcast and Made-for-Mobile TV BusinessWire via TMCNet
26 May 2005  
30% of Americans have read a blog: poll The Blog Herald
LexisNexis Database Hackers Reveal Tactics Wired News
New York Times Co. to Cut Staff Amid Ad Weakness The New York Times*
Gannett Appoints Craig Dubow New President and CEO Editor & Publisher
More Money From Paid Content ClickZ Network
Student's start-up draws attention and $13 million The New York Times via CNET
Google Searching For A Business Market Desktop Pipeline
Reed Elsevier to buy medical publishing business MediMedia MAP for 270 mln eur Forbes.com
Coveo Solutions Inc. Designates SoftSelect (Pty) Ltd as Master Reseller PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
SchemaLogic and iPhrase Form Strategic Partnership to Help Companies Leverage Enterprise Information BusinessWire
ProjectForum 4.4 adds Tables, Slideshows to Easy-to-use Wiki I-Newswire
Mondosoft's  New Database Indexing Feature Enables Enterprise-wide Unified Search with MondoSearch BusinessWire
25 May 2005  
News Corp tells managers to seek growth WSJ Online*
Once blogs 'change everything,' fascination with them will chill USA Today
Future of magazines: Net could empower readers USC Annwnberg OJR
Google CEO defends privacy policies ZDNet India
Collaboration key to Web services success Search Web Services. com
Viyya Technologies Announces the Acquisition of WISE Learning Solutions MarketWire
Wolters Kluwer Completes Acquisition of De Agostini Professionale and Utet Professionale in Italy PrimeZone
Brainshark to Support Presence and IM Applications within On Demand Presentations BusinessWire via TMCNet
Wolters Kluwer Selects diCarta Contracts to Manage Intellectual Property Agreements MarketWire
FDC Reports Appoints New President, Mike Squires, Formerly of Medscape Genetic Engineering
24 May 2005  
UK Offers Free, 24/7 Online Reference Library Reference
Podcasts to be available through iTunes Software update to provide access to amateur shows SFGate.com
The Fun Begins With Structure Intelligent Enterprise
Online journalists produce their own reality, says longtime Web reporter USC Annenberg OJR
Mysterious changes underway at Google Adsense The Blog Herald
Fast Selected as new Search Infrastructure for EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Management TechWeb
Google's library project challenged Publishers cite loss of revenue, possible copyright violations San Francisco Chronicle
Google hits the business world: Variety of services keep Google a friend of Wall Street The Stanford Daily
McCann Touts Multiplatform Content at FIPP MediaWeek
EMC Announces New Generation of Content Classification Software PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Vivísimo Velocity brings structure to enterprise search InfoWorld
Knowledge Mosaic Releases the Energy Mosaic Website and News Service PR Web
Rocketinfo to Power SmallBusinessSearchEngine.com Portal BusinessWire via TMCNet
New Internet Tracking Solution from Accountability International Monitors Sensitive Content BusinessWire via TMCNet
23 May 2005  
B-to-B Flying High: Exclusive Survey Folio Magazine
Phony Accounts Eyed in LexisNexis Breach Washington Post
With Its Home Page, Google Could Get a Bit Closer to Its Users The New York Times*
How Old Media Can Survive In a New World WSJ Online*
RSS Sets Its Sights on the Enterprise eWeek
Shocking Controversy Follows Content-Creating Robot PR Web
Business Intelligence Network Launches BEYESearch Search Engine Prudent Press
Midsize Law Firm Bernstein Shur Selects LexisNexis InterAction for CRM BusinessWire
Fast Selected as new Search Infrastructure for EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Management Bobsuide
Digimarc Launches ID Validation Solution to Support Homeland Security Measures and Combat ID Theft BusinessWire via TMCNetS
20 May 2005  
Enterprise Apps Header Google's 'Fusion' Begins with Home Pages eWeek
Growing pains at Google? CNET News
Search warrants executed in LexisNexis ID case Reuters
Blog-to-Blog Wars: ABM's Week-Old Blog Already Experiencing Growing Pains FOLIO Magazine
Factiva's Partnership With Complinet Empowers Client Screening Services Managing Information
Vignette Unveils Browser Access to Records and Document Management Application EContent Magazine
China goes undercover to sway opinion on Internet Reuters via Yahoo!News
Gates Outlines 'New World of Work' at CEO Summit PR Newswire
CNET CEO Reminisces about online advertising The Deal
Non-traditional sources cloud Google News results USC Annenberg OJR
Ask Jeeves and InfoSpace Enter Agreement to Support Excite.com PR Newswire
19 May 2005  
CTOs From Microsoft, Sony, And Yahoo Say There's Lots To Fret About InformationWeek
Big Media Blues Motley Fool*
The Beeb Shall Inherit the Earth Wired News
Indian government to grant accreditation to online journos USC Annenberg OJR
‘New York Times’ to charge for online access to columnists; CNN to offer free video BtoB Online
Lawyers.com Courts Legal Marketers ClickZ Network
Knowledge Management: Waiting in the wings for legal LegalIT
Google Pushes Security In Enterprise Desktop Search Launch InformationWeek
Bersin & Associates Views Brainshark as Key Player in Fastest-Growing Segment of eLearning Market BusinessWire
Fulton County, Ga., Court Chooses LexisNexis File & Serve To Manage E-filing in High-Profile Murder Trial BusinessWire
18 May 2005  
Google releases desktop search for businesses Reuters
Microsoft to flash Windows ID cards CNET News
NYTimes.com Ponders "Information-Affiliate Program" ClickZ Network
Times: No Plans to Further Charge for Web AP via Yahoo!News Asia
Making news bidirectional: HoustonChronicle.com upgrades several blogs to Movable Type USC Annenberg OJR
Firefox Users Monkey With the Web Wired News
Two Weeks Late, 'San Jose Mercury News' Shows Huge Circ Declines Editor & Publisher
Twelve key features for your business portal UK.Builder.com
The Hand-Helds Strike Back WSJ Online*
JurisPro Database Expands LexisNexis Expert Witness Resources Managing Information
Arbortext's Pharmaceutical Application Provides for Immediate Cost-Effective SPL Compliance Genetic Engineering
ISYS Search Software Announces the Arrival of ISYS 7, Commences Immediate Shipping of ISYS BusinessWire
ProQuest Signs Five Leading OEMs to Use ProQuest Outdoor Power Products and Solutions PR Newswire
Day Previews Java JRS170-based  Content Repository Extreme (CRX) for Enterprises BusinessWire
17 May 2005  
Parsons: Would consider AOL spinoff CNN Money
Blogs haven't displaced media, study finds Reuters
Information wants to be free -- but it isn't Seattlepi.com
China: Internet Copyright Administrative Protection Rule Announced China Tech News
Newsmagazines lose their balance Crain's New York Business
Newsgator Acquires FeedDemon The Blog Herald
‘Plastics News’ to launch electronic newsletter for China BtoB Online
Access Innovations Now Offering Notation Module for Thesaurus Master(TM) PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Inxight Acquires Federated Search and Alert Technology Assets From Intelliseek PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Thomson Financial to Optimize Thomson PORTIA for the Microsoft Platform PR Newswire
Business Intelligence Network Launches BEYESearch Search Engine PR Web
16 April 2005  
Microsoft launches desktop search tool Reuters
NYTimes.com to Offer Subscription Service The New York Times*
‘Barron’s’ gets a redesign BtoB Online
Wolters Kluwer reports 1Q earnings fall AP via SeattlePI.com
Scripps Plans Niche Broadband Strategy ClickZ Network
   
Governance Gauge: Only You Can Model Your Content Intelligent Enterprise
Thomson launches European M&A news service Finextra
Thomson Financial's Nelson Information Ranks World's Best Money Managers For 1Q05 PR Newswire
Elsevier Launches new Health Science eJournal and eClinics Collections PR Newswire
Thomson Financial and The Wall Street Journal Develop The 2005 'Best On The Street' Analysts Survey PR Newswire
Arbortext Joins Forces with TRADOS to Provide Global Enterprise Publishing Solutions BusinessWire
Teragram Unveils TK240 Version 5 Taxonomy Management Software PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
13 May 2005  
Hit a Snag? Hanley Wood Deal Delayed as VSS Struggles to Get its Price Folio Magazine
Google puts the brake on Web Accelerator The Register
Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes Internetnews.com
Papers Turn to 'Podcasting' In Bid to Draw More Readers WSJ Onlune*
ABM launches b-to-b media blog BtoB Online
India opens door just a crack for foreign papers Reuters via Yahoo!News Asia
Lessons from the Cutting Edge: RSS Advertising ClickZ Network
15 things you can do with RSS (it was supposed to be 10, but I got carried away) TimYang.com
Reuters Links Up with AOL's Singingfish Video Search Engine BusinessWire
MindBranch Offers RSS Feeds of the Latest Market Research MarketWire
One Legal Goes Live With Electronic Court Filing Service - Helps Courts & Attorneys Operate Efficiently eMediaWIre
Reducing Expenditures and Driving Costs Out of the Corporate Library Budget PR Newswire via Pharmalive
12 May 2005  
Google buys social networking service? CNET News
Seven big ideas (and one pet peeve) from BlogNashville USC Annenberg OJR
IDG names Ostrow president-publisher of ‘InfoWorld’ BtoB Online
Federating the Enterprise: FileNet’s CM Vision Evolves EContent Magazine
BBC opens RSS to third-parties PC Pro
Content Blog Or Syndicate Blog: Which Is Yours? Web Pro News
FeedTagger : News as it happens FeedTagger
Can Yahoo's New Music Service Earn a Profit? The New York Times*
PR Newswire's eWatch(TM) Monitoring Service Upgrades WebPubs with  Inclusion of Blogs PR Newswire
BitPass Enables Premium Podcasts PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
11 May 2005  
Microsoft inks China joint ventures to expand MSN Reuters
Wolters Kluwer Ready To Turnaround NewRatings
Mass Media Meltdown New York Post
LA Times abandons paid content model USC Annenberg OJR
CCC: Permission Needed for E-Reserves Library Journal
Podcasters May Be Overlooking Huge Legal Risks in the Fine Print Send2Press
spid.ero.us helps you discover the hot and fresh bookmarks from various Social Bookmarkers (SBM) Spid.ero.us
Europeans resist Google's view of the world AP via KansasCity.com
Mini Google for companies arrives in Europe The Inquirer
NameProtect helps businesses ensure they aren't misrepresented online Wisconsin State Journal
Yahoo takes on iTunes with new music service CNET News
iPhrase Announces Latest Version of Award-Winning OneStep Platform PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Reuters Extends Its Evaluated Pricing Reach to European Fixed Income Markets BusinessWire
AllBusiness.com Extends Leading Business Content to San Francisco Chronicle PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
TechTarget Is First U.S. InfoSecurity Publisher to Enter Fast-Growing Korean Market BusinessWire via
ZDNet India
Autonomy Supports Legal Information Network at White & Case PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Interwoven's Strong Partner Network Delivers Targeted Business Solutions PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
BitPass Teams With Content Delivery Networks Abacast and Fast-Serv Technologies PR Newswire
10 May 2005  
Will Answers.com Be the Next Google? Fortune
EU Endorses European Digitization Project Library Journal
SEC To Publish Corp. Filings Comment Letters This Week WSJ Online*
Taking Cue from Web, 'Boston Globe' to Auction Prime Sunday Ad Spot Editor & Publisher
USA Today gets blog figures (really, really) wrong The Blog Herald
Click Fraud: A Legal Look Search Engine Watch
Bloggers' conference emphasizes reporting AP via The Boston Globe
Newspapers try innovative approaches to regain readership Sun-Sentinel
To Search or Not to Search: That is the Query EContent Magazine
Information Vendors Back Disclosure Law InformationWeek
LexisNexis inks deal with consulting firm The Brattle Group Dayton Business Journal
Thomson Financial to market CMS BondEdge to European asset managers Finextra
Newstex to Distribute Reed Business Information Publications Via Content On Demand BusinessWire
Three Leading Trademark Research Companies Join Together to Create Thomson CompuMark PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
9 May 2005  
A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip The New York Times*
Big media companies weigh blog strategies Reuters
Where the media end and you begin Christian Science Monitor
Turning a digital page ONENews
Wall Street Journal goes tabloid in Europe, Asia The Globe and Mail
Ask Jeeves eyes growth under IAC umbrella Reuters via The Boston Globe
Primedia Business' French: Focus on Topline FOLIO Magazine
Craigslist.org Founder Eyes Journalism AP via Yahoo!News
Beyond Weblog Syndication and News Aggregation: More RSS Applications PC Here
Consulting Firm, The Brattle Group, Selects LexisNexis InterAction for CRM BusinessWire
Firm360: 'Intelligent' Business Intelligence for Law Firms From The Thomson Corporation PR Newswire
First Research Selected to Provide Industry Intelligence Via SourceMedia's Online Research Vault BusinessWire
6 May 2005  
The Power of Print in the Age of the Internet Editor & Publisher
Dow Jones Exec: Company Reducing Reliance On 'B2B' Ads Dow Jones via SmartMoney.com
Thomson's TradeWeb to launch online market for credit derivatives CBR Online
Google Releases Web Accelerator CRN Daily
Working to save the endangered cookie Media Life
Google trying to patent news ranking by quality Reuters via The Boston Globe
Media struggle with growing 'blogosphere' UPI via Science Daily
Critiquing The Critiquing Of Weblogs Inc Blogs Web Pro News
Media Auditors Migrate to U.S., Offering Prospect of Cost Savings WSJ Online*
LexisNexis Releases Accurint SureContact for Debt Collections Managing Information
Hart Energy Reportedly Siphoning Off Three Titles Folio Magazine
5 May 2005  
Thomson Unfazed by Internet Search Engines Globe and Mail
Factiva Adds RSS Feeds Online Media Daily
Yahoo says its video search now widely available Reuters
Content Meets Social Networking Line56.com
Merrill Lynch: In a Surprise, New Numbers Show 'Quality' Circ Still Sliding Editor & Publisher
Cadmus Communications Corporation: The 3Path to (Information) Enlightenment EContent Magazine
Yahoo Hires Cnet Editor To Head Technology Site WSJ Online*
TechTarget Revenue Increases 77 Percent on Strong Gains Throughout Business Profit Soars BusinessWire

Endeca Announces New Manufacturing & Distribution Search Solutions for Product Data

BusinessWire
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Upgrade to Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) for Legal Matter Lifecycle Management PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
4 May 2005  
Forrester reports advertising shift to online BtoB Online
Google: biting the hand that feeds it? CNN Money
The Cellphone's Potential as a Search Tool Gets Tapped The New York Times*
Google Signs Deal for Content With InfoUSA Search Engine Watch
Veronis Suhler Stevenson at a Crossroad Folio Magazine
Times Mulls Subscriptions For Internet Archives WSJ Online*
'Tags' ease sifting of digital data AP via The Boston Globe
Jongejan sets out Swets vision Information World Review
XBRL Gets Real as the Standard for Financial Reporting Intelligent Enterprise
Believe It or Not: 65 Papers That Posted Circ Gains Editor & Publisher
Can the Huffington Post obsess itself into the news cycle? USC Annenberg OJR
Thomson Directories signs up to Google Adwords NetImperative
Snap Selects Moreover Technologies to Provide Aggregated Online News Content MarketWire
3 May 2005  
Print Insists It's Here to Stay The New York Times*
Internet Ads Click With Firms; Some Shift Budgets WSJ Online*
Google seeks all the news that's fit to search CNET News
EMarketer says search spending will be more than expected BtoB Online
Latest Promotion Vehicle Is a Hand-Held Media Device. Will Anyone Watch? The New York Times*
Some Papers Lose Big in Today's New Circulation Numbers Editor & Publisher
Feeds: A New Channel for Search Marketing Search Engine Watch
Thomson Financial buys private-equity research firm CNews
Elsevier MDL Restructures to Better Serve Life Sciences R&D ZDNet India
Dialog & InfoChem Offering Chemical Structure Searching Through Dialog(R) Online Service PR Newswire
Collins Butler Chooses ISYS Search Software's ISYS:desktop Search for Attorneys BusinessWire
Growing Number of Companies Choose FileNet Records Manager for Compliance Needs PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
2 May 2005  
Newspaper Circulation Continues Decline, Forcing Tough Decisions WSJ Online*
Pearson Chairman Says FT Not For Sale Dow Jones News via Excite
Google searches for quality not quantity New Scientist
Ad Agents for the Search Engines The New York Times*
Reuters IM bitten by e-bug P2PNet
The Bookless Future The New Republic
'Tags' ease sifting of digital data AP via The Boston Globe
Tagging as a Social Phenomenon The Social Software Weblog
Nstein Technologies signs agreement with ProQuest CNW Group
LexisNexis Releases Accurint SureContact for Collections to Help Locate Debtors Even Faster BusinessWire

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