InternetStudy finds Net search becoming far more prevalent (AP)

AP - The search box is everywhere online these days. It's built into Web browsers. It's incorporated into Web sites of all sorts. And it's a major driver of traffic and revenue for Google Inc. and the like.

NEW YORK - The search box is everywhere online these days. It's built into Web browsers. It's incorporated into Web sites of all sorts. And it's a major driver of traffic and revenue for Google Inc. and the like. So it should come as no surprise that nearly half of Internet users conduct a search on a typical day, up from about a third in 2002, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said Wednesday. Search is approaching e-mail as the most popular thing to do on the Internet; about 60 percent use e-mail on any given day. Users with college degrees, higher incomes and broadband connections are more likely to conduct a search. So are men and younger users. Firing off queries to search engines seems to be replacing a different kind of Internet starting... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetGoogle Offers Free Music Downloads in China (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Google announced Tuesday it will begin offering free music downloads to Chinese customers. The Chinese Google site will allow searches by song, artist or entire album, then download DRM-free songs.

InternetGoogle Updates Its Enterprise Search Appliance (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Google on Wednesday began offering an upgraded version of its Search Appliance. The hardware targets enterprises and government agencies that want a Google-like Web search for office documents.