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More on LookSmart, AltaVista and Overture Renew their Vows, Court Backs AOL, Flash Usability, AOL-Microsoft BAttle, and the new Yahoo Home Page Look - Search Engines News and Articles - June 10, 2002

Monday, June 10, 2002, 8:15pm
Stefanie Olsen, of CNET, writes about speculation that Yahoo! will be redesigning their home page soon.

Yahoo to give home page a makeover
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 7, 2002, 3:40 PM PT

It's true. Here's a beta version: Yahoo Beta. Check it out and let them know what you think.

Thursday, June 6, 2002, 11:18am
On Wednesday, Reshma Kapadia wrote of speculation that AOL may begin using Netscape 7.0 as its default browser instead of Microsoft Explorer.

Netscape New Browser May Revive AOL-Microsoft Battle
Wed May 22, 6:41 PM ET
By Reshma Kapadia
NEW YORK (Reuters)

Jakob Nielsen has been criticizing the use of Flash on the Internet for years. Well, Macromedia has finally figured out a way to shut him up. They hired him to consult with them on building usability into flash websites.

Flash critic to coach Macromedia
By David Becker
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 2, 2002, 9:00 PM PT

Here's some more on the LookSmart Goes Pay-Per-Click story. A recent LookSmart press release suggests that their transition to a pay-per-click engine is wildly successful. They announced that they have signed up more than 8,000 businesses. Given that they had over 80,000 businesses listed before, the 8,000 number tells me that only 10% of businesses went along with the LookSmart plan. Now a law firm in California has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of LookSmart's small business customers.

Early Success of LookSmart 'Small Business Listings' Exceeds Expectations
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13
PRNewswire-FirstCall

| LookSmart fees backfire into lawsuit
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
June 4, 2002, 11:55 AM PT

Tuesday, June 4, 2002, 9:10am
If you're gonna sue AOL, you'll have to do it on their home court.

Court Backs AOL Clickwrap Pact On Litigation Home Base
Steven Bonisteel
Newsbytes.com Staff Writer
Thursday, May 30, 2002; 4:42 PM

Thursday, May 30, 2002, 9:28pm
AltaVista and Overture renewed their agreement. Overture provides three of the four listings that appear under "Products and Services" in the AltaVista search results. The first results is a paid AltaVista advertisement, managed by DoubleClick. Today's announcement looks like something new (it is a press release after all), but in reality, it is just an extension of the agreement.

AltaVista Taps Overture to Deliver Pay-For-Performance Listings on its North American Search Sites
PASADENA & PALO ALTO, Calif.
(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002

Thursday, May 23, 2002, 12:17pm
Well, a major media establishment has finally picked up the "LookSmart Goes Pay-Per-Click" story. Wired magazine jumped into the fray today. Here's the article:

Seething Over the Search for Cash
By Farhad Manjoo
2:00 a.m. May 23, 2002 PDT