Google opens Google Apps Marketplace (InfoWorld)
| InfoWorld - Google will launch on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google’s own online applications.
MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth (Reuters)
Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
US ‘JihadJane’ arrested for terror recruiting (AFP)
AFP - A US woman operating online under the name “JihadJane” recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots “or die trying,” prosecutors have said.
Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP)
AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.
Google, Dish testing new TV search service: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc and No. 2 U.S. satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp are jointly testing a television programing search service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Google Testing Personalized Search for TV Programs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Internet and television continue to converge, Google is actively testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service reportedly runs on TV set-top boxes that host Google software and enable viewers to find shows on Dish and video on web sites like YouTube. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter who said the service will allow viewers to personalize a lineup of shows.
Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design (AP)
AP - Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.
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As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft’s bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant’s CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.