Google opens ad network to outsiders

Google adds OAuth to widget mashups
The search giant's Google Gadgets platform is adopting the open authentication standard for controlling privacy. Move follows June move to use OAuth for the Google Data API.

Google shutting down 'Lively'
The search giant's virtual world project, launched during the summer, never really got off the ground. Google has decided to shutter the initiative at year's end.

Which PC maker will fare best in a bad economy?
Hewlett-Packard's broad price range and product lineup could keep the tech giant rolling while others suffer.

Google shares close at $291, Yahoo just above $10
Search giant's stock price closes below $300 for first time since 2005, as widespread predictions of an ad recession prompt analysts to slash company estimates.

Google caught by surprise in Italian video case
Italian prosecutors reportedly moved forward with their decision to charge four former and current Google employees with defamation and privacy violation charges, without notifying the search...