Google chief economist says search scale is 'bogus': CNET News

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	Top headlines  Google chief economist: Search scale is 'bogus' (q&a) Hal Varian, Google's chief economist, doesn't think that Microsoft's decision to snap up Yahoo's search market share will give it any real advantage in making a quality search engine. Fri, Aug 14 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Getting a charge from the Chevy Volt After writing about the Chevy Volt for over a year, CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a quick, but very fun, ride from one of the car's chief designers. Fri, Aug 14 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Video game sales in free fall For the fifth consecutive month, industry sales are down, and in July, sales were off 29 percent from a year earlier. So much for recession-proof. Thu, Aug 13 16:01:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Microsoft makes a fine viral ad sans vomit A Microsoft-sponsored video features a wonderfully impossible waterslide stunt. It is rapidly becoming a viral wonder, with nearly 1.7 million YouTube views in less than two weeks. Fri, Aug 14 05:49:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Report: Apple board discussing replacement for Schmidt next week The directors will meet Tuesday to talk about who can fill the role recently vacated by the Google CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal. Thu, Aug 13 15:25:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Twitter plans to integrate retweets Microblogging service unveils its plans to integrate retweeting into its service and accompanying API. Thu, Aug 13 14:30:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story  Video of the day A feisty ride in the Chevy Volt CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a look at the electric Chevy Volt from GM's Frank Weber, one the car's designers at GM's famed testing track. Health Tech Shedding new light on tumors A new material developed at the University of Virginia simplifies the imaging of low-oxygen regions of tumors associated with cancer aggressiveness.  Read full story Technically Incorrect Has Wikipedia editing gone the way of government? Research at the Palo Alto Research Center suggests that those who edit frequently on Wikipedia don't have their entries challenged, whereas less frequent editors do.  Read full story Most popular stories  1. A quad-core, Blu-ray, Windows 7 desktop for $650 2. Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word 3. Why does this e-book cost $14?! 4. Is the GM Volt mileage claim legit? 5. Microsoft confirms Zune HD details   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More from CNET News:   Media U.K. gets its own Pirate Party Google Reader gets better sharing, discovery tools Radiohead declares it's done with recording albums Cutting Edge Start-up goes fishing for biofuels Is using guinea pigs a thing of the past? Is the GM Volt mileage claim legit? Business Tech How long is long-term storage? Oracle launches tool for virtual appliances Microsoft: Breaking up with IE 6 hard to do New ICANN policy stops domain tasting Personal Tech Should Ruth Madoff have her MacBook taken away? Kindle rival Plastic Logic partners with Olive Software Apple planning September event? Dell nurtures a virtual life for youngsters Wireless Hands on: Google Voice versus 3jam Smartphones and low-cost handsets to dominate market Five million iPhones to return home Verizon entices app developers ReMail brings full-text e-mail search to the iPhone Security Social-networking ban for sex offenders: Bad call? Should Illinois sex offenders be kicked off the Net? WSJ: China not requiring Green Dam software
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