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Microsoft’s Bing search engine continues to gain share in the search market , thanks to organic growth, lots of advertising, and clever tricks like stuffing MSN.com full of links to Bing search queries . Read the rest of this story

Google announced last night that it is officially opening its Google Apps Marketplace — a store for online business software that works with Google’s products but is designed by outside developers. AFP/Getty Images The internet homepage of the British version of the search engine Web site Google As the Journal’s Jessica Vascellaro and Nick Wingfield reported last month , the store is Google’s “latest attempt to get customers to switch to its online offerings and away from Microsoft programs.” In a post on its blog , Google said it was creating the store in part because “there are hundreds of business applications for which we have no particular expertise.” The company, which said more than 50 businesses were now selling applications in the store, also highlighted a few of the initial offerings, including an online payroll application from Intuit and a free project-management application called Manymoon.

From Search Engine Land: While some webmasters anxiously wait for Google to roll out its “Caffeine” search infrastructure any day now, Google says it may not happen for “months.” Continue reading at Search Engine Land

Xerox filed suit against Google and Yahoo! last Friday claiming that some of their search technology infringes on Xerox’s patented tech. According to Bloomberg, they are seeking unspecified monetary compensation and an order preventing the companies from using their inventions without permission. Read the rest of this story

Google scheduled a privacy discussion for reporters and bloggers at its San Francisco offices a couple of weeks ago. The timing was unexpectedly ironic. Continue reading at Search Engine Land