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Ask.com has rolled out a new feature called AskEraser, which is meant to make searches more private. Most search engines keep records of your searches, your IP address, and your user ID for 18 months - though only 13 at Yahoo. Silicon Alley Insider calls the new feature "Cool but irrelevant," and TechCrunch to greets it with a protracted yawn.

Hitwise has released its latest rundown on search engine market share.

The Canadian ISP Rogers glued its own commercial messages onto pages being viewed by its subscribers - such as urging a Google user to purchase Rogers high-speed service. This is sure to add fuel to the Network Neutrality debate.

Higher broadband usage in the US could keep a billion tons of greenhouse gases out of the air - the equivalent of reducing oil imports by eleven percent.

Compete.com tracked visits to the major candidates websites in November, and where the visitors came from. If clicks were votes, Ron Paul would be the next president.

SanDisk's Sansa Take TV player will partner with NBC for content.

The Key Innovation That Talks To You will help you find your car in a crowded parking lot.

Mr. Rogers likes Donkey Kong too!

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