Google launches Chinese holiday travel map amid row (AFP)

AFP - Google has launched a map search service in China for travellers taking trips during the Lunar New Year holiday season, despite a row over cyberattacks and censorship.

Earnings Preview: IAC to report 4th-qtr results (AP)
AP - Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp, which is headed by billionaire Barry Diller and runs search engine Ask.com and dating site Match.com, reports its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Tuesday.

Google's First Super Bowl Ad Shows its Softer Side (PC World)
PC World - Google doesn't tend to show itself off. Why would it need to? It's a household name, often synonymous with search, the go-to search engine. Even if Google didn't flood the news on an almost daily basis, at this point, it'd be impossible to ignore its influence. Yet still, Google dug deep into the television advertising gambit on Sunday, airing a heartwarming spot during the be-all, end-all destination for ads: the Super Bowl.

Microsoft's Bing will make money: executive (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp's 10-month-old search engine Bing, which has struggled to make headway against Google, can be a viable runner-up and make money online eventually, according to one of its top executives.

Tax searches, negotiating a professional reference (AP)
AP - GIVE ME MY REFUND: The economy may have Americans itching to get their taxes done early this year. Online searches with the word "refund" were 80 percent more frequent in mid-January compared to the same period in 2009, according to data from Yahoo Inc.

Time to Rethink Google Books? (PC World)
PC World - Google Books is a wonderful idea that is having a hard time meeting legal requirements. That's the upshot of the latest round in the battle between the world's search leader and the people who actually create the content Google exploits for huge profits.

Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own.

China's NetEase reapplies for 'World of Warcraft' licence (AFP)

AFP - Chinese Internet portal NetEase has said it will reapply for a licence to operate "World of Warcraft", one of the most popular online role-playing games with millions of users in China alone.

Report: Google to Add Social Features to Gmail (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google will be adding hooks to popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter via Gmail, according to reports. Is this a push version of Google's Social Search? Update: Google has scheduled a press conference on Tuesday.

Google Reportedly Planning an App Store for Business (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google means business. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, the search-and-everything-else giant is planning an enterprise app store, with a launch as early as March. The move would be an additional challenge to Microsoft's domination of office and business software.