1. Report: Yahoo sites get traffic boost from Google

Most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search, according to a report from Hitwise.

2. YouTube privacy at risk in Google-Viacom ruling

Google scores a legal victory in keeping its search source code secret from Viacom, but YouTube users are not so fortunate with their privacy.

3. Gartner: Internet-based e-mail to fuel cloud uptake

The use of Internet hosted e-mail services--such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Google Mail--will fuel the business uptake of "cloud services".

4. US Justice Dept. to review Yahoo-Google ad deal

The federal law enforcement agency is preparing to send out document requests to third parties as part of its investigation into the companies' advertising deal.

5. China blocking access to Facebook?

Twitter messages and blog posts suggest that problems accessing Facebook in China may be more than just Internet service provider issues.

6. Asia-Pacific Internet user boom continues

With China and India leading, the region's Internet audience is growing faster than all the other regions, finds comScore's latest report.

7. Where Google isn't Goliath

Russia's Yandex--set to go public on Nasdaq--is innovating in a hurry to hold off the U.S. giant.

8. French court raps eBay in luxury goods suit

Online auction giant must pay up US$61 million to the parent company of Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi over counterfeit goods sold on its site.

9. Creating a 'professional' Web 2.0

French digital talent agency, Eyeka, has set up base in Singapore. Its founder explains the lure of user-generated content for advertisers today.

10. Lawyers, analysts: ICANN vote will cause URL chaos

The decision to let custom top-level domains be created will result in a 'nightmare' for brand managers, according to observers.