Google the Giant
OneStat.com has released new statistics that confirm that Google is the largest search site in the world.
Google's global usage share has reached has increased from 55.2 percent to 56.1 percent since OneStat's previous report.
According to OneStat the 3 largest search engines on the web are: Google 56.1%, Yahoo 21.5%, MSN Search 9.4%

Google refines its toolbar
This week HotBot released its new search "deskbar". Now we are told that Google is preparing a new version of its popular toolbar. It includes all the old features: direct access to the Google search engine, search limited to the site you are visiting, PageRank info and more. The new version adds a popup blocker (for getting rid of those pesky popup ads), autofill for filling out Web forms, and a feature called "BlogThis" that lets you create a weblog post pointing to the page you are visiting.

MSN search bot a glimpse of ambitions
As it prepares its own algorithmic search engine, MSN quietly launches software that will index Web sites, a move that raises questions about MSN's deal with Yahoo unit Inktomi.