All that happened in the world of search engines in the last week of December. Once again, the blogs are all in chronological order. Enjoy!

• Yahoo! announces partnership with América Móvil

This week Yahoo! announced a global partnership with América Móvil as a measure towards boosting its mobile services. Both Yahoo! and América Móvil are big giants in their own domains. Read on to find how big are the stakes of this deal.

• Private Beta Of WikiaSearch Launched!

The face off between Google and Wikipedia has gotten more interesting over a past couple of days. It was just a couple of weeks back when Google began testing its user generated knowledgebase the "knol." Now, it's the turn of Wikipedia to attempt encroachment on Google territory by launching a private beta of its search engine "WikiaSearch." Read on to find more.

• Google Reader: Is It Sharing Private Data A Bit Too Much!

Recently, quite a few issues about the privacy of search engine companies have been doing the rounds of many blogs and forums. First there were privacy concerns linked to AskEraser and now it's about Google Reader. This blog covers how Google Reader fails to protect users privacy.

• Google v/s Yahoo! In Japan

All the search engines seem to be waging wars against each other on more than one front. With Yahoo!'s global partnership América Móvil to promote its mobile services how can Google not think about overtaking Yahoo! in Japan. By partnering with Japan's NTT DoCoMo it probably hopes to do just that. Read on to find more.