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• Google to revamp its flight search engine, Ryanair's CEO says

  Google will add prices for Ryanair to its flight search engine, the CEO of the discount airline said in an interview published Sunday.

• Facebook's new rating system catches flak from some business owners

  Criticism hurts -- especially when you're not sure where it's coming from, or why, and have no way to respond to it.

• Yahoo malvertising attack linked to larger malware scheme

  A deeper look by Cisco Systems into the cyberattack that infected Yahoo users with malware appears to show a link between the attack and a suspicious affiliate traffic-pushing scheme with roots in Ukraine.

• Facebook killing off one kind of ad that some users hated

  Facebook is pulling the plug on a controversial advertising program that served ads to people based on the activity of their friends, such as "Likes" and check-ins.

• French fine Google over change in privacy policy

  The French government's privacy watchdog has fined Google €150,000 (US$204,000) over changes the company made to its privacy policy in March 2012.

• Malware from Yahoo ads did not affect US and Mac and mobile users

  Yahoo said that malware spread by advertisements served by its European websites had not affected users in North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America as people in these locations were not served the advertisements.

• Malware delivered to thousands via ads on Yahoo.com

  Malicious ads served through Yahoo's ad network delivered malware to thousands of site visitors, according to researchers at Fox-IT, but Yahoo subsequently blocked the attack.

• In 2014, more retailers might know how you shop

  You thought you were shopping for family and friends this holiday season, but in doing so you may have also given a nice present to retailers: your data.

• Facebook's news feed gets more commercial with video ads

  Facebook, in a move poised to give a major boost to its position as a mass media platform, will soon start placing video ads into users' feeds.

• Canada's competition agency takes Google to court in antitrust investigation

  The Canadian Commissioner of Competition believes Google has abused its dominant search position and in an ongoing investigation has filed a document with the Federal Court of Canada demanding more information on the company's practices.

• The Kardashians hint at marketing potential for Instagram's messenger

  You might think of Instagram's new private messaging feature as a way to share certain photos with just your best friends. But Instagram -- and the Kardashians -- have other ideas about how the tool could be used to serve up promotional content.

• Twitter expands keyword targeting so Nestlé knows you 'luv' coffee

  Do you love, no scratch that -- "luv" espresso? Do you "adore" it even? Twitter advertisers may now know how you feel about their products no matter how you choose to express yourself.

• Twitter gobbles up more cookies with retargeted ads, says users have privacy choices

  Users will soon start to see more ads on Twitter based on Web browsing activity, under a new program partly designed to leverage the site's popularity on mobile devices.

• LinkedIn gives businesses more ways to publish content with 'showcase' pages

  LinkedIn users will soon have access to a wider range of professionally curated content on the site through a new publishing tool available to businesses.

• Google to pay $17 million to states in Apple cookies case

  Google has reached a US$17 million settlement with 37 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over its unauthorized placement of cookies on devices running Apple's Safari browser, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday.