Fred Business News - Microsoft Corp. is making a global push to sell targeted online advertisements using data gathered from users of its Hotmail e-mail service, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, is aiming to grab a bigger slice of the online advertising market for its msn.com news page and other Microsoft-owned sites. It currently lags behind Google and Yahoo.

The company has begun combining personal data from the 263 million users of its free Hotmail ...   more »