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Google makes small gains in latest comScore search rankings

, Oct 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Analytics firm comScore has delivered its latest search engine rankings, and it probably isn't going to surprise you at all to hear that, for the month of September, Google remained the reigning king. The big G actually enjoyed a 0.3 percentage increase from August to September, climbing from 66.4% explicit search share to 66.7%. Others enjoyed small gains too, including Ask, which was up 0.3% itself, from 3.5% share to 3.8%. Read The Full Story

Mayer tipped to unveil turnaround strategy to Yahoo troops this week

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer has been surprisingly open and upfront with Yahoo employees. That is a significant change from how things were run at Yahoo previously. According to a source cited by AllThingsD, Mayer will be unveiling a plan to help turn around Yahoo to workers this week in a surprising bit of transparency. Read The Full Story

Kindle Fire HD snubs Google with Bing integration

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's still a lot we don't know about the Kindle Fire HD, but we've been finding out more piece by piece since the tablet was revealed yesterday. One detail that has surfaced today is that the Kindle Fire HD will be swapping default search engines. Amazon has updated the Silk browser, and with it comes the swap - Ubergizmo reports that Bing is now the default search engine for Silk, and by extension, the Kindle Fire family. Read The Full Story

Google’s infamous “I’m Feeling Lucky” button gets big update

, Aug 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Here at the end of the week in the world of tech reporting, things often get kind of weird - and with Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" button update, today is no exception. Google's newest update takes their web-based search homepage and changes out the "Lucky" button with a collection of options for the adventurous search user. The first example they give on the update is an "I'm Feeling Hungry" button which takes you to restaurants near your GPS location - fun! Read The Full Story

Google tipped to acquire travel brand Frommer’s

, Aug 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google is buying travel brand Frommer's, according to The Wall Street Journal. The search engine is reportedly purchasing the brand from John Wiley & Sons in order to bolster its search results regarding local places and attractions. In case you’re not familiar with Frommer's, it provides a detailed database of places to visit in various cities across the world, as well as hotel, restaurant, and store listings. Read The Full Story

Google’s new search policy leaves free Internet advocates worried

, Aug 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yesterday, Google announced that it will begin using copyright takedown notices to influence where sites show up in search results. The general idea behind it is that if a site has a lot of takedown notices (made under DMCA), it risks being demoted in search rankings. Obviously, this new decision has won the hearts of copyright advocates like the MPAA and the RIAA, but it's making those who would keep the Internet free and open a little uneasy. Read The Full Story

Google proclaims war on piracy

, Aug 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s time for Google to stand up to illegitimate sources of content, or so they say, with a new rankings system based on the number of valid copyright removable notices they receive. It’s not long now that pirates of all types will be having a much harder time finding that torrent of the newest blockbuster film they’ve been wanting to see since it came out a day ago. Today’s announcement from Google is just one more update to their copyright removal initiative re-booted just over two years ago.

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Google Knowledge Graph goes global

, Aug 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Google have announced that their smart engine known as Knowledge Graph will be launched worldwide for English-typing people using Google Search. What you'll be getting here is a set of results in your auto-complete results as well as your search results page that pre-empt what you want to search for - these results see not only the keyword you've typed, but what you've searched for in the past and the types of answers you're looking for, mashing them all up into a next-generation system for search supremacy. Read The Full Story

Baidu employees arrested over forum post deletions

, Aug 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s easy to think that Google is the world’s dominant search engine, but in China the majority of online searches are made using Baidu. The company has found itself in some hot water, however, after it has been discovered that four employees deleted posts from its forum service after accepting bribes. All four employees have since been fired, and three have been arrested by Chinese police, although it’s not clear exactly what the employees were deleting. Read The Full Story

Microsoft integrates Facebook tagging into Bing search results

, Jul 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

There a lot of things that people all around the world search for daily using a search engine such as Google or Bing that could benefit from more personalized results from offered by friends. For instance, if you're looking for a good Italian restaurant in your city, it would help greatly to know if your personal friends on Facebook know one and have eaten there rather than simply relying on addresses returned in search results. Read The Full Story

Google adds Handwrite search to mobile devices

, Jul 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

There are an increasing number of ways to get text onto a smartphone or tablet, with voice dictation proving handy on iOS and Android devices. What about handwriting recognition? Google believes that may be a viable option, introducing handwriting support for search on mobile devices. Once the option has been enabled on the mobile search settings page, users need only draw on the screen with their finger to write out their search query to have it magically converted to text. Read The Full Story

Google Calculator gets Scientific

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ten years ago a search war was going on with quickness in results and accuracy of the first result being paramount - now it's all about fabulous add-ons such as the calculator Google has added this week. What we've got here is a full Scientific Calculator in your search results that not only allows you to get results for 2+3, but allows you to manipulate the answer you've gotten with a set of algebraic buttons as well. Read The Full Story
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