News tagged with search engine results

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

(AP) -- Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."

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created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google search gets more personal, raises hackles (Update)

Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Google social net is about preserving leadership

Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google's new social-networking endeavor is about trying to gain valuable insights into people's lives and relationships. ...

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Hackers aim ruse at Apple computer users

Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software.

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created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Google hones search edge to stay sharp

The head of Google's search evaluation team shakes his head dismissively at the idea of anyone thinking the firm's winning Internet-sifting formula is completed. Far from it.

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created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chrome users can block unwanted websites

Google on Monday gave users of its Chrome Web browser the ability to block search results from low-quality websites known as content farms.

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created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google targets spam-laden websites

Google on Friday said it has made it harder for spam-packed websites to rank high in results at the world's top Internet search engine.

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created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Google alerting searchers to hacked websites

Google on Friday announced search engine upgrades that included alerting people to hacked websites that make it into query results.

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created Dec 18, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 14

The engines of change

In today's wired world, search engines have changed the way people find data, and social searches are making it even easier to find exactly what you're looking for, with a little help from your friends. For ...

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created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google searches trigger error messages in China

Some searches on Google's Chinese-language site failed to return results Tuesday from within China, but it was not clear if the site was blocked or if the problems were due to a service glitch.

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created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google adds translation to main search engine

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Promising new trends in Web search engines

The Internet is a vastly different place than it was 15 years ago, but the way consumers search it has changed very little.

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created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Yahoo searching for ways to show fewer Web links

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is pruning Web links from its Internet search results as it strives to provide more immediate gratification and lure traffic away from the market leader, Google Inc.

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google draws upon rival ideas with search changes

(AP) -- Google Inc. prides itself on setting trends, but it appears to be copying some of its smaller rivals with the latest refinements to the way it displays Internet search results.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0