News tagged with search market

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel (Update)

(AP) -- Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose - its long-dominant ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 22

Google refines search results to counter Microsoft

(AP) -- Google Inc. is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft Corp.'s aggressive campaign to lure traffic.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Google rolls out feature to track down easy answers

Google Inc. says it's always looking for ways to make Internet searches smarter. The latest iteration after nearly a decade of search market dominance: a new feature that fields more robust answers to common questions.

Technology / Internet

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Siri a challenge to Google search: Eric Schmidt

The voice-activated Siri assistant on Apple's iPhone 4S is a direct challenge to Google's search engine, chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for them to make a joint assault ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Google defends local search results

Google on Monday defended its local search results in the face of a Wall Street Journal report of complaints that the firm favors its online content over that of rivals.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google co-founder Brin prefers Yahoo! without Bing

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant's efforts to digitize the world's books and lamented a deal to have Microsoft handle online search at Yahoo!

Technology / Internet

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft ads say search is sick, Bing is the cure

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is inventing a new malady for which its new Web search site, Bing, is the only cure.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (9) | comments 13

Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet

(AP) -- Is Microsoft's Bing really a better search engine? Since it debuted last month, it has earned praise for the smart way it presents results and how it lets users preview Web sites without clicking ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Microsoft going after Google's home turf

Microsoft, by entering into a partnership with Yahoo!, is seeking to do battle with Google on its home turf and in one of the few arenas it has failed to conquer -- the Web.

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Bing gains US search market share for eighth month in a row

Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in January, the eighth month in a row of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.

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created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Microsoft-Yahoo! deal gets green light from regulators

Microsoft and Yahoo! said Thursday that US and European regulators have cleared the way for them to blaze on with a planned tie-up aimed at taking on Internet search king Google.

Technology / Business

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Google facing wide-ranging US antitrust probe

The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether Internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the Web, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 12

China's Baidu, music labels launch online service

(AP) -- Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Tuesday it will distribute music from three global labels in a deal that its partners say could help clean up China's piracy-plagued music market.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Baidu shares soar as net profit sharply higher

Baidu shares soared past 700 dollars on Wednesday after the Chinese Web search giant more than doubled its net profit amid Google's conflict with the Chinese authorities.

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created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Search engine marketing

Search engine marketing, or SEM, is a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages (SERPs) through the use of paid placement, contextual advertising, and paid inclusion.. The industry peak body Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), includes search engine optimization (SEO) within its reporting, and SEO is also included in the industry definitions of SEM by Forrester Research, eMarketer, Search Engine Watch, and industry expert Danny Sullivan.. The New York Times defines SEM as 'the practice of buying paid search listings'.

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