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Google searches get smarter (Update)

Google on Wednesday began making its search engine smarter, in what the Internet giant called a major upgrade that looks beyond query words to figure out what people are actually seeking online.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 8

If at first you don't succeed, let the search engine try

No matter how good a search engine is, it is sometimes necessary to change the search terms to get the information you need. But what if you did not have to change the search terms yourself? What if the search engine could ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Study links Google search behavior to GDP

Internet users from countries with a higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) are more likely to search for information about the future than information about the past, a quantitative analysis of Google search queries ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher finds snooping smartphone software

A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden program that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets.

Technology / Software

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Real-time search market worth more than $30 million a day

All of those Twitter tweets and Facebook friends may have value after all, according to Penn State researchers.

Technology / Business

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites (Update)

Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 12

Yahoo! increases US search share, Bing up again

Yahoo! increased its share of the US search market by nearly a percentage point in April and Microsoft's new search engine Bing also recorded a slight gain, online tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google adds translation to main search engine

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

Technology / Internet

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

Newspaper, Internet titans duel at Web 2.0 Summit

Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson opened fire on Google, accusing the Internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity."

Technology / Internet

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft sees size as search answer in Yahoo deal

(AP) -- Microsoft is hoping that a long-term partnership with rival Yahoo will give it the size and insight it needs to bring in more traffic, more advertisers and ultimately more revenue.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search.

Technology / Internet

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google lets people influence searches on their names

Google is giving people influence over what information turns up during online searches on their names.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Researchers predict click-through behavior in Web searches

In the world of search engines, clicks mean cash, and in a sluggish economy, companies can benefit by maximizing click-throughs to their Web sites from search engines.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google Chrome heading to iPhone, analysts predict

Google Chrome is coming to the iPhone, or at least that's what one group of analysts say.

Technology / Software

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expedia and TripAdvisor file EU complaint against Google

The travel websites Expedia and TripAdvisor have filed complaints as part of a probe into whether Google is abusing its position on the Internet, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0