News tagged with web search engines
What Google knows about you
Google knows about you. It knows what you've looked for on its search engine. It knows who you're e-mailing most regularly via Gmail. It knows from Google Calendar what you have going on today. And now, all ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Improving web search
Research from Victoria University could help search engines understand people’s queries much better.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Madrid duo fire up quantum contender to Google search
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Madrid scientists from The Complutense University think they have an algorithm that may impact the nature of the world's leading search engine. In essence, they are saying Hey, world, ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Wolfram Alpha shows flights overhead
Wolfram Alpha, the online search service launched two years ago, now lets inquiring minds in the United States find out what flights happen to be overhead at any given moment.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Chinese search engine plans overseas expansion
The head of China's biggest search engine Baidu has said he aims to make it a household name in at least half the world within a decade, according to a company statement.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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China web giant Baidu sorry after media lashing
China's top online search engine Baidu has apologised on state television following a barrage of criticism by official media over allegedly fraudulent advertisements.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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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. ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Search giants make websites easier to find
Google, Bing and Yahoo are working together to enable websites to tag content in a way that lets search engines better categorize and prioritize the information in results.
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Yahoo plans to keep search records for 18 months
(AP) -- Yahoo plans to extend the amount of time it retains user search records to 18 months from 90 days. The company says it will consider keeping other types of information about its users for longer durations, too.
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Google Ventures backs online marketing startup
Google's investment arm on Tuesday joined Sequoia Capital and cloud computing star Salesforce in backing online marketing and Web analytics startup HubSpot.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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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.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Baidu net income surges in 4th quarter
(AP) -- Baidu.com Inc., which operates China's leading search engine, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled to surpass Wall Street expectations, sending shares higher in after-hours trading.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Vertical search across the educational horizon
Searching the web usually involves typing keywords or a phrase into a search engine and clicking the "search now" button. It's very effective and several large companies have become prominent in the field by providing users ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2010 |
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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 ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Blekko launches human-driven search engine
(AP) -- If Google and Wikipedia were to procreate, their offspring might look something like Blekko, a new search engine with results culled by people, not computer algorithms.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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