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Google introduces new search ad formats - Nov 25, 2009
In an ongoing effort to produce richer ad formats, Google has been developing and testing a variety of new ad formats over the past few years. The latest of these ad formats are spot ads that include images and prices for specific products. Read More
Local shopping search engine Milo.com raises $4 million in funding - Nov 24, 2009
ilo.com, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based search engine designed to help shoppers research and buy products from local businesses, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4 million from its first round of funding. Read More
U.S. searches on H1N1 and Swine Flu increased 100 percent in October - Nov 23, 2009
U.S. searches on a selection of terms related to H1N1 and Swine Flu have increased 100 percent for the four weeks ending Oct. 31, 2009, compared with the previous four weeks, according to data from Experian Hitwise. Read More
Google plans UI changes for 2010 - Nov 20, 2009
While Google has been criticized recently for being slow to update their UI, Search Engine Land reports that there are some changes planned for 2010. Google vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Mayer outlined several changes that are being planned to the UI, including adding a permanent left-hand column for search options, allowing the user to switch between All Results, Images, News and more. Read More
Factery Labs gives Web surfers "just the facts" - Nov 17, 2009
A new search engine has emerged as a challenger to Google's throne, but this one is taking a radically different approach to Internet searches. ReadWriteWeb reports that a new API service called Factery Labs is launching today, and as its name indicates, what it cares most about is "just the facts." Read More
Nielsen numbers released for U.S. searches in October - Nov 16, 2009
According to data from The Nielsen Company, Americans conducted more than 10.2 billion searches on the top search engines in October 2009 with the majority (66.1 percent) of them taking place on Google. Read More
Yahoo! Introduces Mobile en Español - Nov 12, 2009
Yahoo! announced today the launch of Yahoo! Mobile en Español, a Spanish-language mobile homepage that is customized for the specific needs of the U.S. Hispanic consumer. Read More
Google VP lays out vision of the "perfect search engine" - Nov 11, 2009
Google CEO Eric Schmidt told reporters last month that the company's goal was to develop "the perfect search engine." Not only did this seem like an impossibly lofty goal to some reporters, but it also raised questions about what Google would consider to be "perfect." Read More
Locate flu vaccine with new Google tool - Nov 10, 2009
Google has unveiled a new tool for the U.S. that allows people to locate the nearest facilities that provide the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine. However, due to the slower than expected H1N1 vaccine production, Google reminds users to call ahead and admits that many of the locations that are shown are currently out of stock of both vaccines. Read More
Murdoch says News Corp. may block Google search of stories - Nov 09, 2009
In an interview with Sky News, News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch said that his media conglomerate is considering blocking all search engines from accessing content from his media organizations. Read More
Google launches new e-commerce search engine service - Nov 05, 2009
Network World today reported that Google has launched a new search engine service specifically for large e-commerce sites. The new Google Commerce Search includes some of the most popular Google search features such as spell checker, query stemming and synonym recognition that are of particular use to e-commerce sites. Read More
Yahoo! announces open source distribution of Traffic Server - Nov 03, 2009
Yahoo! launched today an open source version of Traffic Server, a high performance application server for builders of cloud services. Traffic Server enables the session management, authentication, configuration management, load balancing and routing for an entire cloud computing stack. Read More
Google Mobile App launched for Nokia S60 phones, and available in Mandarin Chinese - Nov 02, 2009
Google announced today that its search by voice is now available for Nokia S60 phones. Although it has only been available in English, the company also announced that the new version of Google Mobile App for Nokia S60 devices is now available for Mandarin speakers. Read More
Google adds Similar Images search in competition with Bing - Nov 02, 2009
The battle between search engine heavyweight champion Google and contender Bing continues to heat up, as both companies have traded updates and innovations to their programs in recent weeks. Read More
Google launches new music feature - Oct 29, 2009
Two of the top 10 queries in the U.S. are music related, according to data from Google's Insights for Search. In response, the search giant has introduced Google Music, a new search feature that allows users to easily search and discover millions of songs. Read More
Facebook "memorializes" dead profiles - Oct 28, 2009
CNET reports that Facebook is attempting to address a sensitive subject by "memorializing" the profile of a person who has died. After a family member or close friend confirms their relationship to the person and that the person is deceased, Facebook will remove what it deems to be "sensitive" information from the profile – including contact information and status updates (making sure that Facebook members don't receive a birthday announcement for a dead friend or relative). Read More
Google incorporates tweets into search results - Oct 22, 2009
On the same day that Bing announced its deal with Twitter to include their updates in its search results, Google also announced the same deal, along with another surprise. Now when users search in Google for any query that can be aided by a real-time observation, such as snow conditions at a ski resort, they will find tweets from other users who are sharing the latest information. Read More
Microsoft integrates Twitter data into Bing search results - Oct 21, 2009
The San Jose Mercury News reported on Wednesday that Microsoft has scored a coup in its attempts to make its Bing search engine competitive with industry leader Google. Bing will now allow people to search and filter Twitter\ Read More
New center for accessibility at Google - Oct 20, 2009
Google revealed last Friday a new site that will serve as a hub for all of its new accessibility features and improvements. The new website, www.google.com/accessibility, will allow users to follow the latest accessibility updates from blogs, find resources from the help center, participate in discussion groups, or send feedback and feature requests. Read More
Wolfram Alpha: from free search engine to $50 iPhone app - Oct 19, 2009
Are you willing to pay $50 for a search engine on your iPhone? Internet company Rain Man hopes so, as Wired reports that the company is charging users $50 to use its Wolfram Alpha search engine as an app instead of accessing it for free on a browser. Read More
Google's Street View hits the trails - Oct 16, 2009
Google announced today the launch of Street View Trike, a project to bring Street View to new places that cannot be reached by car, such as running trails, pedestrian malls, universities and theme parks. By using its new creation, a high-tech bicycle with a mounted Street View camera, the company has already captured some imagery from hard-to-reach places such as the Arastradero Open Preserve and LEGOLAND California. Read More
Buy Promoted Videos in AdWords - Oct 14, 2009
Google announced today the ability for consumers to purchase Promoted Videos directly in AdWords. According to the Google Blog, any AdWords advertiser with video content can use Promoted Videos to promote a product with the opportunity for it to reach a larger audience, from a small business looking to promote a service to a movie studio premiering a new trailer. Read More
Mystery Google shows you someone else's search results - Oct 13, 2009
In time for Halloween, Google has launched a new Web search site called Mystery Google. Located at www.mysterygoogle.com, the site provides search results – just not yours. Instead, Google says that with Mystery Google "you get what the person before you searched for." Read More
Yahoo! provides access to Search ads in Boss - Oct 12, 2009
In partnership with Domain Development Corp (DDC), Yahoo! has made it possible for developers to gain global access to Yahoo! Sponsored Search results and benefit from revenue generated by their Boss-powered products. Read More
Google releases new version of Quick View - Oct 09, 2009
Google has launched an updated version of Quick View, a feature that allows users to view PDFs as HTML right in a web browser without having to download and open them in a separate viewer application. Read More
Microsoft enhances Reference section of Bing - Oct 08, 2009
With its Bing search engine hoping to continue to gain ground on market leader Google, Microsoft has announced another enhancement designed to compete with its rivals. According to eWeek, the newly-revamped Reference section of Bing will now include easy access to Wikipedia and Freebase articles. Read More
Study shows interplay between search marketing and social media - Oct 07, 2009
A new study released by GroupM Search and comScore reveals the dramatic correlation that influenced discovery of brands through social media has with search behavior, including more lower-funnel queries and increased paid search click-through-rates (CTR). Read More
Ask.com launches new shopping service - Oct 06, 2009
Wired News is reporting that Ask.com has launched a new shopping service designed to aggregate the best prices and deals from around the Internet on everything from electronics to food. Company spokespeople have said that the new specialty search engine called Ask Deals was created in response to Web surfers trying to find the best deals possible in tough economic times. Read More
Google AdSense for mobile updated for high-end phones - Oct 05, 2009
Google announced today a new feature for AdSense mobile publishers that will allow publishers the ability to run larger AdSense ads on high-end phones. Publishers can now serve text and image ads on their sites, allowing them to earn revenue and fund more mobile-specific sites and Web content. Read More
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