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Yahoo app search

Jun 16, 2011
Maybe this is a good niche for Yahoo to fit into since they can't really compete with Google or even Bing on search anymore. Yahoo has launched a...

Google increases search offerings

Jun 15, 2011
Yesterday, Google unveiled three new search options that should make Googling that much easier (because heaven knows, the process of typing...

Google doesn't have a Search group anymore

May 4, 2011
This is kind of a weird story but also a pretty interesting one. Tech Crunch is reporting on a shift in nomenclature and possibly focus at Google...

Demand Media attacked by Panda?

Apr 18, 2011
Panda is the code name for Google's recent big algorithm change aimed at wiping search spam off its search results. The idea is that when you...

Google +1 could mean more than you might think

Mar 31, 2011
Google unveiled a new experimental program for voting on search results. You have to opt in to be a part of it but if you do, you'll see a little...

Google getting edged out of China

Mar 30, 2011
Google search was yanked out of China a year ago. Recently, Chinese users have been seeing slowed Gmail service (which Google claims is the result...

Getting around NY Times paywall is even easier than you thought

Mar 29, 2011
Now that the paywall is officially up and running, Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land put it through its paces to see what kind of reading...

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EU may limit what keywords advertisers can buy

Mar 25, 2011
A top adviser to an EU court is recommending that advertisers be prevented from buying ad keywords of their competitors' names on Google and other...

Microsoft buys a bunch of IP addresses

Mar 25, 2011
The addresses were owned by the Canadian company Nortel which has gone bankrupt. Microsoft paid 7.5 million for 666,000 addresses, that works out...

"I'm not dead yet! I'm feeling much better! I think I'll go for a walk!" - Yahoo

Mar 24, 2011
Yahoo has not given up on search after all. In a new product called Search Direct, they try to outGoogle Google in terms of instant results. With...