Google hopes to turn the river into a canal
Searching on real-time services like Twitter is akin to standing in front of a firehose on a hot day: you'll get cooled off, but knocked over. Google wants to change that.
Google extends personalized search to all
Previously, Google would only alter search results based on search history for those signed into Google accounts. Now, it plans to do that for everyone.
Yahoo, Microsoft finalize search deal
It's not over until the U.S. government says so, but Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as search provider on Yahoo's network of sites.
Microsoft Bing Maps Beta adds much richer images
New enhancements for Bing Maps include a Silverlight-powered Web application that brings very detailed satellite and street-level imagery to Bing, along with other tweaks.
Another news tweak for Google
Publishers who want their content to appear in Google search results but not its Google News aggregator (or vice versa) can now automate that process.
Microsoft's Mehdi on financial impact of Yahoo deal
Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says that once the two companies have a single paid search platform both should see double-digit increases in revenue per search.
News Corp.'s challenge to Google
Rupert Murdoch may make a deal with Microsoft to make Bing the only search engine to deliver News Corp. content--unless antitrust cops object.
News Corp.'s talks with Microsoft: A flawed deal?
Confining content from The Wall Street Journal and other News Corp. publications to Microsoft's Bing will do more to hurt Rupert Murdoch than Google.
Report: Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites
The media empire is talking with tech giant about having its Web sites removed from Google search results, according to a Financial Times report.
Yahoo adds photos, tweets to news search
Newsy searches won't just produce links to stories now on Yahoo. Searchers will be able to see photos, videos, and tweets from main search results page.
Google, Bing continue gains at Yahoo's expense
Over last several months fewer and fewer searches have been performed on Yahoo's sites, with market leader Google and upstart Microsoft seeing the benefits.
Bing integrates Wolfram Alpha results
Microsoft's search engine will use Wolfram Alpha computation engine APIs for results in areas including nutrition, health and advanced mathematics.
Yahoo CEO eyes Asia, mobile for growth
Internet company sees strong potential to expand its footprint via Asian markets as well as mobile platform, says Yahoo head Carol Bartz.
More time needed for revised Google Books deal
After a meeting late last week with the Justice Department, the parties realize they need more time. Monday was to be the deadline for a revised settlement.
Asia's search hits record high in September
Search queries in region clocks 38.6 billion last month, compared to 33 billion last year, with Google leading way as preferred search site, study shows.
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