Search Engine News

Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:02:28 GMT

Yahoo Inc unveiled on Wednesday a list of partners to aid its push to bring the Internet and television together, hoping their joint effort will finally connect with consumers.

Google's focus in 2009 - Search

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:44:06 GMT

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China search engines sorry for 'vulgarity'

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:43:24 GMT

Baidu, Netease and Sina say they are sorry for any damage caused to society after government announces crackdown Three of China 's best-known internet companies apologised today for any damage they had caused ...

Google cuts temporary workers

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:33:13 GMT

The effects of the recession are being felt at Google. The Internet search leader says it has cut a substantial number of temporary workers in a recent austerity drive spurred by the poor economy.

Microsoft wins vaunted Verizon mobile search deal

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:23:44 GMT

Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive ...

Get organized now: Tools to keep you on track

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:16:04 GMT

Need help getting organized in 2009? There are plenty of new tools to help, says Standolyn Robertson, president of the National Association of Professional Organizers, which sponsors Get Organized Month every ...

Ex-Vogue Model Liskula Cohen Sues GOOGLE for 'Skank' Blog Insult...

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:01:18 GMT

A Vogue cover girl is suing Google in an attempt to unmask the blogger who trashed her as a "skank" and an "old hag." Liskula Cohen, a blond beauty who has modeled for Giorgio Armani and Versace, made headlines ...

SINA Signs Licensing Agreement With Microsoft to Enhance Mobile Service

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:42:25 GMT

Microsoft Corp. and SINA Corp. today announced a technology licensing agreement on the Chinese Couplet Generator technology - one of several cutting-edge natural language processing innovations created at ...

Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:27:32 GMT

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama won applause from legal adversaries of the recording industry.

Model sues Google over mean, nasty blog remarks

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:16:44 GMT

Wouldn't the Burn Book have been even worse if it had been a blog? You just can't make this stuff up.

Google plots influenza trends by tracking searches

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:05:47 GMT

From Google.org/flutrends : "We have found a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related topics and how many people actually have flu symptoms.

Google wins suit over name

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:50:30 GMT

GOOGLE Inc, owner of the world's most-used Internet search engine, won a lawsuit in China over its subsidiary's name and trademark in Chinese, ending an 18-month dispute with a local company.

Google grabs a bigger slice of search pie

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:33:46 GMT

Searches at Microsoft's Windows Live Search site dropped again in November from a year ago, while Google's continued to rise, according to Nielsen Online figures released on Monday.

Samsung and Yahoo! Bring the Best of the Web to Television

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:25:11 GMT

SEOUL, Korea & SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced a ...

Obama says he'll put stimulus plan on the Internet

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:09:29 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he'll make his stimulus proposal available on the Internet.

Monster.com To Create Co-Branded Job Sites With Sun-Times Media Group

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:49 GMT

The Sun-Times Media Group has struck an alliance with Monster.com on forming a series of online recruitment services and co-branded job sites across the publisher's 70 newspapers.

2009 Luxury PR Forecast: Mosnar Communications, Inc Reveals New Publicity Trends for Luxury Industry

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:48:09 GMT

Creating some publicity buzz for luxury products and services is what Mosnar Communications, Inc clients look to them to achieve.

Google Timeline View in Action

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:42 GMT

Google Timeline View which is among one of the Google experiments has been seen in action in the main Google Search results page.

Google to expand its book searches

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:40:31 GMT

Ben Zimmer, executive producer of a website and software package called the Visual Thesaurus, was seeking the earliest use of the phrase "you're not the boss of me." Using a newspaper database, he found a 1953 ...

China cracks down on websites for vulgarity

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:25:44 GMT

China has launched a crackdown against major websites that officials accused of threatening morals by spreading pornography and vulgarity, including the dominant search engines Google and Baidu.com . Chinaa s ...