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Google has announced that its desktop and mobile search will now include data gathered from Android app activity. The feature will allow users who search for titles of mobile applications to see aggregated data taken from the app.
Bing may be getting a new logo. Microsoft revealed a few new logo design concepts during a Design Day presentation in Norway, including a white and gold "boomerang" logo for its Bing search engine. Could this logo soon become Bing's logo?
Have you noticed as few as 4 or 8 search results on Bing? That's because more than 50 percent of searchers click on Bing's first organic result. If you don't find what you're looking for, Bing may show 12 or 14 results after an unsuccessful search.
Google has acquired news summarization start-up Wavii for more than $30 million. Wavii, which uses natural language processing technology to distil online news into topics the users most care about, confirmed the news in a post on their website.
Google reported in its bi-annual transparency report that government requested takedowns are up from the first half of last year. From July to December 2012 Google received 2,285 government requests to remove content from its platforms.
Google Instant Previews, which gave searchers a sneak peek of a website by hovering over a magnifying glass icon, has been removed due to low usage. Now Google has added a drop-down to view Cached or Similar results, or Share a page on Google+.
The "Queen of Jazz" is in the spotlight today on Google's homepage. A colorful Google Doodle pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on this date 96 years ago. The American jazz vocalist won 13 Grammy awards and sold 40 million albums.
Google has accepted a fine from the German data protection authority over its mistaken and unused collection of WiFi data using Google Street View cars. Germany calls it "one of the most serious cases of violation of data protection regulations".
Eric Schmidt has defended Google’s UK tax payments, saying the firm operates within the law and is responsible for “billions” of spend in the country. The Public Accounts Committee says Google paid £6 million in taxes from revenues of £396 million
Today's Google Doodle for Earth Day 2013 has a lot to experience. So much, in fact, Google created a "sightseeing checklist" to make sure you don't miss anything. You'll find all four seasons, animals, rain, wind and snow, and much more.
Google posted a 31 percent increase in year-over-year revenue for the first quarter of 2013. The search giant reported revenues of $13.97 billion. As revenues grow, CEO Larry Page is focusing on future products and Google's growth potential.
Best of the Web, a directory of all the content on the web, turns 19 on April 20. SEW spoke with BOTW president and founder Greg Harnett about his company’s upcoming birthday, how the industry has evolved since its founding and where BOTW is going.
Google has managed to build or acquire properties in which users just naturally leave tracks. Is it all part of a grandiose scheme to build a massive graph that can help convert a search engine into a knowledge engine? Or is something else going on?
Yes, THAT Eric Schmidt is worried about privacy: "How would you feel if your neighbor went over and bought a commercial observation drone that they can launch from their backyard. It just flies over your house all day. How would you feel about it?"
A good commander is tested in his absence. Whether you are managing a marketing team, a company, or an agency, the only way to truly succeed (and scale) is to make sure you empower your team enough to do the job – even when you aren't there.
Google now lets users opt to delete their data upon their death. The Inactivity Account Manager allows users to have their data deleted following long periods of inactivity. Users can also send their Google data to designated third-parties.
Google has donated $3 million to three anti-trafficking advocacy groups. The project will bring together a variety of human trafficking hotlines to create a consolidated base of data to identify trafficking hotspots around the world.
Alma Whitten will leave the search giant after 10 years. Whitten ascended to the position of privacy director in the wake of the furore created by revelations that Google had been collecting private Wi-Fi data via its fleet of Street View cars.
Several big name exhibitors once again flocked to SES New York. Companies like Bing, BrightEdge, Conductor, iCrossing, Internet Marketing Ninjas and many more showcased how their tool or services could help attendees be better at their jobs.
Smells like April Fools' Day. You know, immature and cheesy, with a quick, bright finish. At least according to Google Nose, one of the latest additions to Google's long line of new technologies that never seem to quite make it past April 2.
