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Somewhere between 12 million and 14 million Google searches every day trigger warnings about "compromised" sites, while dedicated attack websites built to distribute malware are on the rise, according to a new Google security report.
In the last half of 2011, governments asked Google to remove about 12,000 pieces of content from their search index and attempted to access the data of over 28,000 users. Google complied with 65 percent of court orders; 47 percent of other requests.
When it comes to user tracking around the web, Google and Facebook seem to be the biggest offenders – their properties combined make up the entire Top 5. But they aren't the only kids in town. Check out which 25 companies are tracking you most.
A long Directive requires brands to get "consent" before tracking consumers. If your UK site isn't compliant yet, you've probably got a breathing space (unless your traffic levels are high and the ICO's noticed you). Here are five ways to comply.
Insight into what people search for online is key for search marketing success. While several free keyword tools are available, paid and subscription-based services tend to offer more analysis, competitive data, support, and extra features.
Google Hot Searches no longer features the 20 trending U.S. searches. Google has opted to remove 17 of those searches but has added related thumbnail pictures, the number of searches over 24 hours, a few related searches, and links to news stories.
BloomReach has announced a real-time freshness update to their big data cloud marketing Web Relevance Engine, allowing companies to serve up more relevant, timely content for paid/organic search and social visitors based on visitor intent.
Google has unveiled plans to further increase the scope and coverage of its mapping tools, including flying planes over cities to create entire 3D maps of buildings below, offline maps, and Trekker – a portable version of its photography equipment
Google has unveiled a new warning system that can alert users if their account is compromised by a state-sponsored attack. Once warned, users will have the ability to lock down their account and prevent any further access by their attacker.
While Google didn't disclose just how many domains it had applied for, Google chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf said in a company blog post that the company had chosen a number of domains based on their connections to existing Google products.
The Recording Industry Association of America says Google's current process isn't working and urges the company to make some changes to their copyright infringement report system. In the past month, the RIAA has requested 52,715 URL takedowns.
Look out Merriam-Webster, there's a new competitor in town: Google. A new image-based dictionary bearing Google's name is a bit different and operates on the idea that a picture is worth a 1,000 words, pulling Google Images to provide definitions.
A Parkersburg News & Sentinel blog post featured a reader’s question that stumped the author: “Why does a link for a fiery accident on I-77 from 2011 pop up when I do a simple Yahoo search for ‘The Marietta Times’?” Turns out there's an easy ans
The ruling brings an end to second phase in the ongoing battle over Android's use of Java code. Oracle had previously won a partial victory on the matter of copyright infringement, though the jury remained split on other elements of the case.
Google is embarking on an awareness-raising program that will see it notify, via its own search results pages, roughly half a million users that they may be on the brink of losing their internet connection as a result of a malware infection.
Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser for a full week for the first time in its history. Chrome enjoyed a week-long surge in use between May 14 and 20, according to StatCounter.
Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser for a full week for the first time in its history. Chrome enjoyed a week-long surge in use between May 14 and 20, according to StatCounter.
Mozilla has accused Microsoft of failing in its commitment to give users a choice in browsers. Mozilla says Internet Explorer will be the only browser able to run on Windows 8, at the expense of rival browsers like Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
Ever wanted to find really random sites or articles, but when you search in Google all you get are results from the most popular websites? Meet Million Short, a new search engine that lets you purge up to 1 million of the web's most prominent sites.
Three new features are coming to Google News in the U.S. Google is increasing the size of images on its main page, adding a new Realtime Coverage page, and adding Google+ discussions about news stories, the company announced.
