Microsoft beats Google in patent ruling over Xbox technology – the InquirerMicrosoft has won a $1.8 million ruling in the first of two patent lawsuits against Google's Motorola Mobility over the use of its technology in the Xbox console.
EMarketer report forecasts Yahoo will grow its U.S.search ad revenues by 7 percent to $1.23 billion in 2013, but still lose search share to Google and Microsoft. Google will take 73.7 percent of U.S.search ad revenues, while Microsoft will reach...
Send an email to bns@microsoft.com In the long run, the brand names secure rankings through depth of content, trust in brand and user interaction (searchers clicking a SERP result and staying on their site because the site is trusted and answers...
With the Microsoft/Yahoo alliance also came the affect that Yahoo's paid search platform would be used to power both Yahoo and Bing's paid results. Bing was launched in May 2009 as a fundamental upgrade from Microsoft's previous efforts into search...
Interesting to note that, although Google was first to take this multi-modal/universal search approach, when this article was written, Microsoft returned the higher number of “blended”-type results. Even more interesting is the fact that one of...
Continuing their aggressive positioning to get people to try Bing, Microsoft and Amazon have partnered up to make Bing the default search engine on the Kindle Fire. Positioning Bing as the default search engine on a high-profile product like the...
A recent study conducted by Microsoft showed people prefer Bing search results nearly 2-to-1 over Google's results. Based on these results, Microsoft is on a quest to tell the world and change perception.
You could spend all day listing the poor decisions made by Google and Microsoft that stemmed from looking at aggregate, average data. But Microsoft is guilty too. The answers will help guide the next steps in reducing the obesity trend.
It has the ability to search and scan barcodes, Microsoft Tag, or QR codes. Although this search engine isn't the best for shopping or finding a cheap hotel, it is a unique way to search for statistical data and a great way to find answers that...
It wouldn't hurt to keep a tinfoil hat handy as well… Look no further than this Microsoft patent that talks about spying on SEO forums. Negative SEO: Looking for Answers from Google – Deals with the seeming potential for problems created by...
While Google talked up the benefits, some took to YouTube with parodies that showed the potential for harm – especially if Microsoft were making the glasses. If you watched the original video and thought, how is Google going to make money on this...
The Paris meeting on overhauling HTTP included presentations about four specific proposals for HTTP 2.0, including SPDY by Google (that's being used right now), and HTTP Speed+ Mobility developed at Microsoft.
It wasn’t clear at the time (and still isn’t) to which Microsoft product Ballmer was referring, though it could have been their TellMe voice integration for Windows, XBox and Windows Phone. Back in October, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hinted at a...
Bing is not working on the Local Paid Inclusion program and would not consider giving preferential treatment to advertisers in organic search results," according to a Microsoft spokesperson. For now, there are more questions than answers.
Microsoft’s Bing China features a number of background images on its homepage. Participants are asked to submit answers via mobile to enter the chance to win a prize. January 23 is Chinese New Year, and heralds the Lunar New Year of the Water...
But like Microsoft, Yahoo, and all of the record companies, it needs to innovate to stay current. Think like the search engines and social platforms think, which is simply: we need to make money, how can we best connect with people to get and keep...
In this second segment of our look at search industry opinion on Google’s recent changes and the ensuing fallout, search engines and marketers share their thoughts on growing Google anticompetition sentiment, as well as similarities between Google...
Hopefully, Bing's editors won't favor Bing/Microsoft content, or the content of friends/advertisers. To ensure that users will get the editorial picks for the subjects they're most interested in, Bing will take suggestions at PicksChat@microsoft.com
Microsoft shouldn’t make money on Android devices, Google will run Motorola independently, and Apple Siri is a “significant” rival to Google search, according to Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.
In addition to Microsoft, Providence Equity Partners and Hellman Yahoo Mail remains popular, Yahoo Answers is a strong social platform, and the core site offerings (entertainment, news, and finance, among other elements) remain popular.
