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Google Buys Facial Recognition Company PittPatt
Google has picked up a facial recognition group known as PittPatt. PittPatt's technology is likely to be used in Google+, although the…
Google VP Explains the Google+ “Real Name” Policy
Vic Gundotra, Google's VP of Social, discussed the company's decision on enforcing real names for users. While Google accepts pseudonyms, it's pushing…
Bing Tests New Home Page “Live Tiles” Design, PPC Ads in Organic Results
A couple noteworthy new tests from Bing have been spotted in recent days. One is a redesigned home page similar to Bing’s…
Google Closing Down Labs
Google has announced that its Labs project, an incubation chamber that spawned Gmail, Goggles, Maps, Reader, and other products, will be shut…
Google Directory Has Been Shut Down
Google's Directory, a relic of eras past, has been removed – with essentially no fanfare. This shutdown is part of a broader…
Google Halts Support for Firefox Toolbar
Google recently announced that it would be halting support for the Google Toolbar on Mozilla Firefox. While Google and Mozilla have long…
Summer Travel Search: Are We There Yet?
Clicks to travel sites from search engines are up 10 percent year-over-year reaching to 272 million in June 2011. This annual search…
Google+ Takes No-Nonsense Policy on User Identity & Community Standards
Google+ has been banning accounts that seem to be using fake names and discussing ways in which celebrity identities can be verified.…
Google Logo Honors Mobile Inventor Alexander Calder
Google logo today is of a mobile. Alexander Calder, born 113 years ago in 1898, may not have invented the baby mobile,…
Yahoo Q2 2011 Report: Revenue Hurts While Income Grows
Yahoo's second quarter report doesn't look pretty at first glance: GAAP revenue is down 23 percent. However, the operating income for the…