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Google Books Makes a Deal with France’s Top Publisher
In France, Google has reached an agreement with the nation's largest publishing company, Hachette Libre. The opt-in agreement will allow Google to digitize and scan books from Hachette's…
ISPs Are Hijacking Bing & Yahoo Searches
Several ISPs are intentionally hijacking search queries to gain affiliate dollars, according to Reese Richman LLP, a New York Law Firm. Reese…
Google Health Shutting Down Doesn’t Mean Google Has Abandoned Health
Google is pulling the plug on its personal health record (PHR) solution. Here are three reasons why Google Health failed, which companies…
Court: Google Image Search Didn’t ‘Irreparably Harm’ Perfect 10’s Porn Business
Adult website and magazine Perfect 10 has failed to prove to a federal appeals court that Google nearly drove it to bankruptcy…
Google Loves Lucy: Lucille Ball’s 100th Birthday Celebrated with Google Logo
Google is celebrating the 100th birthday of Lucille Ball today with a special “I Love Lucy” themed Google Doodle. The black and…
Universal Search: Which Formats Dominate in Google’s Results? [Study]
Google's current "standard" SERP model mixes links, images, news stories, maps, videos, and more. But what appears most often? Who gets the…
Patent Absurdity? Google, Microsoft in War of Words Over Android ‘Patent Attacks’
Google condemned "a hostile, organized campaign” being waged through “bogus patents” against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, and Apple. Unfortunately for them, Microsoft…
Google Realtime Search Returning With Google+
Google shut down its Realtime Search feature in July after failing to reach a new deal with Twitter. The company has confirmed,…
Google News Gets More Personal with Editors’ Picks
Google announced another improvement to Google News called Editors' Picks. Essentially, this feature highlights articles on the news publisher's site and places…
Yahoo Content Behaviorally Targets Success
Yahoo’s CORE (Content Optimization and Relevance Engine) personalization technology has reportedly increased clicks to stories in their “Today” home page box by…
Bing Now Powers Yahoo Organic Search Results in 6 More Countries
Bing now powers Yahoo’s organic search results in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and India. The back-end change, part of the…
Chrome 13 With Instant Pages Launches & How Browser Loyalty Impacts Search
Chrome 13 is out now and features Google Instant Pages. Meanwhile, Chrome continues to gain ground on a global scale, and recent…
Bada Bing! It’s Baidu Bing – English Search Marketing In China
The Baidu-Bing relationship provides a win-win situation for two of the world’s most important search engines. As an exciting new level of…
Report: Google EU Antitrust Expands, Up to 9 Complainants
The European Google antitrust investigation, which has been ongoing since November 2010, is continuing to grow. According to two sources familiar with…
7 Google Projects Shut Down in the Page Era (The Google Friends Newsletter is the Latest)
Google just halted the Google Friends newsletter after providing Google updates for 13 years – but that's far from the whole story.…
10 Key Things I Learned From Working at a Search Startup
I’ve learned a lot in my time in the search community, which has always been generous with its knowledge. In my continuing…
7 Reasons Why Bing Is Here to Stay
Despite public criticism for losses posted by Microsoft's Bing, some of which even extended to calling for CEO Steve Ballmer to be…
I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
"I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59" by Douglas Edwards takes you on a trip inside the hyper-energized company…
Gmail Man Stages Email Intervention
Earlier this week Google launched a campaign promoting Gmail calling users to stage an 'Email Intervention', and "save your friends from outdated…
Optify, Raven Tools, BrightLocal, SortPrice & SEOmoz Update Tools
This month many companies that you may already be using, or a have heard about previously, updated their services or released new…
DOJ Extends Google-Admeld Acquisition Review
Google has confirmed that the Department of Justice has made a “second request” for more information, as regulators continue to review whether…
Google TV Turns Off Users: Will Price Cut Save Logitech Revue?
With more returns than “very modest sales,” Logitech, maker of the Revue box, is slashing prices, hoping to increase user adoption of…
New Google Search Interface Spotted for Tablets
It appears Google is testing new search results optimized for tablets. The experimental design removes the left-side navigation in favor of horizontal…
Websites Selling Google +1’s, Will Google’s Results Be Gamed?
Spammy websites are popping up to sell Google Plus 1 clicks to website owners in need of higher +1 counts. Though Google…
When is Labor Day 2011? Now Google Tells You
When you’re trying to find out the date of an upcoming, or even past holiday or celebration, Google will now give you…
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