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Google To Set Up R&D Office In South Korea
The Associated Press reports that Google is setting up a research and development center in South Korea. The details of the size…
Court Issues Notice To Google For Allegedly Spreading Hate In India Via Orkut
The Times of India reports that Google is in hot water over Orkut once again, this time for allegedly spreading hatred for…
Yahoo Time Capsule Project Launched
Yahoo has created the Yahoo Time Capsule, what it calls the “first-ever electronic anthropology project” to document human life in 2006. You…
Sizing Up Search Engine Instant Answers
The major search services have all be increasing their efforts to deliver focused “answers” to many types of queries. They each take…
A Closer Look at Ask’s Smart Answers
Ask.com has truly differentiated itself with the "Smart Answers" it returns for thousands of queries, offering facts, images and targeted links that…
Google To Acquire YouTube In Stock Transaction
It’s real and was just confirmed. It’s a stock transaction that will close in Q4 and will enable YouTube to operate independently.…
Search Headlines & Links: October 9, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Coke Counters Bad PR With Search Ads
Coca-Cola Counters Critics With Search Ads from MediaPost covers how Coke is using search marketing to get the word out about a…
Microsoft Partners With Blinkx On Video Search
Blinkx signs Microsoft pact from Reuters covers how video search company Blinkx is expected to announce today a partnership with Microsoft to…
Official Google Blog Gets Hacked After Message On Security
The Official Google Blog was hacked over the weekend, happening embarrassingly after Google had just posted about how seriously it takes security.…