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Google Gets Patent For Search Results Based on Query, Click Behavior
Bill Slawski reports on a new Google patent that manipulates search results based on query patterns and click results. As Bill explains Google can…
Google Tells FCC Only Restricting Adult Chat, Free Conference Call Lines
In response to claims by ATT that Google Voice were blocking calls, unlike other regulated services that must allow the calls that local carriers…
Looking ahead to SES, Chicago.
I’ve been working on a lot of stuff for SES shows next year. And in between, adding a little this-and-that to SES, Chicago. These…
Banning Social Media Is Counterproductive
Just as we now look back on the movie "Footloose" as being rather silly, the same will probably apply to the social media site…
Bing Maps Gets Starring Role in Weather.com Futures; National Geographic Digital Archives
Bing Maps is often used by third-party websites who need mapping functions for their various features. Many of these sites started using Bing Maps…
Google Search by Voice Expands to Nokia S60s, Mandarin Chinese
Google has expanded its Search by Voice to its mobile search app for Nokia S60 series. The series includes devices such as the N95…
Bing for Mobile Adds NFL and Flight Instant Answers, Optimized Touchscreen Experience
Bing has updated their mobile search offering, which can be found at m.bing.com. Included in the update are Instant Answers for NFL players as…
Google Extends Local News to France
Google is now offering Local News in its Google News service for France. This allows the French to access local news when they visit…
Facebook 101
The basics to know before joining the popular social media site, including tips on setting up your account, privacy, and helpful applications.
125.5 Million Americans Watched 10.3 Billion YouTube Videos in September
Normally, announcements made on a Friday afternoon are bad news. But yesterday at 4:21 p.m., comScore Video Metrix announced that more than 168 million…
Asian, Arabic and Russian Characters In Domains Soon: What Does It Mean
ICANN announced it will start allowing domains to be registered using non-Latin characters (English etc.) starting Nov. 16. The news was released during a…
Business Wire Conducts Video Interview of Warren Buffet
Last month, after watching HostingYourParty, which told people how to host a Microsoft Windows 7 House, I asked: If you create something so bad…
Google Flu Trends Intense in Canada, High in United States
Okay, so Google Flu Trends has been around since November of 2008. But Google has found that certain search terms are good indicators of…
Anchor Intelligence Reports Decline in Click Fraud, Identifies New Hotspots
Anchor Intelligence has released its click fraud report for the third quarter of 2009. It paints a different picture than the Click Forensics report…
Local and Social: It’s all Coming Together
Google and Bing strike deals giving them access to real-time social feeds. What does it mean for the future of local search?
Philosophy and Search: The Big Three Founders and the Philosophers
Does the thinking of Google's Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Yahoo's Jerry Yang and David Filo, and Microsoft's Bill Gates mirror some of the…
Google Crawls RSS Feeds to Discover New Web Pages; AdSense for Feeds Now Available in Blogger
Google recently launched a new feature that uses RSS and Atom feeds to discover new web pages. This helps Google index new webpages faster…
Google Tests Mortgage Comparison Ads, Updates Real Estate Search in Maps
Google is vamping up its real estate search offerings with two new announcements. First up, AdWords is testing comparison ads in the mortgage/refinance vertical.…
Google Homepage Test Now Instructs Searchers to Press Enter
Google has added an element to their latest homepage test that instructs people what to do after they’ve entered a keyword. The sentence “Press…
Google Sends Another Letter to the FCC Explaining Voice
Google has provided additional information to the FCC’s regarding Google Voice. You might remember that Google already responded to FCC’s questions about Google Voice…