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Hack or Glitch? Google Image Search Only Displays Car Crash
On August 26, Google Image Search users were shown images of a Russian car crash rather than results related to the actual search terms they used.
Russia’s Mail.Ru Drops Google Search, Launches Own Search Engine
There is a new international search engine on the scene. Mail.Ru, which is also known as My.com, has been serving Google search results for several years but has now dropped Google in order to serve search results with their own new search engine.
Yandex Adds Search for Mobile Apps
Russian search giant Yandex has launched a new search engine for mobile apps to make it easier to Finding “Angry Birds” or other smartphone games and apps. Yandex.AppSearch returns results for all platforms in Russian, even for English queries.
Yandex.Webmaster Now Available in English
Russian search engine Yandex recently translated its Yandex.Webmaster service to English. While similar to other tools offered by both Google and Bing, Yandex.Webmaster takes the service a bit further with more options for site owners.
Yandex IPO Biggest For Internet Company Since Google
Yandex raises $1.3 billion from it's IPO, setting the record for the second largest IPO for an internet company since Google. Founded in 1997, Yandex is slightly older then Google. The company plans to expand into other markets and languages.
Yandex Adding Facebook Updates to Search Index
Russia’s top search engine Yandex will begin integrating Facebook data into its index, the companies announced yesterday. In an effort to boost ... read more
Twitter to Add Four Additional Langauges
Twitter will soon be available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish. This will bring the grand total of languages to six. Twitter ... read more
Global Searches Increase by 41% Compared to a Year Ago
comScore has released global search market data showing that search is still on the rise in a big way all across the ... read more
YouTube App for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 Adds More Languages
YouTube has added five languages to its application for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 phones. The new languages are: Brazilian Portuguese Polish ... read more
Russia and Brazil Top Social Network Engagement Rankings
Recent data from comScore's World Metrix audience measurement service reveal that Russia and Brazil had by far the most engaged social networking audiences in the world in May.
