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We Might Need Google Neutrality, Too

Net Neutrality isn't a cure-all; the internet is full of choke points

Oct 29, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Net neutrality is back in the headlines, but it might not be as important as its champions might hope. Essentially, the net neutrality fight is over price discrimination—the ISPs want to charge extra fees to big companies that could afford to pay them, explains Ars Technica . Companies of all... More »

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Google • Internet • net neutrality • search • ISP

Web Surfing
Can Help Slow Dementia

Brain scans show Google is more stimulating than books

Oct 19, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s time to teach Grandma to Google. Surfing the Internet can slow or even reverse the mental decay that leads to dementia, according to a new study. UCLA researchers scanned the brains of 24 men and women aged 55 to 78 and discovered that surfing the web was more... More »

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Google • Internet • dementia • search • Alzheimer's Disease

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Gmail Reveals Google's Achilles' Heel: 'Arrogance'

Search giant is starting to look a lot like the companies it toppled in late 90s: Blodget

Sep 17, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Henry Blodget of the Business Insider recently switched from Yahoo Mail to Gmail, mainly because Yahoo had become “buggy, inconsistent, and unreliable.” For basic functionality—and spam-blocking—Gmail performs well. But he hates the "conversation model" for email. Why? "Because I can't easily find the exact... More »

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Yahoo • Google • email • Gmail • search • Henry Blodget

 US Troops Stormed  
 Afghan Hospital: Charity 

Civilian deaths, intrusive searches prompt rising resentment

Sep 7, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(AP) - A Swedish charity today accused American troops of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. Soldiers were said to have forced their way into the charity's hospital without permission, violating the neutrality of a medical facility. The allegation... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • charity • US Army • hospital • Sweden • search • militant

Cops Find Bone Fragment Next Door to Garrido

Unclear if it's human
or animal; investigators still searching area

Aug 31, 09 7:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities found a bone fragment on the property next door to where Phillip Garrido held Jaycee Lee Dugard captive for 18 years, the Contra Costa Times reports—though police aren’t yet sure if the bone is human or animal. A spokesman says investigators and dogs are still combing the... More »

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crime • kidnapping • bone • search • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Antioch, Calif. • bone fragment

Analysis

 Why MicroHoo 
 Won't Kill Google 


Jul 29, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering what the Microsoft/Yahoo pact will mean for you, the tech-loving consumer? Probably not much, writes Todd Weiss for PC World. His reasons:
  • “I tried Bing, I played with Bing, I experienced Bing, but Bing, you’re no Google search,” Weiss opines. Even with Yahoo’s
... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • mergers and acquisitions • search • Bing

ANALYSIS

 The 10 Riskiest Web Searches 

Hackers target popular search terms

Jun 2, 09 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Internet hackers are like pickpockets: They target crowds, and the best place to find them on the web is through search engines, ABC News reports, so thieves tie malware programs to popular word searches. After analyzing more than 2,600 terms, security firm McAfee found these to be the 10... More »

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identity theft • data theft • search • malware • web services

Search Service Will Answer Questions Google Can't

Though not intended to dethrone the search king, Wolfram Alpha will compete for clicks

May 11, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - WolframAlpha, a powerful new Web service that can answer a vast array of questions, has already answered one: No, it is not intended to dethrone Google. The site’s creator, scientist and entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram, is “not keen on the hype,” but others believe WolframAlpha could be a... More »

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Yahoo • Google • search engine • search • search queries • hype • Wolfram Alpha • Jay-ZTV

Private Maddy Probe Yields Sketch of Suspect

Man watched family for days: witnesses

May 7, 09 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madeleine McCann's parents say they hope a new artist's sketch of a pockmarked, frail man seen lurking around their Portugal apartment before the child disappeared will yield fresh clues. Detectives the couple hired interviewed witnesses and combed police files to produce the image, People reports. Gerry and Kate McCann will... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • documentary • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child • search • suspect

Craigslist Beats MySpace
as Top Search Term

Tanking economy helps company to first win

Mar 21, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bargain hunters helped Craigslist beat MySpace as the Web’s most popular search term last week, CNET reports. Searches for the classifieds site soared 105%, giving the San Francisco-based company its first ever most-searched-for crown. Business has been booming—bartering is up 100% and roommate ads 65%—but searches for... More »

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MySpace • Facebook • Craigslist • search

ANALYSIS

Search Could Be Twitter's Path to the Big Bucks

Site could offer real-time brand info to firms

Mar 2, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Twitter is huge, and while it remains relatively unconcerned with how to monetize its prominent position in the online zeitgeist, a few ideas have popped up, Advertising Age reports. One is search: The micro-blogging site is considering charging firms for detailed metrics on who is saying what about their brand.... More »

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Internet • advertising • marketing • blogging • database • search • Twitter

 Family's Search 
 for WWII Hero 
 Scarred Generations 

Decades-long quest for Raoul Wallenberg, savior of thousands, in vain

Feb 28, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The fate of Raoul Wallenberg, savior of thousands of Jews in World War II, remains unknown, despite his family’s generation-spanning search for the Swede who was arrested by Soviets in 1945, at age 32. That quest has lasted 6 decades—and the Wall Street Journal has reviewed thousands of... More »

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Holocaust • Jews • USSR • World War II • Sweden • search • Raoul Wallenberg

Google's Twitter Attracts 27K Followers—in 2 Days

First tweet spells 'I'm feeling lucky' in binary

Feb 27, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Google’s Twitter feed has attracted a staggering number of readers in the two days since it launched, proving that the micro-blogging service is already a fixture of internet culture, cNet reports. Google’s feed already has 27,176 followers—not as popular as Barack Obama, whose Twitter has 333,... More »

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Google • Internet • blogging • search • Twitter • readership • Bill Maher Grid

To Challenge Wiki, Britannica Will Let Users Edit

But edits still have to be vetted by encyclopedia's staff

Jan 22, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The 241-year-old Encyclopedia Britannica is tired of being overshadowed on the web by Wikipedia, so it’s decided to start copying the competition’s defining feature: allowing users to edit and create content. Britannica will not be as laissez-faire as Wikipedia, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, as alterations to online... More »

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Google • Internet • Wikipedia • search • Public Knowledge • encyclopedia • Encyclopedia Britannica

Search Still on for Engine; but It's 'Not Going Anywhere' 

Plane heads to Jersey, black boxes to DC

Jan 18, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The missing left engine from the US Airways jetliner that landed in the Hudson River still hasn’t been located, the New York Times reports. Still, there’s no hurry, a transportation authority says, because “it’s not going anywhere.” Police and army boats using sonar haven’t... More »

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US Airways • plane crash • Hudson River • search • engine • Hudson crash

TECH REVIEW

 Search Tools Tailored to You 

Surf Canyon and SearchWiki provide different methods to customize results

Jan 14, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Two new tools aim to make your web searches more valuable—and while both succeed, differences in how Google’s SearchWiki and Surf Canyon operate will make the difference for users, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal. SearchWiki acts as a function of a Google account: While logged... More »

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Google • Internet • web browser • search engine • search • World Wide Web • Web browsing • Surf Canyon • SearchWiki

ANALYSIS

Yahoo Will Keep Searchers' Info Only 3 Months

Search firm now holds information for less time than Google, Microsoft

Dec 17, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo will shorten the amount of time it will keep users’ personal data, Stacey Higginbotham reports for GigaOm. The firm will scrub page views, ad views, and search data after 90 days, though it will keep data flagged as suspicious for twice as long. Google and Microsoft recently proposed changes... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • privacy • online privacy • search • Internet privacy

 Ballmer Quashes Yahoo Bid Rumors; Open to Partnership

Microsoft 'done' with acquisition attempts, even after Yang's resignation

Nov 19, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Ballmer quashed the rumor that Microsoft would make another offer to buy Yahoo now that Jerry Yang has quit as CEO, CNET reports. “We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo,” the chief executive said today. “We did our best; we’ve moved on.” More »

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Yahoo • Internet • Microsoft • Jerry Yang • acquisition • search • Steve Ballmer

(Newser) - The death toll in the Haitian school collapse has risen to 75, the AP reports. The mayor of the Port-au-Prince suburb where it occurred said 17 dead students have been found so far today. Another 80 are being treated for injuries, many of them serious, and hundreds more children could... More »

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construction • Haiti • school • collapse • rescue • survivors • search • building • disaster

Yahoo Partners With McAfee
to Make Search Safer

Security upgrade part of wider trend in protecting computers from Web's ills

May 6, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo search will now label risky sites, including spyware and virus hosts and spammers, thanks to an exclusive deal with McAfee SiteAdvisor, the companies said today. It also will omit sites entirely that attack visiting computers, reports CNet. Yahoo sees millions of clicks through to some such sites daily, a... More »

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Yahoo • Google • computer virus • Internet security • search • malware • McAfee

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