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OPINION

 Microsoft Blows It 
 With Bizarre Bing Ads 

Blame Google for the collapse of global financial architecture

Jun 9, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is thrashing Google in new TV spots for its "decision engine" Bing—understandably, since from Microsoft's perspective their rival is single-handedly responsible for the global financial crisis. "While everyone was searching, there was bailing," says an announcer, as images of fleeting Internet memes give way... More »

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Google • Microsoft • advertising • search engine marketing • search engine • Steve Ballmer • TV advertising • Bing

(Newser) - Some in the technology world are questioning Microsoft’s decision to enable its new search engine, Bing, to display video on the site itself, the Telegraph reports. The new technology—not shared by Google and the like—allows for pornographic film to run on the search page should the searcher... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • pornography • search engine • web video • Bing

product review

Microsoft's Bing: Life-Saver, or Big Brother?


May 30, 09 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reviewers say Microsoft's new Bing search engine—still not officially released—is great for shopping and answering tricky questions. It's also Big Brother in disguise:
  • "There's much to like," writes Mike Elgan in PC World, except Bing's top search matches—chosen by Microsoft, not popularity rankings. "
... More »

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Microsoft • search engine • reviews • Bing

 Microsoft's New 
 Search Engine: Bing 

'Decision engine' gives users more control over results

May 28, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft wants “Bing” to replace “Google” as your verb of choice for Internet search, PC World reports, with CEO Steve Ballmer unveiling the search engine today at a conference in California. Bing—already available for a test run—will be fully rolled out by Wednesday. The runner-up... More »

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technology • Google • Internet • Microsoft • search engine • Steve Ballmer • Microsoft Live Search • Jay-ZTV • Bing

Tech review

 'Google Killer' Search Site 
 Clever, but Not Killer 

WolframAlpha analyzes existing data to answer questions

May 18, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The search engine some are calling a “Google Killer” launched Friday, and tech critics see potential—though the science-heavy searcher is no replacement for Google, notes Mike Harvey in the Times of London.
  • WolframAlpha “takes serious scientific data and produces answers that simply don't exist as easily
... More »

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Google • search engine • tech review • Wolfram Alpha • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Google won’t buy the New York Times, but the companies are discussing novel ways the search giant can help the newspaper stay afloat, the Business Insider reports. Sources say one idea is for Google to split advertising revenue it takes from sites hosting Times content with the paper. Another,... More »

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Google • Internet • search engine • ad revenue • New York Times Company • newspaper industry • Jay-ZTV

Tech Review

Real-Time Search vs. Google: Both Win


May 13, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Real-time search is all the rage these days. But which engine is best, and how does the flavor of the month stack up against plain ol’ Google? MG Siegler of TechCrunch set out to find out, searching a batch of engines for a recent occurrence: the damage the space shuttle... More »

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Google • search engine • Twitter • tech review • Jay-ZTV

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

OPINION

Monopoly Cops May Find Google Too Popular to Bust

Google Has Good Product, But It's Also a Monopoly


May 7, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government is finally getting wise to the fact that Google holds a monopoly on Internet advertising, and has launched two antitrust investigations, Therese Poletti writes for MarketWatch. Google is “becoming almost a privatized version of the dreaded Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984,” Poletti writes, worse even... More »

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Google • Internet • Microsoft • advertising • antitrust • federal investigation • search engine • monopoly

(Newser) - A British math whiz plans to roll out a revolutionary search engine this year, but that doesn't mean Google is doomed, Saul Hansell writes in the New York Times. “Google is a company,” while the search engine "is a technology," Hansell writes, responding to a... More »

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technology • Google • Internet • business • competition • search engine • Wolfram Alpha

Google Flags Entire
Internet as Malware

Oops.

Jan 31, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Anyone searching on Google for a short stretch early this morning got a rude awakening. Every result on the search giant turned up the warning, "This site may harm your computer,” ZDNet reports, and firewalls on personal PCs blocked them accordingly. Google blames the glitch—from 6:30am... More »

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Google • Internet • Firefox • search engine • malware • computer glitch

ANALYSIS

Years of Search and Destroy Get Microsoft Back to Yahoo

New Yahoo CEO opens door for search deal, another shot to catch Google

Jan 16, 09 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A new CEO at Yahoo has many speculating Microsoft will renew its bid for Yahoo’s Web-search unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. But Microsoft’s quest isn’t a mere attempt to better compete with Google in the $12.3 billion paid-search market; it’s the rectification of years... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • search engine • Steve Ballmer • paid searches • Carol Bartz

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

Yahoo to Name Software Exec Its New CEO

Bartz, of Autodesk,
will succeed Yang,
sources say

Jan 13, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo will soon name Carol Bartz as its new CEO after a two-month search for a successor to Jerry Yang, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 60-year-old Bartz served as CEO of Autodesk Inc from 1992 to 2006, and still serves as the company’s executive chairman. She’s... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • CEO • Jerry Yang • search engine • Carol Bartz

China Lashes Out at Search Engines Over Porn

Tries to crackdown on 'vulgar' content

Jan 5, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - China is accusing Google, local rival Baidu, and other top search engines and Web portals of threatening public morals by linking to porn and other “vulgar” content, the Financial Times reports. Such Web censorship campaigns aren’t uncommon in China, but this is the first time it’s... More »

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China • Google • search engine • Baidu • Internet censorship • Great Firewall of China

ANALYSIS

Web Copyright Lawsuit Could Cripple the Freedom to Link

Community outlet says big papers siphon off page views with mere snippets of info

Dec 23, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A local newspaper chain is suing the New York Times Company for pilfering its online content, and the case could dramatically change how news sites link, Danny Sanchez writes on Journalistopia. GateHouse Media says readers can glean enough information from the snippets linked by the Boston Globe and therefore don’... More »

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local news • Massachusetts • copyright • lawsuit • blog • search engine • New York Times Company • Boston Globe • GateHouse Media • deep link • aggregator

(Newser) - Yahoo! has released a list of its 10 most-searched women of the year, including obvious honorees and some more off the radar:
  • Angelina Jolie: The birth of her twins, box-office success, and a dramatic turn in Changeling made Jolie the most-searched woman on the engine.
  • Sarah Palin: Given
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Yahoo • Angelina Jolie • women • search engine • Sarah Palin • Dara Torres • searches • Gina Carano

$20B Yahoo Search Deal 'Total Fiction': Exec

Execs scoff at story of Microsoft dropping $20B on search biz

Nov 30, 08 8:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A report that Microsoft will buy Yahoo's search business and give two Internet execs a 30% share is "total fiction," one of the execs tells Kara Swisher at AllThingsDigital. Swisher agrees that the $20 billion deal, reported by the London Times, is likely non-existent. After all, board member... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • search engine • Steve Ballmer • takeover bid





 Web Users 
 Still Can't Get 
 Enough Palin 

GOP candidate still dominates web searches

Nov 29, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - We just can't seem to let Sarah Palin go. Nearly a month after the election, she continues to dominate user lookups on search engines, cable news sites, and YouTube, reports Politico. Alaska's governor ranks near the top of virtually every major search tool, including Yahoo, AOL, and Lycos, where she... More »

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Yahoo • Alaska • AOL • Republican • search engine • Sarah Palin • Lycos

OPINION

 Google Quietly Conquers 
 With Irresistible Apps 

Columnist worries about being so tied to giant, but everything just works so well

Nov 24, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite near-total lack of marketing, Google finds its way into Web lovers’ hearts with an irresistible bundle of applications. “Having grown up in the vapor trail of the ’60s, I learned to be wary of large, centralized organizations,” David Carr writes in the New York Times. “... More »

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Google • marketing • search engine • Google Apps • computing

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