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Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to
Fell Google

Is bigger better, or just bigger problems?

Feb 3, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A Microsoft/Yahoo combination would pose a greater challenge to Google, but it's not at all clear the search engine behemoth would be greatly affected, NPR reports. Google owns about 60% of the search market—three times that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined. And, perhaps more to the point, it is... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • search engine • Microsoft Live Search • unsolicited takeover

Bid Kicks Off Clash of the Internet Titans

Proposed Microsoft/Yahoo! merger signals showdown with Google

Feb 2, 08 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Analysts agree that Microsoft's bold $44.6-billion bid for Yahoo marks the start of a big push by Microsoft to challenge Google's Web dominance. The move is a dramatic change in tactics for Microsoft, which likes to build new businesses on its own, writes Steve Lohr in a New York ... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Microsoft • search engine • cloud computing

Google Fights Patent Theft Charges

Northeastern U and partner claim company stole search method

Jan 12, 08 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Google denies allegations that it is infringing on a patent held jointly by Northeastern University and a Massachussetts company for an Internet search method, and is countersuing to invalidate the patent, PC World reports. NU and its partner claim Google is infringing a patent they were granted for a distributed... More »

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Google • intellectual property • search engine • patent • infringement

Wikipedia Founder to Debut Search Engine

'Wikia Search' will allow users to tweak results

Jan 3, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will open his new project, Wikia Search, next week. Unlike top search giants such as Google and Yahoo, Wikia Search will use open algorithms instead of proprietary search methods. The new engine will also allow users to contribute to—and ideally improve the accuracy of—search... More »

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Wikipedia • Jimmy Wales • search engine • Wikia Search • Wikimedia

Quite Literally, Chinese Aren't Saying 'Google'

Language barrier keeps search engine
 a bit player in big market

Dec 12, 07 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - "Google" is a verb in many dictionaries, but the challenge of pronouncing it in Chinese has spelled trouble for the planet’s biggest search engine. "G-O-O-G-L-E is not a normal Chinese spelling and people don't pronounce it right," one Google exec tells Bloomberg of China, where the... More »

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China • Google • Internet • search engine • Baidu • G.cn

Ask.com Addresses Privacy Worries

No. 5 search engine says it will erase info within hours

Dec 11, 07 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Aiming to establish itself as an innovator, Ask.com is allowing users to have their search requests deleted within hours, the AP reports. The fifth-most-popular search engine with just 3% market share, Ask.com is taking a huge leap toward being the web’s least intrusive search option. "We... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • online privacy • search engine • Ask.com • AskEraser

iPhone Tops Google Search List

Fastest-growing US search term in 2007

Dec 5, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The iPhone topped Google’s list of fastest-growing search terms this year, reports Reuters. "iPhone, of course, is a word very few people typed in a search box in 2006,” said a Google rep. “It didn’t exist.” The list was dominated by social networking and... More »

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Google • YouTube • MySpace • Heroes • iPhone • Facebook • Apple • list • Transformers • TMZ • search engine • Webkinz • Club Penguin

Google Wants You! - to Help Stop Malicious Web Sites

Internet surfers can report sites online

Nov 30, 07 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is enlisting Web users in the hunt for sites hosting malicious code aimed at infecting visitors' computers. The internet giant has created an online form where Web surfers can report suspect sites, says PC World. Google searches that display sites the company believes are malicious show a warning, and... More »

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Google • Internet • search engine • hackers • malware

News Outlets Want More Control Over Search Engines

Voluntary rules update has no enemies yet

Nov 29, 07 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - News outlets with online presences are looking to add controls over how search engines index and display their material, asserting an outdated status quo doesn’t allow them to set enough terms on how their sites get crawled. A new set of guidelines proposed today, called ACAP, would allow sites... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Microsoft • search engine • Associated Press • robots.txt

Google Keeps Growing, Stock Keeps Rising

Predictions of $900 stock price as engine's market share grows

Nov 22, 07 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is already the US most popular search engine, but new data indicate it enjoyed a substantial jump in traffic this past month. Reuters reports that the search giant accounted for 58.5% of the American market. Google is trailed by Yahoo, Microsoft, IAC (the owners of Ask.com), and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Time Warner • AOL • Microsoft • search engine • Ask.com

Microsoft to Buy Yahoo: Blogger

Says software company has sent a clear signal of intent

Nov 18, 07 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo, blogs Huffington Post’s Henry Blodget—there’s no other way to interpret comments made by a honcho Thursday that the Bill Gates brand plans to up its online search market share from its current 10% to 30%. Do the math, says Blodget: Acquiring Yahoo’... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • acquisition • online • search engine • rumor

Imagining a Facebook Search Engine to Rival Google

Is 'social search' worth banking on?

Nov 12, 07 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - With a new option allowing users to search for advertising pages, Facebook has crept another step closer to a search engine. Will the social networking site take the ultimate plunge in its battle against Google and roll out a full-fledged search engine? VentureBeat's Doug Sherret explores how this engine would... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • MySpace • Facebook • search engine • social search

Newcomers Battle for Mobile Search Industry

Carriers hope to lure customers away from Google, Yahoo

Oct 26, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google and Yahoo would love part of the growing mobile search business, but phone carriers aren’t eager to have them. Carriers don’t want to be “the dumb pipe that the ISPs became,” one analyst explained. Instead they’re turning to startups like JumpTap and Medio, who... More »

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Yahoo • Google • AOL • Microsoft • cell phones • search engine • JumpTap • Medio

Lonely at the Top for Yahoo CEO Yang

Company co-founder talks about the struggle to stay relevant

Oct 24, 07 12:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Being the CEO of Yahoo is no cakewalk, according to co-founder Jerry Yang, speaking yesterday at a conference in California, News.com reports. "It is a lonely job in the sense that you have to make some of the tough calls," Yang said of the job he finally... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Web 2.0 • Jerry Yang • search engine marketing • search engine

Yahoo's Earnings
Top Expectations

May indicate new CEO has stopped company's slide

Oct 17, 07 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo reported better-than-expected sales and profits for the third quarter yesterday, pushing its stock up 10% in after-hours trading—despite having fallen 4% during regular market hours. The company pulled in a net income of $151 million, or 11 cents a share, slightly behind earnings for this time last year,... More »

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Yahoo • stock market • search engine • third quarter earnings

Google Stock Passes $600
in Monthlong Surge

Shares reach new high ahead of third-quarter report

Oct 8, 07 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google's stocks have shot past $600 for the first time, kindling investor hopes as the cyber giant eyes a possible buy of ad distributor DoubleClick. CNN Money reports that stocks peaked at $610.26 in New York today and closed at $609.92, a 2.6% gain. The rise extended... More »

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Google • stock market • online advertising • shareholders • shares • search engine

Search Engines Improve
Privacy Policies

Sites, government
still have some work
to do, study finds

Aug 9, 07 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Search engines are beginning to take user privacy more seriously, but stronger federal privacy legislation is still necessary, a new study says. In the online marketplace, privacy policies have become competitive factors, with sites one-upping each other to make surfers feel that they're safe and have control over their personal... More »

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

New Search Engine Seeks Out... You

Spock.com lets web users browse for other humans

Aug 8, 07 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new search engine launched today won't help you find a bargain on a new microwave or the capital of Burma, but rather other human beings. Spock.com bills itself as "the online leader in personal search," and boasts over 100 million individuals already indexed. Spock combs social... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • search engine • Spock.com • online search

PR Firms Target Customers' Google Reputations

Imagemakers offer services to improve web persona and dodge bloggers

Jul 2, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your first hit on Google feels like a mafia hit, don't despair. Firms like ReputationDefender and Reputation Management offer clients an enhanced image on the top search engine by creating links, sites, YouTube videos, and MySpace profiles that promote positive Google results, and lower the pageranks of defamatory comments. More »

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Google • Internet • YouTube • MySpace • online privacy • forums • message boards • search engine

Google Complaint Spurs Vista Revision

Microsoft responds to antitrust action with change to desktop search feature

Jun 20, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft has caved in to Google's antitrust complaints and agreed to alter the search tools in its new Vista operating system by the end of the year. The move is a victory for Google, which complained to antitrust regulators that Vista's hard-drive indexing was difficult to switch off and made... More »

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Google • Department of Justice • Microsoft • antitrust • Microsoft Vista • desktop search • search engine • computer

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