Another week has passed in the world of search engines, and there are no surprises: Google has again got most of the attention. It seems Europe has decided that Google has to be disciplined.

Here are your headlines, hand picked by Pandia:

• Human moderated search engines

  True Knowledge is a pioneer in a new class of search technology that allows you to ask questions on the web (P Bradley Feb 25 2010)

• Google Surfaces Facebook Pages in Real-Time

  Facebook Pages are basically advertising tools for organizations, businesses, celebrities and bands (GoogleWatch Feb 25 2010)

• kgb Turns Answers Service Into Giant Database

  kgb is a text answer service. Text a question to 542542 and get an answer. (ResearchBuzz Feb 23 2010)

• 47 Alternatives to Wikipedia

  47 Wikipedia alternatives you can use to find information, research a paper, get quick answers, and much more. (About.com feb 22 2010)

• Parlor trick: Buzzzy searches Buzz

  Search engine for Google Buzz (cnet Feb 16 2010)

• Xerox sues Google, Yahoo over search patents

  Xerox accuses Google and Yahoo of infringing patents (Reuters Feb 23 2010)

• Yahoo Answers Gets A New Look

  Yahoo has announced a fairly substantial overhaul of how Yahoo Answers looks and works (SE Land Feb 25 2010)

• Losing Google? Chinese Scientists Say It’s Like Going Blind, Life Without Electricity

  Chinese scientists say their research will be dramatically compromised if Google shuts down its search engine in China. (SE Land Feb 25 2010)

• Gross Negligence Surfaces in Baidu Domain Hijacking Incident

  On January 12, baidu.com was hijacked and pointed to a Web page displaying the Iranian flag (Softpedia Feb 26 2010)

• Yes, Google Will Even Delete Its Own Employees’ Sites From Google Index If They Screw Up

  Google employee Jason Morrison recently discovered that his own personal site had be delisted from Google (techdirt Feb 26 2010)

• Hands off my search engines!

  I find the idea that we would allow government bureaucrats to dictate how search engines rank their results to be a horrible idea. (borud Feb 2010)

• Google Adds ‘Nearby’ Search Option

  Mobile location-based search capabilities are now available to desktop computer users. (InformationWeek Feb 26 2010)

• Google hits back over algorithm dispute

  Google argues that revealing more about how its technology works would make it easier for companies to “game” its system and undermine its service. (FT Feb 26 2010)

• Microsoft Tells Google To Face The Antitrust Music

  One of the three companies filing complaints about Google is owned by Microsoft (TechCrunch Feb 26 2010)

• New Complaints Filed Against Google in Europe

  Google will not not offer concessions to companies that have accused the Internet giant of abusing its market power in online search and advertising. (NYT Feb 24 2010)

• EU Wants Google Street View Image Retention Cut to Six Months

  Rate This Article: Poor Best E-mail Print PDF Version The European Union urged Google to provide people advance notice when its Street View vehicles are roving European streets (eWeek Feb 27 2010)

• Yahoo! and the future of search

  Yahoo!’s search deal with Microsoft could usher in a new purple patch for the former web giant (Telegraph Feb 27 2010)

• Google Earth Now Available for Android

  Mobile release limited to latest version of Android platform. (SE Watch Feb 23 2010)

• How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web

  Google will introduce 550 or so improvements to its fabled algorithm (Wired Feb 22 2010)

• Google Rolls Out New Buzz Features: But Why These?

  Probably the two most useful new features are a yellow bar to denote new items from the last time you checked your Buzz (Marketing Pilgrim Feb 23 2010)

• Microsoft beats Google in UK brand showdown

  BlackBerry jumps 39 places to nab third place (techradar Feb 2010)

• 6,500 authors opt out of Google Books service

  No free Jeffrey Archer on Google (techradar Feb 2010)

• Why Buzz Beats Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed

  Right now, Buzz basically is Friendfeed but with immediately greater penetration. (SE Journal Feb 24 2010)

• Google under investigation for alleged breach of EU competition rules

  The European Commission has launched an anti-trust investigation against Google after three online companies alleged that the internet giant’s search functions were penalising their businesses. (Telegraph Feb 24 2010)

• Partnership between Yahoo and Twitter includes Yahoo! Search

  Yahoo will now show a wider range of Twitter updates in its search results. (Searchcowboys Feb 25 2010)

• Opera Says Google Dominating Search On Mobile Web

  It shows Google with a lead comparable, almost exactly, to its market share on the PC in the US. (SE Land Feb 25 2010)

• Starting next week: the State of Search radioshow on webmasterradio

  Replaces the Searchcowboys radio show (State of Search Feb 24 2010)

Video of the Week

Bing is doing some impressive work on Bing Maps, mashing up their own streetwiew panorama images with creative commons pictures fetched from Flickr. Take a look!