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  • Google Buys Online Collaboration Operator DocVerse

    Something good is about to happen with Google’s cloud computing service – that is interoperability with Microsoft Office files (SE Journal March 3 2010)

  • The five-minute guide to Google Squared

    Arrange data from the web in a neat spreadsheet (techradar March 6 2010)

  • Google Launches Gesture Search for Android

    To use the search, you write a letter across the screen. (SE Watch March 5 2010)

  • Google Kills SearchWiki, Replaces It With Starred Results

    The ability to re-order, remove, and comment on search results has been replaced by a scaled-down version (SE Land March 3 1010)

  • SMX West 2010 Live Blogging Recap

    Keri Morgret of Strike Models and Brian Ussery of Beu Blog spent a tremendous amount of time and energy live blogging the event. (March 5 2010)

  • Bing & Yahoo Soon To Support Canonical Tag

    At SMX West on Thursday, reps from both search engines said they’re in the process of supporting rel=canonical right now. (SE Land March 5 2010)

  • YouTube adds automatic subtitles for the deaf

    Latest speech recognition breakthrough for the hard of hearing (techradar march 5 2010)

  • Peter Norvig offers an insider’s look at Google Research during SMX West

    A list of new products from Google (SE Watch March 3 2010)

  • Google’s Norvig: PageRank Is Overhyped

    Speaking at SMX WestGoogle’s Director of Research said that PageRank is overhyped and probably needs a new name (SE Land March 3 2010)

  • Google’s Proposal For Crawling AJAX URLs is Live

    The documentation is live on Google Code (SE Land March 3 2010)

  • Yahoo CEO Bartz Says Would Have Sold Yahoo, Mocks Facebook

    Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz stated she would have sold Yahoo at $36 when Microsoft was offering (SE Watch March 2 2010)

  • Google Italy ruling might very well turn out to be a blessing

    Its time to finally get the law straightened out. Laws in almost every country in the world are outdated. (State of Search March 2 2010)

  • How to Check If Google China Still Self-Censors

    On January 12th, Google said they are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn (Blogoscoped March 2 2010)

  • Topeka Changes Its Name To Google, Kansas (Temporarily)

    What would you do to get Google to build a super high-speed broadband network in your hometown? (SE Land March 2 2010)

  • Google to Yahoo: Excuse Us While We Buy Your Photo Editor

    Picnik is, among other things, the default editor for Yahoo’s Flickr. (BoomTown March 1 2010)

  • Google has acquired Picnik, photo editor in the cloud

    Using Picnik, you can crop, do touch-ups and add cool effects to your photos, all without leaving your web browser. (Google Blog March 1 2010)

  • Google Maps Integrates Flickr Photos

    Geo-tagged, user-submitted Flickr photos as well as other location-specific photos from Google’s own Picasa (Marketing Pilgrim March 1 2010)

  • AT&T Ditches Google For Yahoo Search on Motorola Backflip

    It’ll be the first Android device of any kind with Yahoo as the main search engine (Gizmodo March 2 2010)

  • Bing Autosuggest – History Repeats Itself – and That is a Good Thing

    Bing adds support for query history in Autosuggest (Bing Community March 1 2010)

  • Ballmer Sees Innovation as the Key To Search Success

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he thinks the deal with Yahoo will greatly improve the relevance of advertising placed next to search results (Newsfactor March 5 2010)

  • Click here to find out more! Real-time search startups blow away Google, Yahoo, and Bing at SMX West

    I don’t agree that Google has crushed real-time search for startups. (Venture Beat March 5 2010)

  • Bing blocks online sex searches in Middle East: study

    The Open Net Initiative (ONI) on Friday said Microsoft’s search engine Bing is more prudish than government censors (AFP March 5 2010)

  • China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint

    China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it (Reuters March 6 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)

  • 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)

  • Parlor trick: Buzzzy searches Buzz

    Search engine for Google Buzz (cnet Feb 16 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

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