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Google Shuts Down SMS Search Without Warning By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 13, 2013 The tool let feature phone owners perform simple searches via text message. Tags: phone, search, sms, Google MapR, Cloudera Release Hadoop Search Tools By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 02, 2013 This week, Cloudera launched its Impala SQL query engine, and MapR included LucidWorks Search software in its M7 release. Tags: SQL, MapR, big data, Cloudera, Hadoop, lucidworks, search EU Asks for Feedback on Google's Antitrust Proposal By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 25, 2013 Do the company's proposed concessions go far enough? Tags: advertising, Google, EU Commission, search, anticompetitive, antitrust LinkedIn Gets New Search Features By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 25, 2013 Experts say the service is becoming more like Facebook. Tags: LinkedIn, search, social network, Facebook How Ubuntu Turned Search in the Dash into a PR Crisis By Bruce Byfield | Article Published February 26, 2013 Sometimes, how you handle a feature's criticisms is as important as its specs. Tags: Ubuntu, desktop, open source, Unity, Amazon, search, Linux Twitter Enables Search for Old Tweets By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 08, 2013 However, search capabilities will be limited to top tweets. Tags: Twitter, social networking, search, archive, tweet Google Profits Beat Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 23, 2013 The company released a positive report for Q4, but some analysts are worried that it still hasn't figured out how to make money from mobile. Tags: mobile, earnings, profits, search, Google The Trouble with Facebook's Graph Search By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 16, 2013 Graph Search offers a more powerful version of everything Facebook already is, which might not be good news. Tags: social media, search, Facebook U.S., EU Will Delay Google Antitrust Decisions until 2013 By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 19, 2012 The company may not be close to a settlement with U.S. regulators after all. Tags: EU, antitrust, patent lawsuit, FTC, U.S., Google, search, settlement, Motorola Report: Google and FTC Close to Settlement in Antitrust Case By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 17, 2012 Unnamed sources say Google will avoid signing a consent decree. Tags: search, FTC, patent, antitrust, Google Top Searches of the Year By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 12, 2012 Google has released its annual "Zeitgeist" list of most popular search terms around the world. Tags: search, Zeitgeist, Google Microsoft Socl Now Open for All Users By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 07, 2012 The fledgling social network is still considered a beta release. Tags: Bing, beta, website, Socl, search, Microsoft, social network Microsoft Attacks Google Search with 'Scroogled' Campaign By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 29, 2012 Microsoft charges that Google's shopping results are really paid ads. Tags: Google, Microsoft, search Google Launches Public Fight Against German Ancillary Copyright Law By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 27, 2012 The search giant opposes legislation that would require search engines to pay newspapers for linking to their content. Tags: search, Google, Copyright, legislation Report: FTC May Not Have Enough Evidence for Google Antitrust Case By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 21, 2012 Sources say the agency may not pursue a lawsuit related to Google's search activities. Tags: antitrust, Google, FTC, search Google Experiences Outage in China By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 12, 2012 Observers believe the Chinese government is blocking Google's services in the country. Tags: outage, China, censorship, Google Play, Google, search, Gmail FTC Said to be Close to Filing Antitrust Suit Against Google By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 15, 2012 Google's rivals say that it unfairly used its search dominance to point users towards its own products and services. Tags: lawsuit, antitrust, FTC, investigation, search, government, Google Iran Restores Gmail, Google Search Access By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 01, 2012 YouTube is still blocked in the country. Tags: censorship, Gmail, Iran, ban, Google, search, government, YouTube Iran Blocks Google Services to Protest Controversial Video By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published September 24, 2012 YouTube, Gmail, search and other services are unavailable for those in Iran. Tags: censorship, Gmail, search, YouTube, Google, Iran When Search Takes Fewer Than Zero Seconds By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 12, 2012 The future of search will give you the answer before you even ask. Tags: apps, search, Google China's Biggest Search Engine Baidu Enters Mobile Browser Fight By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 05, 2012 The company claims its browser is 20 percent faster than competitors like Safari and Chrome. Tags: mobile, China, search, browser, Baidu.com, Internet Google Joins Copyright Police Force By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 13, 2012 If websites receive a lot of copyright infringement notices, Google will lower them in search rankings. Tags: Copyright, infringement, rankings, search, Google New Google Tools to Make the Search Engine More All-Knowing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 09, 2012 The company is now incorporating Gmail messages into search results. Tags: Web, Gmail, Google, search New Search Data Out: Google Up, Bing Up, Yahoo Down By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012 ComScore says Google remains the leader in the search market. Tags: search, Google, market share, comScore, Yahoo, Bing Google Outlines Proposals to EU to End Antitrust Probe By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 03, 2012 The proposal addresses regulators' four areas of concern. Tags: EU, search, antitrust, Google + Bing Plugs Encyclopedia Britannica Into Its Search Results By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 08, 2012 Results from the Encyclopedia will be featured in a special box on Bing search pages. Tags: Bing, Microsoft, search Google Tackles Piracy by Removing Millions of URLs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 25, 2012 Microsoft asks the search engine to remove more links than anyone else does. Tags: links, search, copyright infringement, Microsoft, Google, piracy Yahoo Launches Axis Browser By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 24, 2012 The new Web browser runs on iOS devices and PCs, and it incorporates search capabilities. Tags: search, Yahoo, browser, Axis Google Ordered to Change Autocomplete Function in Japan By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 26, 2012 A Japanese man sued the search giant because its autocomplete function linked him with crimes he did not commit. Tags: AutoComplete, lawsuit, search, Google Google Dominated U.S. Searches in January By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 10, 2012 The tech giant increased its share of the American search market to 66.2 percent. Tags: Google, Yahoo, Bing, search Microsoft Bing Search Queries Overtake Yahoo for the First Time in December By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 12, 2012 Google continues to dominate the search market with more than 65 percent of all queries. Tags: Bing, Yahoo, Google, search Twitter Unhappy About Google's Social Search Changes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 11, 2012 The micro-blogging service calls the new "Search plus your world" feature "bad for people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users." Tags: Google, Twitter, search Google Revamps Search Formula to Include More Personal Information By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 10, 2012 The search giant is integrating Google+ and Picasa information into search results. Tags: Google +, search, Picasa, Google Chromed: Google Demotes Itself in Its Own Searches By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 04, 2012 After reports surfaced of a paid link campaign for Chrome, Google decided to lower the page ranking for its own browser for 60 days. Tags: search, Google Chrome Google Breaks Its Own Rules in Sponsored Post Campaign By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 03, 2012 Will Google penalize Chrome for violating its guidelines about paying for links to improve search rankings? Tags: search, Google Chrome Hitwise: "Facebook" Was 4 of Top 10 Search Queries in 2011 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 23, 2011 All of the search terms on the list were from users looking for a particular website. Tags: search, Facebook Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 23, 2011 Sources say Google is tripling its payments to Mozilla. Tags: search, Mozilla Firefox, Google Google Zeitgeist 2011 Details Top Searches By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 15, 2011 Three Apple related terms and Google+ made the top ten. Tags: search, Google, Apple Mozilla, Microsoft Join Forces for 'Firefox With Bing'' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 27, 2011 A new version of the open source browser features Bing search integration. Tags: search Google Tweaks Advanced Search: Change Irks Some By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 25, 2011 You can no longer use the + sign to include a specific term in a search. Tags: search, Google Is Yahoo Up for Sale? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 26, 2011 Reports are circulating that Yahoo is considering offers to buy out the number two search firm. Tags: search, Yahoo, Microsoft With Bartz Gone - Whither Bing? By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 07, 2011 Does this week's shakeup leave an opening for Microsoft to capitalize on its search and advertising deal with troubled Yahoo? Tags: Bartz, Yahoo, Microsoft, search Bing Beats Google on Search Effectiveness By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 12, 2011 A study finds that Bing users are more likely to click on links in search results than Google users. Tags: search Baidu Chooses Bing for English Search By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 05, 2011 In a move aimed at further penetrating the largest search market in the world, Microsoft teams with the Chinese search titan to provide Bing for English searches. Tags: search, Baidu.com, Bing, Microsoft MasterObjects Sues Microsoft Over 'Instant Search' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 20, 2011 A small search developer claims it originated 'instant search' features in your favorite search engine, and wants the big players to pay up Tags: Microsoft, search, lawsuits, patents, MasterObjects Google Q1 Revenues: Double Digit Growth By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 15, 2011 Mobile searches are up more than 500 percent in the last two years. Tags: Google Apps, search, Google, Larry Page DOJ: Google Allowed to Buy Fare Search Firm By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 11, 2011 After months' of negotiations, the federal government says it will clear Google's purchase of ITA Software, but only if they mind their P's and Q's. Tags: DOJ, Microsoft, search, antitrust, Google Will Google be Lawyered to Death? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 06, 2011 The sheer level of litigation aimed Googles way is breathtaking. Tags: search, lawsuits, European Union, Google, Microsoft Microsoft Complains About Google To European Union By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 01, 2011 Microsoft files a formal complaint with the European Unions antitrust regulators over anticompetitive practices that it claims hurt competitors. Tags: Microsoft, Google, European Union, antitrust, search Google-Microsoft Search Spat Intensifies By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 03, 2011 Google's claim that Microsoft's Bing search engine is merely aping its own results is prompting a heated argument. Tags: search engine, Microsoft, search, query, Google Bing-Sponsored Search Event Also Features Google By David Needle | Article Published January 26, 2011 BigThink to host "Beyond the Search Box" event next week. Tags: Google, data management, search, Blekko, Bing Yahoo Squeaks Past Estimates; Announces More Layoffs By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 25, 2011 The wobbling Internet search and advertising company managed to squeeze past analysts' estimates in the fourth quarter. Tags: advertising, earnings, Yahoo search, Google, search Schmidt out as Google CEO, Q4 Profit Soars By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 20, 2011 Search giant reports solid growth in revenues and profits, while announcing a major shake-up of its top executives, with co-founder Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as CEO. Tags: display ads, Google, earnings, search, advertising Bing Updates Features for Mobile Users By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 16, 2010 Microsoft has begun rolling out new and updated features for its Bing search technologies, kicking it all off with a "search summit" in San Francisco. Tags: mobile, Microsoft, iPhone, Bing, search EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Google Search By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 01, 2010 European antitrust authorities announce a formal inquiry into allegations from Google's competitors that the search giant used its market clout to undermine competition. Tags: DOJ, antitrust, search, Google, EU Google Adds Images to Instant Search By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 09, 2010 Leading Web search provider updates its Instant search feature to provide preview images of websites as they turn up in search results. Tags: search engine, search, Google, mobile, images Google Moves Top Exec Mayer to Focus on Location By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 13, 2010 By shifting one of its leading lights and longest-serving executives to head the geo/local division, Google signals that it's getting serious about location-based services and ads. Tags: Google, location-based services, Marissa Mayer, geolocation, search Yahoo Updates Search Engine With 'Immersive' Features By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 07, 2010 Web portal Yahoo begins expanding search features for entertainment and news content in new "immersive search" offering. Tags: Yahoo, Netflix, Microsoft, Google, search AOL Renews Search Partnership With Google By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 02, 2010 Online pioneer continues turnaround strategy, promising marketers that a five-year renewal of Google agreement will deliver new search tools and expand into mobile. Tags: search, Google, YouTube, mobile, AOL Trust in Gov't Rises, Falls With Quality of Website By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 25, 2010 New survey from ForeSee Results seeks to quantify success of administration's e-government initiative, finding a strong correlation between the transparency of a website and visitors' satisfaction with it, an increasingly critical driver of overall trust in government. Tags: ACSI, open government, government IT, government agency, search U.S. e-Government Satisfaction Slides: Survey By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 28, 2010 In the latest ACSI survey from ForeSee Results, e-government sites slide in citizen satisfaction, though the scores are uneven across different categories. Tags: search, government IT, government market, e-government, ACSI Ask Tries Crowd Sourcing for Search 'Answers' By David Needle | Article Published July 28, 2010 Is this the future of search? New service lets users find answers to search queries from a community of users at the Ask.com site. Tags: search, crowdsourcing, Google, Ask.com, search engine Google Q2 Profit Misses Wall Street Expectations By David Needle | Article Published July 15, 2010 Revenues and profits are way up for the second quarter over the search giant's results from a year ago, but Google's balance sheet leaves analysts wanting more. Tags: Google, advertising, search, AdSense, earnings China Gives Google Green Light for Search Engine By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 09, 2010 Long standoff appears to end with Chinese government renewing Google's license to operate its search engine, funneling traffic to Hong Kong to skirt content filters. Tags: search, Google Apps, China, search engine, Google Google Unconcerned with Facebook, Apple By - Reuters | Article Published July 09, 2010 At an industry gathering, Google executives declined to confirm media reports that Google is developing a new service called Google Me to compete with Facebook, which has grown to nearly 500 million users in its six-year history. Tags: search, Apple, Google, Facebook, mobile Google Gives Ground in Standoff With China By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 29, 2010 Search giant announces new approach to China censorship standoff after negotiations with the government as it hopes to retain its commercial operating license. Tags: China, search, privacy, censorship, Google Did Google's Pac-Man Celebration Gobble Productivity? By David Needle | Article Published May 25, 2010 RescueTime says the embedded game at Google's search site diverted some 4.82 million work hours. Google called the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man celebration a success. Tags: Google, search, gaming, IT manager, productivity Google Unveils Web TV By - Reuters | Article Published May 21, 2010 In a risky move that many vendors have so far failed at, Google announces an ambitious plan to merge the Internet with television. Tags: Google, search engine, Web, Google TV, search Business Intelligence Software Coming Up Short? By David Needle | Article Published April 29, 2010 Business intelligence software tools provide for great reporting, but are difficult to use and don't handle more free-form information requests well, claims new study. Tags: business intelligence, search, business analytics, BI software, business intelligence software Is Google About to be Lawyered to Death? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 21, 2010 It is possible that a wave of litigation will highlight Google's incredible power to affect the success or failure of not only competitors, but all companies, organizations and people. Tags: search, Microsoft, search engines, Google, Google Apps What's Next in the Google/China Struggle? By David Needle | Article Published March 24, 2010 Analysts expect China to block Google's redirect of the mainland search engine to Hong Kong, so where does that leave the search giant in terms of Android and its other business interests? Tags: censorship, firewall, Google, search, Android China Condemns Google's Censorship Gambit By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 23, 2010 Chinese official sounds off about Google's decision to offer an unfiltered version of the Web to the mainland in state media, while a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry looks to tamp down diplomatic concerns. Tags: search, censorship, Internet, China, Google Google to Offer Unfiltered Web in China With Hong Kong Redirect By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 22, 2010 Google announces its solution to the China standoff with plans to redirect traffic from Google.cn to Hong Kong version of the search engine to deliver unfiltered Web content. Tags: Google, censorship, China, search, security Bing Gains While Google Slips in February: Nielsen By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 16, 2010 The Nielsen Company's latest search numbers show Bing's market share still growing, but is Microsoft finally starting to take a bite out of Google's share of the pie? Tags: Bing, search, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google Microsoft Claims Google Act Raise Antitrust Concerns By - Reuters | Article Published March 02, 2010 Microsoft launches a broadside against a company with competing interests in software applications, mobile, search and e-mail. 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