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(AP) -- Internet search leader Google Inc. is preparing to steer more telephone traffic through an online command center that it acquired nearly two years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news156077044.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:45:25 EST news156077044 (AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests. http://www.physorg.com/news156001418.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:38 EST news156001418 In the world of search engines, clicks mean cash, and in a sluggish economy, companies can benefit by maximizing click-throughs to their Web sites from search engines. http://www.physorg.com/news155994477.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:48:33 EST news155994477 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking them up in a large database, as Google and many other search engines currently do. With its computational abilities, Wolfram Alpha could lead to new types of questions, answers and computations that today's search engines can't handle. http://www.physorg.com/news155826981.html Technology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:16:55 EST news155826981 Rights groups called on Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft on Friday not to censor their Web search engines one day next week to help protest cyber censorship. http://www.physorg.com/news155574479.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:08:29 EST news155574479 The founder of young Internet search engine Mahalo explained on Thursday how a convicted hacker wound up a cherished member of their team. http://www.physorg.com/news155538607.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:10:55 EST news155538607 Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google. http://www.physorg.com/news155324905.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:49:01 EST news155324905 A Belgian court on Monday fined Internet search engine Yahoo! 55,000 euros (69,300 dollars) for failing to hand over personal details of users suspected of committing fraud. http://www.physorg.com/news155230765.html Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:40:03 EST news155230765 Google has introduced ads to the results of search queries on Google News in a move aimed at turning the news aggregation site into a money-making venture that may raise the hackles of newspapers and other media outlets. http://www.physorg.com/news154892425.html Technology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:40:54 EST news154892425 The rate of ad clicks from sponsored and non-sponsored links was reported in a recent study conducted by researchers from Penn State and the Queensland University of Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news154786609.html Technology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:17:23 EST news154786609 Sunday's Academy Awards clearly left many of us wanting more. Here are five hot Oscar-related search terms from Monday, as tracked by Google Trends: http://www.physorg.com/news154697705.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:37:20 EST news154697705 (PhysOrg.com) -- Queen Mary scientists have, for the first time, used computer artificial intelligence to create previously unseen types of pictures to explore the abilities of the human visual system. http://www.physorg.com/news153990584.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:10:36 EST news153990584 Most of us drive our cars to get from one place to another. Still there are those who enjoy getting underneath the hood and tinkering. It's basically the same with computers these days. There are many who enjoy messing around with the operating system and the hardware to do all kinds of interesting things. Yet most of us today simply want to use the computer to do something functional be it write a document, send e-mail or going online to find something. The computer today is pretty much like an appliance in that we use it to get a job done. http://www.physorg.com/news152987616.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:34:28 EST news152987616 (PhysOrg.com) -- Almost everyone who has used a major internet search engine has had the same experience: Search for "Dodge convertible" and 0.16 seconds later you have 4.3 million links to web pages on dodge ball, Dodge City and convertible debt instruments. http://www.physorg.com/news152984304.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:07 EST news152984304 (PhysOrg.com) -- SF State's planet hunting team is trying new avenues of investigation in the quest to discover planets beyond our solar system. At the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in January, graduate students presented novel approaches being used by the Exoplanet Group to search for earth-like planets. http://www.physorg.com/news152900631.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:24:14 EST news152900631 "It's OK," the message on the LeapFish home page assures visitors, "you're not cheating on Google." http://www.physorg.com/news151764696.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:52:15 EST news151764696 (PhysOrg.com) -- A European project has created a powerful patent search service for SMEs. It is a major step forward as patents and patent information are extremely valuable. http://www.physorg.com/news151330931.html Technology Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:22:11 EST news151330931 Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news150653373.html Technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:33 EST news150653373 Like most everyone these days, when you need to search the Internet for just about anything, you use Google. Let's face it. Google is the undisputed champion when it comes to Internet searching. It's become so mainstream that the name itself has become synonymous with searching the Internet. It's actually listed as a verb in some dictionaries. "I Googled it" or "I Googled him" means you went online and searched for information relevant to that item or person. http://www.physorg.com/news150573286.html Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:54:46 EST news150573286 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are pushing online culture and heritage research way beyond Google by using a smart search system that is multilingual, multimedia and optimised for cultural heritage. Better yet, this promising system has wide application in other fields. http://www.physorg.com/news149182429.html Technology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:33:49 EST news149182429 Hitachi announced today that it released 'GazoPa book' a new Facebook application that enables users to search for images both inside Facebook and on the web similar to their profile photo and photos at their albums. http://www.physorg.com/news148056115.html Technology Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:41:55 EST news148056115 Non-profit organizations should be exploiting the strategies of online marketers to gain traffic to their websites, raise awareness of their "brand" and its aims and convert visitors into donors, according to a study published in the first 2009 issue of the International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising. http://www.physorg.com/news147955260.html Technology Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:41:00 EST news147955260 (PhysOrg.com) -- With universities storing ever more teaching resources online, how do students and tutors find what they need? European researchers have devised novel ways to classify and locate teaching materials - and in eight different languages. http://www.physorg.com/news145632802.html Technology Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:33:22 EST news145632802 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University, the University of California and University of Michigan announce today their joint support for the outstanding public benefits made possible through the proposed settlement agreement submitted to the United States District Court, Southern District of New York by Google Inc. and plaintiffs the Authors Guild, Inc. et al. http://www.physorg.com/news144428797.html Technology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:37 EST news144428797 New research from Indiana University has found evidence that how we look for things, such as our car keys or umbrella, could be related to how we search for more abstract needs, such as words in memory or solutions to problems. http://www.physorg.com/news140242349.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:12:29 EST news140242349 According to a study by the University of California at Berkeley, traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo index only about 0.2% of the Internet. The remaining 99.8%, known as the "deep Web," is a vast body of public and subscription-based information that traditional search engines can't access. http://www.physorg.com/news140110066.html Technology Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:27:46 EST news140110066 With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search themselves for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about the willingness of citizens to do this and the factors that promote this information-seeking behaviour. The work of Dutch researcher Ellen ter Huurne suggests there are many factors which communication professionals should pay greater attention to. http://www.physorg.com/news134302052.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:07:32 EST news134302052