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Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service

Google adds translation to main search engine

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.


Bing has gained search market share

Bing gains search market share, nears 10 percent

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing increased its share of the US search market in October, edging up half-a-point to nearly 10 percent, online tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.


Search engines are source of learning

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.


Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over removing its news websites from Google, a report said

News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.


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Australia, Canada approve Yahoo!-Microsoft deal

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian and Canadian competition authorities have approved the Internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday.


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Bing and Google gaining at Yahoo!'s expense: comScore

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bing and Google gained ground in the Internet search market in November as they evidently lure people away from Yahoo!, according to fresh figures from industry-tracker comScore.


Google apologizes for offensive first lady image

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the First Lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.


The Ecosia search engine

Ecosia search engine fights climate change

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An Ecosia search engine launching Monday is counting on the world's fascination with the Internet to help save Brazilian rainforests and battle global warming.


Yahoo! and Microsoft announced that they have finalized the details of their planned search and advertising partnership

Microsoft, Yahoo take next step in search alliance

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created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have signed off on their plan to team up against Google Inc. in the lucrative Internet search market.


Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words

Google search getting eyes and ears

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words to let people scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages.


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Microsoft search engine Bing suffers brief outage

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US software giant Microsoft has blamed a problem during testing for a half-hour outage of its new Web search engine Bing.


Web searches for religious topics on the rise

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Religion is not just for churches, synagogues or mosques anymore -- it's a topic that is being actively searched for online, according to researchers at Penn State.


Swirl uses algorithms, metadata, and facial recognition software to distinguish digital images

Google image search gets a 'swirl'

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.


Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.


Google search results to include 'real-time' data (AP)

Google search results to include 'real-time' data

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's ...