Web search engine
hideA Web search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike Web directories, which are maintained by human editors, search engines operate algorithmically or are a mixture of algorithmic and human input.
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News tagged with internet search
Internet search process affects cognition, emotion
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via search ...
Yahoo!, Microsoft extend talks on Web search agreement
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Yahoo! and Microsoft have extended the deadline to finalize an agreement on their Internet search and advertising partnership, Yahoo! said Wednesday.
New 'Mystery Google' search engine delivers random results
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Looking for an Internet search engine that delivers totally random results?
US engineer defends Google in defamation trial
Sep 29, 2009 |
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An American engineer sought to clear Google of defamation charges at a trial over the broadcast in Italy of video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, a lawyer for the Internet search provider ...
Google digs deeper into Internet search results
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
Google introduces new commenting tool 'Sidewiki'
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Google unveiled a new tool on Wednesday which allows notes and comments to be posted alongside Web pages for others to read.
EU court adviser backs Google in ads row with LMVH
Sep 22, 2009 |
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An adviser to Europe's top court on Tuesday backed US Internet giant Google in a row with French luxury product maker LMVH over online advertising.
Key DOJ opinion due in Google's digital book deal
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file court documents that may help determine the fate of a class-action settlement that would give Google the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.
Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Google announced on Wednesday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud.
Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new format
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved ...
Google China confident despite loss of Lee
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The new managers of Google Inc.'s China arm expressed confidence Monday the business can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its share of the competitive ...
Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine ...
Faster searches key to a greener web
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster internet search engine processors could be the key to reducing the environmental impact of the worldwide web, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow.
German court rules against Google's terms
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A German court has ruled that Google Inc. must change terms of service that could be interpreted to compromise a user's rights, a decision the consumer advocacy group that brought the suit welcomed ...
LendingTree: Google to compete on loan referrals
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- LendingTree, which allows prospective borrowers to get quick offers from multiple lenders, claims Google is about to get into the same business.


