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Google search gets more personal, raises hackles (Update)

Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Government closes mortgage scams tied to Google

(AP) -- The federal government has shut down dozens of Internet scam artists who had been paying Google to run ads making bogus promises to help desperate homeowners scrambling to avoid foreclosures.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google wins Australian advert case

Global Internet giant Google won a court case against Australia's competition regulator Thursday over claims that sponsored links at the top of its search results were misleading to consumers.

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study update: Cancer information on Wikipedia is accurate, but not very readable

It is a commonly held that information on Wikipedia should not be trusted, since it is written and edited by non-experts without professional oversight. But researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google expands ability to veto search results

Google on Wednesday expanded the ability of users to veto search results that aren't useful.

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created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Expert tracks illegal online pharmacies

A growing number of illegal online pharmacies are flooding the web trying to sell dangerous unauthorized prescriptions, according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google: Belgian papers to appear in searches again

(AP) -- Google began allowing the Web sites of French-language Belgian newspapers to appear in its search results again on Monday, saying it had obtained the papers' legal consent to do so without repercussions.

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google social net is about preserving leadership

Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google's new social-networking endeavor is about trying to gain valuable insights into people's lives and relationships. ...

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Hackers aim ruse at Apple computer users

Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software.

Technology / Internet

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Google hones search edge to stay sharp

The head of Google's search evaluation team shakes his head dismissively at the idea of anyone thinking the firm's winning Internet-sifting formula is completed. Far from it.

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created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google adds button to endorse search results, ads (Update)

Google Inc. likes the way Facebook gets people to share their recommendations so much that it's adding its own option for endorsing search results and online ads.

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

Yahoo! stays in search game with real-time results

Yahoo! on Wednesday began a US rollout of a feature that delivers real time Internet search results as quickly as people can time queries.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google's new search formula results in some unhappy websites

Google Inc. can give websites a lot of traffic. It can also take it away. That's what Valerie Whitmore found out recently.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Google lets searchers sidestep unwanted websites

Google on Tuesday began letting people sidestep unwanted websites by eliminating them from Internet search results.

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created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

US state scrutinizes Google search tactics

The top attorney for the state of Texas on Wednesday revealed a list of demands for inside information intended to ferret out whether Google abused its power in the online search ad arena.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1