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  Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features

  Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.

  By Brad Reed | 17 May, 2012 07:33

  Tags: software, search engines, search, Knowledge Graph, internet, Google

• In Pictures: How to get more honest search results

  Google's search results are now suspect due to Google+-related manipulations. Here's how to get purer results in your browser.

  By Galen Gruman | 09 March, 2012 08:57

  Tags: browser, Google, Google+, search, search engine, slideshow

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  Opinion: You are the product for The Google

  "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." -- a user named "blue_beetle" on MetaFilter

  By Mark Gibbs | 03 March, 2012 02:28

  Tags: european union, flu, gmail, Google, google docs, industry verticals, influenza, internet, Larry Page, marketing, policy, predictive analytics, privacy, Q codes, search, search engines, security, Sergey Brin, software, statistics, Target, The Borg, youtube

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  Google threatened by Apple’s Siri

  The voice-activated search assistant, Siri, on Apple’s iPhone 4S has made Google concerned about its competition in the market.

  By Rebecca Merrett | 07 November, 2011 15:02

  Tags: Apple iPhone 4S, competition, google search, search, Siri

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  Google search tweak alters 35% of searches, focuses on newer results

  Thirty-five percent of searches will now look a lot different--and focus on fresher search results--thanks to a change in Google's algorithm.

  By Jared Newman | 04 November, 2011 08:04

  Tags: Google, internet, search, search engines

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  Yahoo sale buzz mounts as Google said to be possibly interested

  Yahoo's improving stock price following a CEO shakeup makes the Internet portal ripe for a sale, and speculation is flying about industry titans that may bid for the company.

  By Christina DesMarais | 24 October, 2011 03:13

  Tags: applications, Facebook, Google, internet, Microsoft, Portals, Seagate Technology, search, search engines, Skype, social networks, software, web, web legal issues, Yahoo

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  Yahoo has no easy way to make consumers interested again

  For Yahoo, firing Carol Bartz was easy -- Chairman Roy Bostock gave her the news over the phone -- but turning the company around under new leadership will be a lot harder.

  By Jared Newman | 08 September, 2011 08:54

  Tags: internet, search, search engines, Yahoo

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  Google's war against scraper sites continues

  Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 28 August, 2011 04:03

  Tags: antispam, best of the web, Google, internet, search, search engines, security, spam, spam blockers

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  How Microsoft plans to beat Google with Bing

  Bing is a big money-loser for Microsoft, shedding billions of dollars per year, but the company is far from giving up on beating Google in the search engine wars.

  By Jared Newman | 02 August, 2011 01:46

  Tags: Google, internet, Microsoft, search, search engines

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  Google Search now friendlier for tablets

  Google Friday unveiled a simplified search interface for Apple iPad and Android 3.1 tablets. The changes, which are being rolling out over the next several days at www.google.com, including a streamlined layout better suited to touchscreen users.

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 30 July, 2011 07:26

  Tags: Google, hardware systems, internet, search, search engines, tablet PC, tablets

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  Google under fire for not playing fair

  Google is being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly deceptive practices when it comes to online search and search advertising. A new report agrees -- outlining ways that Google stifles competition, but is Google really a predatory monopoly, or just an American success story?

  By Tony Bradley | 25 July, 2011 01:52

  Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Google, internet, legal issues, search, search engines

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  Search engines ruin our memory, make us smarter

  By now you've probably heard that Google and other search engines are making us think differently. Columbia University researcher Betsy Sparrow said we are remembering less information if it is readily available online, but we are remembering where we can find that information on the Internet.

  By Paul Suarez | 17 July, 2011 09:05

  Tags: Google, internet, research, search, search engines, Trends

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  Twitter won't fly as high if it flubs Bing deal

  Twitter stands to lose a lot of clout -- and money -- if it flubs its social search deal with Microsoft's Bing like it did with Google.

  By Brennon Slattery | 18 July, 2011 02:59

  Tags: Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, search, search engines, social media, social networks, twitter

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  Google quietly pulls flawed travel times from Maps

  Google has removed a service that predicted travel times with traffic from the browser-based version of Google Maps.

  By Paul Suarez | 18 July, 2011 06:08

  Tags: Google, internet, mapping, search, search engines

• Yahoo app search gets through iOS, Android clutter

  Yahoo is lumbering into the app search game, years behind smaller, nimbler competitors.

  By Jared Newman | 17 June, 2011 04:12

  Tags: Android, apps, consumer electronics, internet, iOS, Phones, search, search engines, software, Yahoo