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New result clusters swirl into Google's image search 18/11/2009 08:27:00
However, the new user interface feature is still at an experimental stageGoogle is publicly testing a new image search interface whose results, when clicked on, don't take users to an external Web page but instead display the clicked-upon image at the center of a radiating cluster of similar thumbnails.Bing now a serious challenger to Google 12/11/2009 10:34:00
Bing has added valuable tools and fun technology making it a formidable Google competitor.Given undistinguished history of Microsoft's late and unlamented Live Search engine, the predecessor to Bing, it's easy to dismiss Redmond as a hapless also-ran in the search market. But given the vast sums of money and resources that Microsoft is investing in its fledging Google challenger, this could change in a hurry.Bing to use Wolfram Alpha results 12/11/2009 06:34:00
Microsoft is rolling out some enhancements to Bing including results that draw on Wolfram Alpha's technologyMicrosoft is rolling out some enhancements to its Bing search engine, including some that rely on computational information delivered by Wolfram Alpha.Google VP Mayer describes the perfect search engine 11/11/2009 08:44:00
She also talks about the key to Google's successLast month, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said during the company's earnings call that Google had implemented about 120 search quality improvements during the third quarter as it moves toward its ultimate goal: "We want to get to the perfect search engine."The search market created Microsoft's worst enemy 09/11/2009 08:10:00
The company hasn't been able to gain search ground on its hated rival GoogleThroughout its history, Microsoft has earned a reputation for tenacity when entering markets created, and initially dominated, by innovative startups.Google-Microsoft search rivalry heats up 23/10/2009 02:53:00
Companies take the fight to real-time search, signing deals with Twitter, FacebookThe ongoing search war between Google and Microsoft is intensifying as both companies battle to outpace the other in real-time search.Microsoft strikes search deals with Twitter, Facebook 22/10/2009 07:32:00
Bing users will now be able to search Tweets and see entire Twitter feeds from within the search tool.Web 2.0 Conference, San Francisco - Microsoft confirmed today that it has integrated Twitter tweets and Facebook status updates into its Bing search results.Microsoft strikes search deals with Twitter, Facebook 22/10/2009 06:57:00
The social-networking companies will collaborate with Microsoft to get their status updates and "tweets" on BingMicrosoft has reached collaboration agreements with Twitter and Facebook to get their members' public status updates and messages indexed and presented in useful ways on the Bing search engine.Google tweaks Voice to keep voice mail out of search results 20/10/2009 08:26:00
Message transcripts have appeared in search resultsAfter transcripts of some voice mail messages from Google Voice users appeared in search results, Google has modified the telephony management service to prevent this from happening, the company said Monday.Google Squared gets update, presents more data 10/10/2009 07:13:00
The update increases the number of facts that can be displayed from 30 to 120 and ranks them based on relevance and quality.Google Squared, the ambitious project that delivers search results as a table, has received an update that improves both the quality and quantity of the information it presents.Google expands search control with new options 02/10/2009 07:06:00
Google's side panel to filter search results by source and timeGoogle is adding new functionality to a side panel that could provide quicker access to relevant search results, the company said on Thursday.Bing gains more ground in search war with Google 23/09/2009 08:24:00
Google remains miles ahead, but Microsoft's new Bing engine keeps plodding aheadMicrosoft's Bing continues to show strength as comScore Inc. is set to report this afternoon that the new search engine increased its share of the competitive market by 4.5% between July and August. Bing held a 9.3% share of the market at the end of August to hold third place, according to comScore.Microsoft, Yahoo in informal talks with EU over search deal 18/09/2009 01:53:00
If the deal is seen as a merger, it will need formal scrutiny by the European CommissionMicrosoft and Yahoo are discussing their planned search collaboration with European regulators to establish whether the deal needs to be subjected to a formal merger probe, Microsoft said Thursday.Microsoft, Yahoo search deal faces DOJ review 14/09/2009 07:06:00
The agency asks Microsoft for additional details about the search agreementA Microsoft and Yahoo search deal, announced in July, will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft has confirmed.Microsoft to add 'Ping' to Bing to share search results 07/09/2009 05:31:00
The potential new feature would allow people to post search results from Bing directly on Facebook and TwitterMicrosoft is testing a new feature called Bing & Ping for its Bing search engine that allows people to share search results on social networks Facebook and Twitter.
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