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Google search gets semantic with Knowledge Graph

The upgrade to Google's core search product is intended to make results more relevant, by trying to understand the context of the request Read more

17 May, 2012 by David Meyer
Google's Knowledge Graph: How it works

Google's Knowledge Graph: How it works

...Knowledge Graph.By way of introduction, Google points out that the current search engine is quite good and finding results even if the query is... Read more

17 May, 2012 by Rafe Needleman
How Google set a search trap for Bing

How Google set a search trap for Bing

...war of words on Tuesday when it claimed that Microsoft's Bing search engine was copying Google Search results. To support the claim, Google fellow... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

SEO for marketing: How to tap into the power of search

...are, how many inbound and outbound links exist and the like. The search engine then uses this data to weigh up the value of each... Read more

16 November, 2010 by Cath Everett
Google plots shift to 'semantic search'

Google plots shift to 'semantic search'

...executive Amit Singhal has said the company is planning to revamp its search engine to better reflect "how humans understand the world". Changes are expected... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Dara Kerr
<endeca_term>Search Engine</endeca_term> Builder Standard 3.3

Search Engine Builder Standard 3.3

Build a search engine for your website to enable your site visitors to search your... Read more

6 March, 2012
Zoom <endeca_term>Search Engine</endeca_term> 6.0.1028

Zoom Search Engine 6.0.1028

...is a free package for web developers to add a powerful custom search engine to their website, or CD/DVD, in a matter of minutes... Read more

23 December, 2011

Yale exposes data after Google FTP switch

...Yale University students, faculty, staff and alumni were accessible via the Google search engine for about 10 months, according to the university's newspaper. The... Read more

24 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills
...1 ACE <endeca_term>Search Engine</endeca_term> Submission Software 5.0.9

...1 ACE Search Engine Submission Software 5.0.9

Simple and easy to use search engine submission software for submitting your webpage URL and e-mail address... Read more

24 July, 2011

Microsoft makes search deal with Baidu in China

...Microsoft will supply search results for English-language queries on the Chinese search engine, according to representatives for both companies who spoke to The New... Read more

5 July, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Bing looks at user location and history to tweak search

...that category. Joining the location feature is a change to how the search engine orders results on searches that have been done in the past... Read more

11 February, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Google accuses Microsoft of copying its search results

...has concluded that Microsoft is copying Google search results into its own search engine, after noticing curious search results at Bing, then running a sting... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Google to start cleaning up search results

...Google aims to tackle criticism of its search engine by cleaning up the results it offers to users and take... Read more

24 January, 2011 by Tom Krazit
Bing gets improved visual search and app

Bing gets improved visual search and app

...Microsoft has unveiled an number of refinements to its Bing search engine and mobile app. At the Bing Search Summit in San Francisco... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn

Firefox 4 adds Bing search option

...open-source Firefox browser will offer Microsoft's Bing as an alternative search engine for users. Google's search results are Mozilla's dominant revenue... Read more

7 October, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

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