Microsoft has updated its Bing video search engine with many great new features in a bid to lure users away from YouTube. “People love online videos. A video can teach us something…
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Google: A buy button is in pipeline for sure
Google has confirmed it is planning to include a buy button on its search-result pages in the future. This means Google’s search results will start to show up a buy button when…
Google begins showing tweets in mobile search results
Google has partnered with Twitter to display tweets in its search results in real time. Previously, Google provided links to tweets in its search results for some time. But the new integration…
Google to turn into a one-stop shop with new ‘buy button’: Report
New reports suggest Google is planning to include a buy button on its search-result pages in the next few weeks. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Google’s search results…
Microsoft Bing, like Google, will give more prominence to “mobile-friendly” websites
Microsoft has announced it will update search engine Bing to add support for a new search algorithm which will give more prominence to “mobile-friendly” websites. “Based on data from user’s interaction with…
Facebook has silently put an in-app search engine into testing: Report
Recent reports suggest Facebook has already begun testing an internal search engine for its mobile app. According to Techcrunch, the social networking giant is currently testing a new feature which will let…
‘Place an order’ feature will let you order food directly from Google search results
Google has rolled out new “place an order” feature which will let users order fast food directly from their search results. Google has partnered with six startup companies that specialize in food…
Google’s search algorithm update to take on not so ‘mobile-friendly’ websites
Google, on Tuesday, rolled out new search algorithm to take on not so ‘mobile-friendly’ websites. Under the new search algorithm, websites not optimized for viewing on mobile devices will drop down in…
European Union formally files anti-trust charges against Google
The European Union on Wednesday accused Google of illegally abusing its internet search market dominance to favour the company’s own services over rivals. The antitrust charges are the result of a five-year…
US regulators recommended lawsuit against Google in 2012
A new report by officials at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which was submitted in 2012 and recently brought to light reveals that regulators recommended filing an anti-trust lawsuit against Google…
Facebook bags shopping search engine ‘TheFind’
Facebook has acquired Mountain View, California-based personalized online shopping search engine, TheFind. The announcement of acquisition was made on Friday but the details of deal were kept undisclosed. Announcing the deal, Facebook…
Research finds a link between heavy smartphone use and lower intelligence
Smartphones may have helped us a great deal by providing us with access to the Internet at our finger tips, but they have turned us into lazy thinkers, a new research has…
Google reveals plans of incorporating accurate health information in search results
Google has revealed that is will soon be incorporating accurate health information in search results using its Knowledge Graph and will provide medical facts without requiring users to click beyond search results…
Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ shouldn’t expand, expert panel advises
A panel of experts appointed by Google on an European court ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling ordering removal of personal information from its search results has advised the search engine giant to…
Yahoo’s gain is Google’s loss
Yahoo’s inclusion as the default search choice in Mozilla’s Firefox browser in the U.S. has given the search engine a major boost, helping it achieve its biggest share gain since 2009. According…