Google ‘would love’ to replace Microsoft as Yahoo partner The whole Microsoft-Yahoo search saga has always felt like a soap opera, starting with Microsoft’s failed bid to acquire Yahoo… Read More
Microsoft Bing takes a chip out of Google’s giant lead [Update: comScore changed its methods for collecting data in August, making the month-over-month comparisons invalid. The biggest change is in… Read More
‘Bing it On’: Microsoft takes on Google in blind tests Microsoft’s underdog search engine, Bing, is launching the equivalent of a blind taste test for the search industry today, inviting… Read More
Search: Google boosts lead vs. Microsoft and Yahoo New numbers from comScore Networks show Google pulling further ahead of Microsoft Bing and Yahoo in the U.S. search market… Read More
Microsoft overhauls Bing with new ‘social sidebar,’ deepens Facebook ties Microsoft today previewed a new version of its Bing search engine, with elements including a “social sidebar” that lets users quickly… Read More
Google keeps growing, and Yahoo slips further behind Google got even bigger in the U.S. search market in February — holding the top spot with 66.4 percent of the… Read More
New Google feature syncs recent searches from computer to phone One of my chores this weekend involved searching Google on my home computer to figure out the hours of the… Read More
Search by sketch: Microsoft seeks patent on ‘MindFinder’ It’s a little like playing Pictionary with a search engine — drawing a sketch and seeing if the algorithm can… Read More
Video: How social algorithms shape Microsoft’s msnNOW Microsoft’s new msnNOW portal combines data from social networks and search, along with some editorial judgment, to provide a view… Read More
Microsoft Bing deepens Facebook integration with ‘Linked Pages’ feature Microsoft’s Bing search engine today launched a new feature called “Linked Pages” that gives people more control over which websites… Read More
Rand Fishkin: How to earn tons of customers without spending money on crappy ads One of the most compelling things about SEOMoz co-founder Rand Fishkin is his complete transparency about the entrepreneurial voyage. Not… Read More
A banner year at Urbanspoon as foodies conduct millions of mobile restaurant searches We’ve seen a number of high-profile online services get shuffled into the dust-bin of history in recent weeks after their… Read More
OfficeSpace.com finds new lease on life, launches in Portland OfficeSpace.com is one of the oldest ongoing Internet businesses in the Seattle area, tracing its roots back to 1995. At… Read More
Google runs into backlash over latest search changes Google made some substantial changes to its search engine this week, part of an initiative that it calls “Search Plus… Read More
Online real estate startup Estately expands in New York, adds Texas Estately sometimes gets overshadowed in the online real estate industry by bigger consumer brands such as Redfin and Zillow. But… Read More
Startup Spotlight: 16-year-old Internet entrepreneur juggles school and startup life at Benelab Jack Kim spends his days as a student at King’s High School in Shoreline, taking advanced placement courses in hopes of… Read More
Reports: Microsoft involved in bid for Yahoo stake Microsoft is aiming to own a minority stake in Yahoo as part of a bid led by private equity firm… Read More
‘Hello, computer!’ UW prof and students search outside the box Like Scotty in Star Trek, the day is coming soon when we’ll talk with our computers instead of just typing… Read More
Google+ opens to businesses, with link to Google search Google today announced the long-awaited debut of pages for businesses on Google+, looking to boost the functionality of its fledgling… Read More
Who did it better? Microsoft Bing vs. Google on Halloween The two major search engines, Google and Microsoft Bing (does Yahoo count anymore?) outdid themselves on Halloween this year. Google’s… Read More
Microsoft idea: Search the Internet like a celebrity How would Megan Fox search? Microsoft is seeking a patent on the concept of applying a “persona” to Internet search… Read More
Microsoft Research overhauls Bing search backend with ‘Tiger’ project Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a collaboration… Read More
Sorry, Nirvana fans: Google smells like Muppet spirit It’s the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s landmark Nevermind release, and the world is taking a moment to reflect. “The album… Read More
Excerpt: Google to cite Bing’s growth in antitrust defense It will be a very interesting day for the technology industry in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More
Microsoft Bing to tweak results based on user search history Microsoft Bing says it’s about to start rolling out a new feature called Adaptive Search that will take users’ search… Read More
Report: Bartz out as Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, the fiery Yahoo leader who entered the company into an alliance with Microsoft in an attempt to challenge… Read More
Google paying $500M to resolve drug advertising probe Google has agreed to forfeit $500 million, one of the largest penalties of its kind, for letting Canadian pharmacies market… Read More
InfoSpace looks to put its cash hoard to work, names M&A wizard to board InfoSpace has hinted at plans to go on a buying spree. And with $263 million in cash and cash equivalents… Read More
Google overhauls search results with giant swaths of sitelinks Google is making a major change to its search results pages, giving a huge amount of real estate to the… Read More
If Microsoft Bing is Muhammad Ali, this is its best punch An extensive look at Microsoft Bing’s attempt to challenge Google, published by the New York Times today, will get lots… Read More
