Just a few months ago, Scott Thompson stepped up as Yahoo’s CEO after Carol Bartz was fired and already, he’s facing quite a controversy. It seems as though the 54-year-old former president of PayPal was found guilty of a falsified resume that says he holds a computer science degree from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. While he [...]
There’s a patent war looming among us, people. According to a recent Reuters article, Yahoo is claiming that parts of Facebook’s operation are already patented under the search engine’s name. Yahoo is claiming that some of the technologies that Facebook is using for its ads, privacy control, news feed, and messaging service belong to the [...]
Google’s doodle video on Valentine’s Day (found here) made a lot of people question Internet research and whether it’s beneficial when it comes to finding a relationship. In the video, a boy searches Google for ways to impress a girl, but after trying all of the search engine’s suggestions, he still fails to get her [...]
Yes, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library for not having online access to pornography. At the Wenatchee public library in Wanatchee, Washington, anyone who logs on to a library computer and types “porn” into the computer’s search engine will be thoroughly disappointed. The computer will conduct the search as if [...]
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Bing is constantly evolving in order to attract new users, and hopefully sway the search engine popularity paradigm. Recently, Bing announced that it will be improving its online shopping functionality by adding a few new features, which will simplify the shopping experience for its users, saving them time and hassle while they search the web. [...]
It seems as though the browser that users choose will also have an impact on the search engine that they use, too. So in that case, search engines that want to increase their number of loyal users should improve the functionality of their web browser (if they offer one). If they don’t, however, there’s still [...]
As it continues to downgrade its operations, it is becoming more apparent that Yahoo is struggling to stay alive in the search industry. The once great search giant has been closing offices worldwide, conducting layoffs and closing down some of its side projects, like Geocities, Zimbra and Del.icio.us. There is also speculation that it might [...]
Google Places can be great for businesses looking to increase their local customer base. It gives your business a chance to stand out in front of the standard search listings that are usually presented to users when they complete a search query. These local listings act as an online directory that automatically appears for keywords [...]
Firefox has only been available for a little over seven years, but it has quickly become a fan favorite amongst online users. Through its time spent serving the users of the internet world, Firefox has grown to be one of the biggest names in web browsers. It has provided people with world class functionality, ease [...]
