Google refines searching, adds a “human touch” to results

May 18   Leave a Comment  

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Knowledge Graph coming, like now

Rumors of a new Google may be old news

March 16   Leave a Comment  

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The company may have come up with new search technology, or might already use it.

Yahoo’s profit rises, but questions persist

Oct. 19, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Though it’s still the most visited site in the world

Bing! Microsoft’s new search engine is done

June 3, 2009   2 Comments  

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Of course, to “google” something has become synonymous with the mere act of searching something on the Internet, but that hasn’t stopped other companies from developing their search programs. Last week, Microsoft rebranded their Live.com search engine as the curiously titled Bing. How does it hold up? After a few matched test searches, Bing is [...]

Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion

Feb. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Microsoft announced Friday their decision to offer to buy Yahoo!, taking all outstanding shares for $31 each in what would be a monster $44.6 billion deal. It would be a 62 percent bonus to shareholders holding a stock valued at under $20 Thursday. Yahoo’s stock soared in early trading Friday, up over 50 percent at [...]