Local Search Usage Gains Slightly
The number of U.S. searches grew 31 percent across all media platforms between June 2008 and June 2009 (21.9 billion…
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Google Spreads Flu Trends Around the World
The flu is a hot topic right now, unfortunately. A lot of people have it, have had it recently, or…
Google Increases PDF Usability in Search Results
Google has added an option to quickly view PDF documents in your browser from search results, while keeping formatting intact.…
Google, Microsoft May License Twitter Data
Real-time search - along with Twitter's bank account - may be about to receive a couple of big boosts. A…
FBI Nets 100 People In Phishing Ring
The FBI has charged nearly 100 people in the U.S. and Egypt as part of "Operation Phish Phry," one of…
Google Gives Mobile Searchers More Options
As you may recall, Google launched its "search options" feature earlier this year. This is a set of filtering options…
Scribd Launches Document Reader For Media Sites
Social publishing company Scribd has launched a free version of its document reader for select media companies and blogs. Companies…
Facebook Developers’ Business Models Threatened or Maintained?
Update: Webproworld received a call from David Swain, Communications for Facebook Platform, who wanted to give the company's side of…
Yahoo Increases Reach of New Mobile Homepage Fivefold
At a keynote at CTIA Wireless today, David Ko, SVP of Yahoo Mobile showcased the new Yahoo mobile homepage, which…
Google Updates Maps with New Dataset
Google announced the launch of a new dataset for Google Maps, which opens up a lot more scenery. Now Google…
