You have to give it up to Microsoft for tenacity. The company’s been sound trounced by Google in search, yet they haven’t given up their search ambitions. Most recently, Microsoft has been conducting a search experiment called U Rank. It’s not entirely original, of course. Google’s been experimenting with personalized search results for a while now. U Rank is accessible via existing members’ Windows Live ID.
Yahoo Launches Music Feature In Search Results
Yahoo has introduced a new music feature that allows users to play songs from artists by clicking on a play button at the top of the search results.
Live Search Puts Translation Options in Results
Microsoft Live Search has rolled out a new translation feature in its search results. The feature is available through Live Search, IE8, the Windows Live Toolbar, and a translation bot for Windows Live Messenger.
Second Quarter Results Sink eBay’s Stock
eBay’s second-quarter earning report was respectable, all in all, with increases occurring in most measurable categories. Many of those increases didn’t meet investors’ expectations, though, and the company seems to have adopted a cautious outlook for the future.
Google Experimenting With Editable Search Results
Google’s impressive market share makes for convincing evidence of its skill at search. Few things are perfect, though, and the search giant is now allowing select users to alter their own results.
“Skip Intro” Button Appears In Google’s Search Results
A site’s flash intro may be appealing the first time you see it. The second, third, and four hundredth times, not so much. So what appears to be a new "skip intro" button from Google is an interesting gift.
Zimbabwe Bloggers Anxious For Election Results
Bloggers in Zimbabwe have been speaking out about the presidential and parliamentary elections as they wait for results.The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and ruling ZANU-PF were virtually tied in parliamentary results released by the electoral commission, 36 hours after polls closed.
Jupitermedia Reports Fourth Quarter Results
The market’s doing its best imitation of a healthy Superman this morning – up, up, and all that – but Jupitermedia has been left on the sidelines. Following the corporation’s report on its fourth quarter earnings, Jupitermedia’s stock is acting in a less than heroic fashion.
Will Video Ads In Search Results Work?
Glenn Pingul, VP of marketing for Mixpo, is pretty stoked about online video and its potential to help level the playing field for small businesses, especially at the conjunction of search and video advertising. Makes sense; Mixpo is a video marketing company.
1% Of Google Search Results Still Contain Malicious Content
Last Tuesday, Google published a report stating that web browsing and searching are increasingly becoming risky. Google for a year and a half now has been identifying web pages that infect vulnerable hosts via drive-by downloads, i.e. web pages that attempt to exploit their visitors by installing and running malware automatically.