Microsoft, Yahoo may finally embrace with search, advertising deal
Update: Such a deal has just been announced.
Yahoo and Microsoft are close to a search and advertising deal that would finally bring them together in a fight against Google’s dominance, according to the Wall Street Journal. Yahoo would use Microsoft’s Bing search engine for its… Continue Reading
Bing demo video
Microsoft says Bing, the company’s new search engine, will launch on Wednesday, June 3, after a few delays this week. Even if I get Bing to load, I’m too old to spend the weekend typing up a review. But I had Microsoft send us this… Continue Reading
Yahoo’s new mobile search bundles info, guesses intent
Yahoo search gurus gave a presentation at the offices of OutCast PR today titled, “End of the 10 Blue Links.” You can read TechCrunch’s liveblog of the event, but here’s the shorter takeaway.
Yahoo, like Google, is moving away from returning Web pages that match keywords…. Continue Reading
Google’s rickety search engine, the challengers and Microsoft stealth project
Google has provided a NYT reporter rare access to some secrets of Google’s search engine. Unfortunately, it’s like in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothee’s dog Tito pulls away the curtain exposing something that is much less impressive than you’d hoped.
We’re so used to hearing… Continue Reading