Search Engines Outrank Porn for Malware

A recent report found: "Almost 40 percent of malware hijackings start at search engines, especially within image results strewn with malware mines, what Blue Coat calls 'Search Engine Poisoning.'"

Report: Bing Comprised 30% of Web Searches in March

"Micrsoft's Bing powered 30% of Internet searches during the month of March, says a report from online research firm Experian Hitwise."

Humans vs. Automated Search: Why People Power is Cool Again

"Wadhwa, meanwhile, points to new search engine contender Blekko, which searches within sets of websites defined by human editors."

The Chinese Search Engine That's Bigger Than Google

"Robin Li, the chairman and chief executive of Chinese search provider Baidu, claimed that the company serves more search requests than any search engine, anywhere -- including Google."

Search Engine Blekko to Rely on the Human Touch

"A small Silicon Valley company with some big name backers will release a test version of a new search engine that the company says has a key ingredient that is missing from Google, the human touch."

Yahoo Upgrades its Search Engine

"Yahoo has introduced a series of new features to help bolster its search engine, which faces tough competition from Google."

Microsoft's Bing Search Tops Yahoo

"For the first time, Microsoft's Bing search engine has more U.S. users than Yahoo, researcher Nielsen said today. In August, Bing had 13.9% of the U.S. search market, compared to 13.1% for Yahoo."

Google Unveils Instant Search

"Google's new search feature tries to figures out what a user is searching for as each letter enters the query box. For example, typing the letter "w" causes Google to speculate that a user is looking for the weather. It instantly displays a local forcast."

Google Realtime Search Challenges Bing, Twitter

"Google’s latest move in real-time search, the launch of a dedicated page that aggregates of-the-moment information from Twitter and other sources, represents yet another escalation in the search-engine giant’s competition against Microsoft’s Bing."

Google Launches Real-Time Search Site

"Google Inc launched a website on Thursday for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as Facebook and Twitter in one place."

Google Realtime Site

Yahoo: Microsoft's Bing Starts to Power its U.S. Internet Search

"Internet firm Yahoo Inc said it has completed the transition of its U.S. and Canadian English-language search capabilities to Microsoft Corp's Bing platform."

Search Engine Bing Gains Market Share

"Independent research suggests that Bing has cornered 12.7% of the market in the 12 months since it launched."

Google's Next Search Foe: Facebook

"Facebook's search engine is now venturing beyond the walled gardens of Facebook.com to the greater web. Will its user-generated results give it an advantage over Google?"

How Computers Know What We Want — Before We Do

"Over the past decade, recommendation engines have become quietly ubiquitous. At the appropriate moment — generally when you're about to consummate a retail purchase — they appear at your shoulder, whispering suggestively in your ear. . ."

Microsoft, Google Eye Arabic Web Growth Potential

"The further integration of Arabic language capabilities in internet and other technological architecture will grant millions access to the digital world, Microsoft and Google executives said."

Google Helps Online Searchers With Spelling

"Google on Friday said it has enhanced its search engine to make it easier for people to find what they seek online despite spelling slips."

Want to See the Future of Search? Better Look East

"Naver and Daum, the Google and Bing of South Korea, Show How Search Will Move Beyond Text Queries"

5 Sites That Are Better Than Google

"Actually, there are more viable Google alternatives than ever. For the most part, they don't compete by trying to out-Google Google at basic Web searching. Instead, they do useful things that Google doesn't."

comScore Reports Global Search Market Growth of 46 Percent in 2009

"comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on growth in the global search market in 2009. The study revealed that the U.S. remains the largest search market worldwide, while Google Sites retains a commanding position in the global search market."

Microsoft, Google Expand Search-Engine Tools

New products are "evidence that the search engine market, once dominated by simple rectangular search bars and the lists of Web pages that follow, is diversifying. People who once were happy with a one-search-fits-all model are finding exceptions, and a number of niche search products are trying to respond to these increasingly diverse needs."