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With Knowledge Graph, Google Can Finally Tell The Difference Between Apple Inc. And Apples

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Microsoft Overhauls Bing With Social Media Suggestions

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Google, Alert: Bing Wants "To Model Every Object On The Planet," Reinvent Search

The future of search is not about page rank. It's about creating giant databases of every person, place, and thing on the planet. Google, Facebook, and Apple are also on the case.READ MORE

Is Google Siriously Nervous About Search Innovations?

Seems Google is going to release sweeping changes to its flagship search functionality. Big news. So big it hides what's really going on here: Google's afraid of Apple's Siri. READ MORE

Foursquare, Google, And The Search Schism Of 2012

Earlier this week, Google launched Search+. The new features heavily promote content from Google+, the company's social network, at the top of its search results, all but turning the search engine into a massive advertisement--a big no-no if you've been paying any attention to Google's antitrust hearings. READ MORE

Former Bing Product Lead: Why Personalized Social Search Is Unrealistic (For Now)

"If every user that comes [to Bing or Google] is getting a personalized experience based on Facebook data, based on the web graph, based on the social graph--holy crap, that's a lot of processes to do," says Mark Johnson. "I think the economics just aren't there."READ MORE

Betsy Aoki Brings Social To Search At Bing

A computer, simply tracking online behavior, can't compete with the knowledge of someone's best friend. "There are certain things where the algorithm is good, but it's not good enough," says Betsy Aoki, social media director at Bing. And that's the mantra she applies to creating fresh, personal search experiences. READ MORE

Vudu's iPad App, Groupon Revises S-1, Walmart Shuts MP3 Store, Bing's Search Market Share, Anonymous Plots Against Facebook

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How Bing's Editors Choose Sexy Images To Seduce You Away From Google

A team at Bing gathers every few weeks to select the photos that will appear on the homepage each day. Here's what they're looking for.READ MORE

From The Bad Timing Department: Microsoft's Phone Upgrade May Be Lost To iPhone Hype

Microsoft just revealed its Windows Phone 7.1, a hotly anticipated update to its smartphone OS that boasts more than 500 new features. But it's not due on new phones until the fall--perfectly timed to coincide with the next iPhone arrival. Oops. READ MORE

Bing's Social Search Won't Always Rely On Facebook "Likes"

"It's not ten years, not five years away, it's a couple years away--tops--where social is literally so imbued into the experience that it's just another ranking factor like anything else," says Stefan Weitz, director at Bing.READ MORE

iFive: Sony PSN Online, Nokia Now Bing Maps Tech, RIM Recalls PlayBooks, Netflix-Miramax Deal, Gaga's 10Mil Tweeps

How better to deal with Monday morning than with our handy news summary, iFive? What's that? With a wordcloud? You got it.READ MORE

How Skype Could Power Bing Forward

As Microsoft's Bing increasingly focuses on enabling search to "help you complete tasks," rather than simply "find stuff," Skype could become an important part of the user experience.READ MORE

Smartphone Losers Microsoft And RIM Forge Sizzle-Free Union

Bing just took over maps and search on your BlackBerry as part of Microsoft's crazy-quilt strategy to gain a toehold in the smartphone game. But fallen giant RIM makes for an odd partner. READ MORE

Do Google And Bing Actually Return Billions Of Search Results?

Search for "New York Times" on Google, and you'll get 126,000,000 results (in about 0.14 seconds). Search the same query on Bing? Prepare for 491,000,000 results. Not only are these numbers highly misleading, they're also pointless.READ MORE

Microsoft Launches Photosynth, Which Instantly Creates Virtual Panoramas For Bing Maps

Today, Microsoft took the virtual world one step closer to home with Photosynth, a free app for the the iPhone, iPad 2, and iPod Touch that enables consumers to create 3D panoramas of the world around them, and upload them to Bing Maps.READ MORE

Bing Revamps Business Listings to Boost Local Growth

"Fifty percent of mobile searches are users looking for businesses or entities related to local," Bing director of product management for mobile Andy Chu tells us. "And 70 percent of mobile search intent will be completed within an hour." READ MORE

iFive: Ceglia vs. Facebook, AOL Shutters DownloadSquad, Bing Hits 30% of Searches, Netherlands Chases Pirates, Nokia Staff Cuts

As the saying goes: "There's no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." Similarly events that make news keep happening. So here's our early summary of that news.READ MORE

Kayak Says DOJ Mandates on Google's ITA Acquisition Are Sufficient to Protect Travel Competitors

Today, the Department of Justice approved Google's proposed purchase of ITA--with some important caveats. The DOJ has mandated that Google adhere to a slew of requirements to ensure that healthy competition remains in the online travel industry.READ MORE

Bing Launches iPad App Featuring Flipboard-like News

Today, Microsoft launched Bing for the iPad, an app that integrates the company's search engine with Apple's tablet, and highlight's the company's aim to make Bing a more visually rich experience. READ MORE