Firefox add-on blocks malicious search results
The free Search Engine Security add-on from Zscaler attempts to thwart malware lurking in bogus search-engine results by making page requests appear to originate elsewhere. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:35:20 -0700

PeopleSmart Transforms the People Search Landscape With Focus on Privacy and Innovation
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Inflection, LLC, a company focused on reshaping the public records system, today announced its new people search engine, PeopleSmart.com. By combining contact information, public records, and social profiles in a way that respects consumer privacy, PeopleSmart.com aims to change the face of people search. The newly launched property is the latest brand ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:24:34 -0700

Yahoo! ranking and the top search categories in the Philippines
So how many here are using Yahoo! to search for stuff? Or know anyone who uses Yahoo! for search? I don’t know what the score is now but here’s a study made based on last year’s statistics on market share for the big three search engines. Basically, what the graph means is that Yahoo! is [...] Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:21:57 -0700

Experian Hitwise Has Launched Two Major Search Products
At some point during the crush of Connected Marketing Week , Experian Hitwise announced the launch of two new premium Search Intelligence products that can improve your search marketing performance. I just found the press release in my email, so I hope you don't mind if I finally get around to reporting the "news." Click to read the rest of this post... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:20:17 -0700

Microsoft / Yahoo Search Alliance: Gentlemen, Start Your PPC Engines!
Hot on the heels of the organic results integration in the US, Yahoo & Bing both announced today that now is the time to begin preparing your paid search accounts for the final integration, in which Microsoft Adcenter will power all paid search ads on Yahoo! Search in the U.S. & Canada. Click to read the rest of this post... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:57 -0700

AOL signs new search agreement with Google
Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week. The agreement largely reinforces an arrangement that has been in place since 2005. But the new contract, announced... Google - AOL - Contract - Searching - Search Engines Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:05:47 -0700

Search Engine Raises $30 Million in First Round
Brian and Matthew Monahan weren’t quite sure how to raise venture capital funding, so they built Inflection from scratch and made it profitable with its first Web site for searching public records, Archives.com, VentureBeat writes. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:27:37 -0700

Baidu Launches New Entertainment Features for Search Engine
Baidu, China's largest search engine, officially launched a series of new entertainment features on Thursday Baidu - Web search engine - China - Google - Search Engines Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:48:48 -0700

Bing and Yahoo search ads to merge by end of October
Bing and Yahoo search advertising will merge by the end of October, Microsoft said Tuesday. Both search engines will move to Microsoft's advertising platform, adCenter, in the U.S. and Canada. The combination is part of the Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:21:51 -0700