Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Google China, the Chinese branch of the U.S. technology giant, is now allowing uncensored searches in China for the first time. This is creating a massive curiosity within China’s population, which is now taking full advantage of this brief internet freedom. The search engine rush is mostly fueled by the belief that there will be a crackdown on Google and the search engine’s stance against censorship might even result in Google leaving China completely if there are no renewed negotiations for Google China. This scenario could result in several different outcomes for Google China.
Tags: Baidu, Chinese censorship, Google China, search engines in China, Yahoo
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Ok, ok, I know- Am I kidding?
But stick with me here for a sec. In the end, what’s really going to change? The search merger between Yahoo! and Microsoft is exciting news; It’s a huge deal- between the two companies. And with this morning’s news that Yahoo! and Bing took in a combined 20.36% of the market share last month, I say: Didn’t we think it was more like 28% last week? I have to say, I don’t expect a revolution from this search partnership when it comes to the end user. By now, I’m sure you know: (more…)
Tags: bing, google, microsoft, opinion, partnership, search, Search Engines, search partnership, Yahoo
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
What do you call it when everyone in the Internet industry blogs about the same thing?
Another wire on the Search Engine War front!
OK, so I may not be good at jokes. And I’m guilty myself here. But after spending my entire day (yes, my entire day,) reading, wrinkling my brow and giggling at the latest news and varied responses to the revenue-sharing deal between Yahoo! and Microsoft’s Bing, I’m having a hard time sorting out my own thoughts. However, I had such a fun time reading what people had to say, I thought I’d share (and comment.) (more…)
Tags: bing, bing-hoo, binghoo, microsoft, partnership, search engine, Yahoo
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