Tag: search

Google Takes Search Real-Time

By David Talbot | 12/07/2009 | 1 Comment

Search giant compresses the time frame of its results from minutes to seconds.

Searching Facebook More Intimately

By David Talbot | 12/01/2009 | 0 Comments

Cuil indexes your Facebook network and produces results based on your social connections.

Searching an Encrypted Cloud

By David Talbot | 11/12/2009 | 1 Comment

Researchers are working on ways to make encrypted data easier to find.

Searching for Real-Time Search

By Erica Naone | 11/09/2009 | 3 Comments

Google's CEO says it's still an unsolved problem.

Splitting Up Search

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/06/2009 | 1 Comment

Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.

Rogue Pharmacies Dominate Bing's Ads

By Kristina Grifantini | 08/05/2009 | 11 Comments

Illegitimate pharmacies account for 90 percent of drug ads on Microsoft's Bing, according to a new report.

Cuil Tries to Rise Again

By David Talbot | 07/22/2009 | 1 Comment

Last year's "Google-killer" plans a comeback with social search.

Data Overload on Dating Sites

By Andrew Schrock | 07/17/2009 | 4 Comments

The information overload caused by too much choice could have lessons for other websites.

Wikipedia Gets Ready for a Video Upgrade

By David Talbot | 06/19/2009 | 5 Comments

The online encyclopedia is poised to let users find, edit, and embed clips.

Extracting Meaning from Millions of Pages

By David Talbot | 06/10/2009 | 1 Comment

University of Washington software pulls facts from 500 million Web pages.

What's Microsoft's Bing Strategy?

By David Talbot | 06/03/2009 | 4 Comments

Nipping at Google's heels, Bing focuses on refining product-related searches.

Wolfram Alpha Braces for Overload

By David Talbot | 05/18/2009 | 0 Comments

The computational knowledge engine expects a flood of users.

Wolfram Alpha and Google Face Off

By David Talbot | 05/05/2009 | 0 Comments

Our exclusive test shows how the two Web engines compare when given the same queries.

How Twitter Could Bring Search Up to Speed

By Kate Greene | 03/11/2009 | 6 Comments

Some say that Twitter may be as important to real-time search as YouTube is to video.

Microsoft Searches for Group Advantage

By Robert Lemos | 01/30/2009 | 3 Comments

A new search algorithm looks for connections between people.