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SearchReport: Yahoo Search Share Dips in October; Bing, Google GainAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 12:41pm.
Reston, Va. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) lost 0.8% of its share of the
U.S. search market in October, while Google (NASD: GOOG) and Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Bing both saw
increases, according to data from Internet audience measurement firm comScore.
Google Adds World Bank Data to Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2009 - 11:36am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) this week added World
Bank data to its search results, providing access to statistics for most
economies in the world. The data includes 17 of the organization's World
Development Indicators, such as GDP, life expectancy, population growth, energy
use, CO2 emissions and Internet usage.
Microsoft Folds MSN Video Into Bing Video Search PageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 2:36pm.
Los Angeles
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has combined its MSN Video and Bing video search pages, so that now
users looking for MSN Video will be redirected to an enhanced Bing video search
page, PaidContent reports. The article notes that the 250 million monthly video
streams on MSN Video will provide a boost for Bing's traffic numbers.
Wolfram Alpha Search Data Added to Bing Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 2:34pm.
Los Angeles
- Wolfram Alpha, a search engine focusing on scientific data that culls results
computed from curated data, announced on Wednesday that Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) will
incorporate its data in Bing search results. The deal will see Wolfram Alpha
data integrated into Bing search results related to nutrition, health and
advanced mathematics.
Report: Bing Ups Share of Search Market by 7% in OctoberAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 2:06pm.
New York - Microsoft's Bing
increased its share of the U.S.
search market by 7% in October, according to data from Experian Hitwise.
China's Baidu Qualifies Partnership with Music Service QtraxAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 10:41am.
*A clarification was made to this story.
Los Angeles - Chinese search giant Baidu (NASD: BIDU) has issued a statement indicating that it will not in fact be directing users searching for music on the site to ad-supported downloads available from U.S.-based Qtrax -- as that company announced earlier this week, IDG News Service reported. "The partnership with Qtrax regards text-based information, such as singer backgrounds; it has nothing to do with the music itself," a Baidu spokesperson told IDG. Qtrax said in its announcement that Baidu would direct users to Qtrax "wherever Qtrax has the queried...song in its catalogue." Clarification: IDG News Service has amended its original story, with input from Qtrax CEO Allan Klepfisz. Qtrax links will appear on artist pages on two of Baidu's entertainment-related portals, but will not feature on Baidu's popular MP3 search engine page. The company maintains that users searching on Baidu's Entertainment Portal and Qian Qian Music Online sites will be directed to Qtrax "when Qtrax has the queried artist or song in its catalogue." The Qtrax service isn't expected to launch in China until next month.
Report: Microsoft Looks to Extend Yahoo Deal Beyond U.S.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 10:35am.
Tokyo - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is looking
to expanding its search partnership with Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) beyond the U.S., provided
it is able to gain approval from antitrust regulators in other territories, CEO
Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Yahoo Testing Real-Time Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 11:28am.
San Francisco
- Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is experimenting with providing real-time search results from services
like Twitter, and has partnered with real-time search providers including
OneRiot on the trials, Reuters reported.
Web Video Index Blinkx to Raise $8.1 Million in Share OfferingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 7:25am.
San Francisco - Blinkx, the provider of a searchable index
of Web videos, announced on Tuesday that will raise $8.1 million through an
offering of shares representing 10% of the company.
Lala to Offer Artists More Customized Google Music SearchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 11:41am.
San Francisco
- Artists will eventually be able to use online music service Lala's platform
to point users searching Google (NASD: GOOG) to specific content of their choosing, as well
as sell products other than MP3s via search results, Lala co-founder Bill Nguyen told CNET News.com. Lala,
along with iLike and several other online music services, recently partnered
with Google to provide streaming songs and links to their services within
Google search results.
Qtrax Legal Download Service Inks Deal with China's BaiduAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:52am.
Los Angeles - Qtrax, the provider of an ad-supported, legal
song download service, on Monday announced a deal with Baidu (NASD: BIDU), China's leading
search engine, that will see users searching for songs or artists on Baidu directed
to Qtrax.
Scoopler Gets Seed Funding for Real-Time SearchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:22am.
San Francisco
- Scoopler, the developer of a real-time search engine, has landed seed funding
from investors Ron Conway, Michael Birch, Avalon Ventures and XG-Ventures,
PEHub.com reported.
Google Debuts Music Search Feature with Lala, iLikeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 8:11am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) announced on Wednesday
the launch of a new music-focused search feature, "OneBox," which
adds streaming songs via Lala and MySpace's (NYSE: NWS) iLike, along with links to an
artist's website. Along with Lala and iLike, Google will also include links to
digital music services Pandora, imeem and Rhapsody (NASD: RNWK). The feature will in many
cases allow users to listen to the full song they are searching for right there
from the search results page; licensing issues mean that some songs will only
feature 30-second samples, and that subsequent searches after a song is streamed
in full once will only provide a 30-second sample.
Google Introduces "Social Search" FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 11:01am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has introduced a
new experimental search feature from its Google Labs, Social Search, which adds
relevant public content from a user's friends and contacts to search results.
Google Offers Turn-by-Turn GPS Directions for Android PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:49am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday
announced the release of Google Maps Navigation for Android mobile phones, an
update to its popular mapping application that provides turn-by-turn
directions, as well as voice-powered search and other features.
Blinkx Launches Music Video Search FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 12:12pm.
San Francisco
- Blinkx, the provider of a searchable index of Web videos, on Tuesday
announced the launch of blinkx Music, a new tool for finding and watching music
videos that has indexed over 33,000 hours of music video from over 10,000
artists. The new feature lets users search by artist, album, genre or song, and
also features artist information as well as the ability to post comments.
Google to Include Real-time Twitter Data in Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 8:57am.
 Mountain View,
Calif. - Shortly after Microsoft (NASD: MSFT)
announced a similar deal, Google (NASD: GOOG) yesterday said that it had signed a deal with
Twitter, to include real-time status updates in its search results. "We
believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from
the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product
that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months,"
Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience,
wrote in a blog post.
Chango Lands $750,000 for Targeted Web AdvertisingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 7:46am.
Toronto,
Canada - Chango,
a provider of targeted advertising services, has raised $750,000 in a first
round of funding, led by iNovia Capital with participation from Extreme Venture
Partners.
Microsoft to Add Facebook, Twitter Data to Bing Search ResultsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 8:54am.
 San Francisco
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it has signed separate deals with
Facebook and Twitter, to bring real-time status updates from the services to
its Bing search engine. While financial terms of the nonexclusive agreements
were not disclosed, PaidContent cited
earlier reports pegging Twitter's take as "several million dollars,"
in addition to a share of ad revenue.
Reports: Google, Lala, iLike Teaming on Music ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 8:34am.
 San Francisco
- Google (NASD: GOOG) is gearing up to launch a new music-related search service, likely
called One Box, according to published reports. CNET News.com reports that One
Box will organize music-related search query results, to include artist bios,
videos and song samples from partners Lala and MySpace-owned iLike -- which
have licensing deals with the major labels.
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