'Kosher' search engine launched in Israel (Guardian Unlimited)
Rabbi-approved Koogle filters out sexual images, TV and other orthodox Jewish taboos A new "kosher" search engine called Koogle has been launched for orthodox Jews living in Israel, allowing them to surf the net without compromising the religious standards set by their rabbis. Koogle, which is a pun on search engine behemoth Google and a popular Jewish noodle dish, will filter out forbidden ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
For sale: one struggling search engine, all offers considered (Revolution)
LONDON - Search engine Ask.com, which has long lagged behind Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! could be up for sale after InterActiveCorp chief executive Barry Diller said he is open to takeover offers for the business. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Search Engine Optimization Firm Customer Magnetism Is Going Green (dBusinessNews.com)
Hampton Roads, Virginia – March 12, 2010 - Search engine marketing company Customer Magnetism has made a pledge to further convert to ‘green’ business practices in order to reduce its impact on the environment. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Google acquires Metaweb
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. search-engine giant Google said Friday it acquired Metaweb, a company Google said "maintains an open database of things in the world." Google - Metaweb Technologies - Web search engine - Search - freebase upi.com |
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 16, 2010
This week at the Search Engine Roundtable, we cover a nice amount of news. Before I forget, I forgot to include in the video portion that Google News changed the redesign a bit based on user feedback. The big news is Yahoo is beginning to test the Bing results at Yahoo Search. Google is testing a new design for image search. A Google bug is preventing some referrers to be sent and some searchers ... seroundtable.com |