- Other Search Engines
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 23rd, 2011
![Facebook Is the Year's Top Searched Term, for the Third Year in a Row Facebook Is the Year's Top Searched Term, for the Third Year in a Row](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Is-the-Year-s-Top-Searched-Term-for-the-Third-Year-in-a-Row-1.png)
Facebook Is the Year's Top Searched Term, for the Third Year in a Row
There are four Facebook-related searches in the top 10
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 14th, 2011
![Google Chrome Now Protects Against Attempts to Change the Default Search Engine Google Chrome Now Protects Against Attempts to Change the Default Search Engine](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Chrome-Now-Protects-Against-Attempts-to-Change-the-Default-Search-Engine-1.png)
Google Chrome Now Protects Against Attempts to Change the Default Search Engine
Third party software will be blocked from making alterations to the settings
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 30th, 2011
![Google and Facebook Forced to Help Chanel Fight Counterfeiting Google and Facebook Forced to Help Chanel Fight Counterfeiting](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-and-Facebook-Forced-to-Help-Chanel-Fight-Counterfeiting-1.jpg)
Google and Facebook Forced to Help Chanel Fight Counterfeiting
700 domains are about to be seized after being suspected of selling fake goods
- Other Search Engines
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 28th, 2011
![Justin Bieber Is the Most Searched Person on Bing in 2011 Justin Bieber Is the Most Searched Person on Bing in 2011](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Justin-Bieber-Is-the-Most-Searched-Person-on-Bing-in-2011-1.jpg)
Justin Bieber Is the Most Searched Person on Bing in 2011
Android though doesn't even make in the top 10 hot devices
- Services
- By Ionut Arghire
- November 26th, 2011
![Windows Phone Trades Bing for Yandex in Russia Windows Phone Trades Bing for Yandex in Russia](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-Phone-Trades-Bing-for-Yandex-in-Russia-1.jpg)
Windows Phone Trades Bing for Yandex in Russia
Handsets are better tailored for the local market, in an attempt to increase sale
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 18th, 2011
![Wolfram Alpha Can Now Tell You What Planes Are Flying Above You Wolfram Alpha Can Now Tell You What Planes Are Flying Above You](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Wolfram-Alpha-Can-Now-Tell-You-What-Planes-Are-Flying-Above-You-1.jpg)
Wolfram Alpha Can Now Tell You What Planes Are Flying Above You
Only in the US, but you can get a lot of info on current flights
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 17th, 2011
![New Report Shows Google Losing, Bing Gaining in October in the US New Report Shows Google Losing, Bing Gaining in October in the US](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/New-Report-Shows-Google-Losing-Bing-Gaining-in-October-in-the-US-1.jpg)
New Report Shows Google Losing, Bing Gaining in October in the US
Contradicting previous numbers, though the difference is quite small
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 16th, 2011
![Google Search's Verbatim Tool Is for When Google 'Doesn't Know Best' Google Search's Verbatim Tool Is for When Google 'Doesn't Know Best'](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Search-s-Verbatim-Tool-Is-for-When-You-Did-Mean-to-Misspell-Your-Search-1.jpg)
Google Search's Verbatim Tool Is for When Google 'Doesn't Know Best'
Verbatim runs your query exactly as it is, with no interference from Google
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 12th, 2011
![Yahoo Continues to Drag Down Bing Search Alliance Yahoo Continues to Drag Down Bing Search Alliance](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Yahoo-Continues-to-Drag-Down-Bing-Search-Alliance-1.jpg)
Yahoo Continues to Drag Down Bing Search Alliance
Bing-powered search lost market share in October, even as Bing alone gained a bit
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 10th, 2011
![Indian Hacker Finds Vulnerability in Speed Bit Search Engine Indian Hacker Finds Vulnerability in Speed Bit Search Engine](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Indian-Hacker-Finds-Vulnerability-in-Speed-Bit-Search-Engine-1.jpg)
Indian Hacker Finds Vulnerability in Speed Bit Search Engine
Cybercriminals might profit from the cross-site scripting vulnerability
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 28th, 2011
![Google Is Finally Gaining on Yandex in Russia, but Is Still Long Way Off Google Is Finally Gaining on Yandex in Russia, but Is Still Long Way Off](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Is-Finally-Gaining-on-Yandex-in-Russia-but-Is-Still-Long-Way-Off-1.png)
Google Is Finally Gaining on Yandex in Russia, but Is Still Long Way Off
Yandex's market share is close to three times larger than Google
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 25th, 2011
![Google's Matt Cutts Explains Why SEO Is Not Spam Google's Matt Cutts Explains Why SEO Is Not Spam](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-s-Matt-Cutts-Explains-Why-SEO-Is-Not-Spam-1.png)
Google's Matt Cutts Explains Why SEO Is Not Spam
Google, honest SEO can help a search engine find the best info for a query
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 14th, 2011
![Bit.ly Debuts Future Predicting Real-Time Search Technology Bit.ly Debuts Future Predicting Real-Time Search Technology](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bit-ly-Debuts-Future-Predicting-Real-Time-Search-Technology-1.png)
Bit.ly Debuts Future Predicting Real-Time Search Technology
But it's only making it available to enterprise users as a reputation monitoring service
- Other Search Engines
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 13th, 2011
![New Data Confirms Solid Growth for Google Search in the US Last Month New Data Confirms Solid Growth for Google Search in the US Last Month](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/New-Data-Confirms-Solid-Growth-for-Google-Search-in-the-US-Last-Month-1.png)
New Data Confirms Solid Growth for Google Search in the US Last Month
Google may not be considerably bigger, but it's growth hurt both Yahoo and Bing
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 11th, 2011
![Yahoo Search Hits New Depressing Lows, Google Sees Biggest Jump in Months Yahoo Search Hits New Depressing Lows, Google Sees Biggest Jump in Months](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Yahoo-Search-Hits-New-Depressing-Lows-Google-Sees-Biggest-Jump-in-Months-in-September-1.jpg)
Yahoo Search Hits New Depressing Lows, Google Sees Biggest Jump in Months
In September, the trend is the same, Yahoo is going down, everyone else is staying put
- Other Search Engines
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 29th, 2011
![Russian Search Engine Yandex Invests in Search Startup Blekko Russian Search Engine Yandex Invests in Search Startup Blekko](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Russian-Search-Engine-Yandex-Invests-in-Search-Startup-Blekko-1.jpg)
Russian Search Engine Yandex Invests in Search Startup Blekko
The startup will benefit from a more robust infrastructure and a larger index
- Other Search Engines
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 20th, 2011
![Russia's Yandex Ventures Out of the Motherland, Launches in Turkey Russia's Yandex Ventures Out of the Motherland, Launches in Turkey](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Russia-s-Yandex-Ventures-Out-of-the-Motherland-Launches-in-Turkey-1.png)
Russia's Yandex Ventures Out of the Motherland, Launches in Turkey
The first expansion in a non-Russian speaking country