Google Updates Its Search Algorithm to Punish Copyright Violators
Google recently updated its search algorithm to take into consideration the number of valid copyright removal notices it receives for any given site. Websites with high numbers of removal notices may appear lower in Google results, according to a post … Continue reading
Mayer Announces Yahoo May Keep $4 Billion It Will Get for Selling its Stake in Alibaba
According to Business Insider, Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer, recently warned shareholders that she might not return the $4 billion Yahoo is going to get selling its stake in Chinese Internet company, Alibaba. The original plans included returning the after-tax money … Continue reading
Now You Can Write Your Own Search Queries
There’s a new way to search on Google; writing your search query via Google Handwrite. Now when using a touch-screen mobile device, you can handwrite your search query rather than typing it. Google explains that when you’re standing on a … Continue reading
The Yahoo! User Interface has Changed
The Yahoo! Local Account Dashboard now has a new layout (see Figure 1). Here are the changes we noticed with the new Yahoo! User Interface: Users now must verify their Yahoo! Local Listing. Verification can be done by phone, text, … Continue reading
Breaking News: Yahoo! Announces New CEO
Yahoo! just announced Marissa Mayer has been named the company’s new CEO. Mayer’s previous experience includes 13 years at Google, where she was the VP of Search Product and most recently responsible for Local, Maps and location services. According to … Continue reading
Google Announces Improved Mobile Search Experience
According to Search Engine Land, Google recently announced its improved Google search user interface, a Siri-like female voice that will read you search results and Google Now, an application that takes your calendar, location and other data inputs and gives … Continue reading
