Portals and Search Engines

Microsoft has unleashed a new Silverlight version of Bing Maps featuring a new immersive viewing mode and a third-party application gallery. Like Google Maps, Microsoft's search-driven offering now includes street-side and aerial views that enable users to explore what's around them, noted Bing Maps Technical Evangelist Chris Pendleton Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is banking on significant growth in online video ads as marketers become more sophisticated at targeting consumers interactively, a senior executive at the Web search giant said on Thursday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Search warrants have been served at Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. in connection with an Illinois man accused of secretly recording nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Full Story »

HYDERABAD, India (AFP) - Newspaper editors and owners meeting in India have urged their industry to seize back the online publishing initiative from search engine "parasites" living off their work. Full Story »

HYDERABAD (AFP) - Search engine giant Google came in peace to a gathering of world newspaper editors and executives in India on Thursday, but was soon embroiled in a battle over internet copyright. Full Story »

Google has introduced a new version of the search engine's home page, which features a sleek fade-in effect that hides all the elements of the page except the logo, search bar, and the buttons. Full Story »

TAIPEI (AFP) - Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi topped Google Taiwan's list of most searched for celebrities, the company said Thursday, after revealing photographs of her on a beach caused a web sensation. Full Story »

Microsoft continues to tweak its fledgling Bing search engine, which debuted in June. Today it announced a series of enhancements, many involving Bing Maps, designed to provide a better search experience and hopefully lure people away from Google, which dominates the search market. Full Story »

As the end of 2009 creeps up upon us, the search engines are starting to release some interesting data. Google, AOL, and Yahoo all recently revealed Michael Jackson to be the top search term of 2009. Other hot search commodities for the year included "Facebook," "Twitter," and -- thank you, fellow gentlemen -- "Megan Fox." Full Story »

NEW YORK - In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep — into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already we can get a taste of 3-D in the home — on laptops. Full Story »

LONDON - In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in search results. Full Story »

Microsoft and Yahoo are both expected to see double-digit increases in search revenue once their partnership system is implemented. Combined, the two companies have a better opportunity to take on Google. Full Story »

In a bid to appease publishers, Google has updated its search programs, allowing publishers who charge for their content to limit users to only five free page views per day. Full Story »

Microsoft on Wednesday enhanced its Bing search engine with several new capabilities, including a street-level view that takes users inside public buildings, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Full Story »

Google said Tuesday it is changing how it grants access to news stories through its search engine to give publishers more control over how much content people can see for free. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Google is offering news publishers a way to attract paying subscribers without having to remove their content from Google News search results, after some media companies accused it of profiting from their online news. Full Story »

We've already seen year-end search results from Google, Yahoo, and Bing. So, who's next? Why Ask.com, of course. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine. Full Story »