Google can keep Chrome, but exclusive search deals must end
A federal judge in the DOJ antitrust case ruled that Google must share its search data and end its use of exclusive contracts.
Topic: DuckDuckGo
DOJ’s push to sell Google Chrome sparks industry debate over web’s future
Marketers and tech experts warn of unintended consequences while questioning Chrome's viability as standalone product.
Apple has 19 billion reasons not to build a Google Search rival
"Apple Search" is not in the works as the company believes its deal with Google works better for its customers.
This day in search marketing history: March 12
Go inside a Google search quality meeting, plus: Google core search ranking algorithm update, how Google prices and ranks ads and more.
Google drops the auction from its search choice screen
Giving in to pressure from regulators and competitors, Google’s updated screen will roll out in September and search engines will appear based on market share instead of bidding per user.
DuckDuckGo CEO testifies: Privacy legislation isn’t ‘anti-advertising’
Gabriel Weinberg also believes that privacy legislation can make the internet more competitive.
SearchCap: Google Webmaster Tools & Guidelines Updates, Bing Ads Opportunities & DuckDuckGo Settings
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Webmaster Guidelines Update Calls “Low Quality Guest Blog Posts” Spam Google has updated their webmaster guidelines, specifically in the little or no original content guideline, to add “low-quality guest blog […]
SearchCap: Google My Business, Bing Sitemaps & Not Provided Reporting
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google My Business: A Visual Tour Of Google’s New Tool For Local Businesses & Brands Google My Business is Google’s new unified interface designed to make life easier for local businesses […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 23, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Webmaster Tools Reports Adds Percentage Changes Bing has added percent changes, deltas, to some of the various reports within Bing Webmaster Tools. The percent changes show the difference from the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 16, 2012
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DuckDuckGo Relaunches With New Visual Design
DuckDuckGo has just relaunched with a new visual design across its home page and search results pages. Founder Gabriel Weinberg has been taking feedback and tweaking the design for at least three-plus weeks in the site’s community forum, where he announced the new look and layout early Friday. The home page (shown above) is clean […]
DuckDuckGo Adds Yelp, The Free Dictionary To Search Results
DuckDuckGo has added two new content providers to its “zero-click” search results: local business listings from Yelp and definitions from The Free Dictionary. Zero-click results are similar to the “one box” or “quick answers” that other search engines offer. Do a search for a specific local business, and DuckDuckGo may show its basic business info […]