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Topic: Paris Hilton
Meta AI assistant uses Microsoft Bing Search results
Whenever a request requires fresh information, Meta's conversational assistant will ask Microsoft Bing to get the chat answer.
Larry Page Ousts Mark Zuckerberg As Most Popular On Google+
It looks like adding a suggested user list to Google+ has finally paid off in solving its “Mark Zuckerberg problem.” Facebook’s CEO is no longer the most popular person on Google+, having just now been passed by Google CEO Larry Page. Zuckerberg has been the most followed user since the first week that Google+ launched. That’s […]
The Five Words You Can Never Suggest On Google Instant
Like it or not, lots of people search for nude celebrities on Google. But with Google’s new Google Instant Search, those inclined to seek celebs in the buff have to figure out their queries without any help from Google. The same is true for those interested in nude beaches, famous nude artwork or “innocent” topics […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 8, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Paris Hilton Is Top Twitter Search Celebrity
I’m filing this one under “I don’t get it” — according to new Hitwise data, Paris Hilton is the most-searched celebrity on Twitter. Do that many people really want to find Paris Hilton? And follow her? The data covers searches done at search.twitter.com during the week that ended on March 21, 2009. Searches for the […]
Google Zeitgeist 2008 Live; Lycos Announces Top Searches of 2008
As a followup to the aggregate list of 2008’s Top Search Terms from the major search engines, Google has officially released its 2008 Zeitgeist, or “spirit of the times” list, covering the most popular searches of the year. This year’s data includes a global look at the most popular search terms, gathering top 10 lists […]
August 2008: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from August 2008:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 6, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Looking For The Paris Hilton Campaign Video — How’d The Search Engines Do?
As much as I’ve enjoyed comedians poking fun at John McCain’s ad that uses Paris Hilton to mock Barack Obama, even better is a new fake ad where Paris Hilton herself takes on McCain. People are clearly turning to the web to find it — Google Trends shows plenty of people seeking it in a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 11, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
YouTube Adding Geographic Search
Tired of searching for “Paris” (France) on YouTube and mostly seeing video of Paris Hilton? A new geographic search feature (reported first by NewTeeVee) should take care of that. Video uploading users have been able to geotag videos on YouTube but not easily search for video by location. By contrast, Google Earth allows searching for […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 4, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Saddam Hussein, Britney Spears, Harry Potter, & Recycling In Yahoo 2007 Top Trends
What do Saddam Hussein, Britney Spears, Harry Potter, and recycling all have to do with each other? They all made the Top Trends in Yahoo Search in 2007 list. The top news story search in 2007 was Saddam Hussein; the top environmental search was recycling, the top troubled stars search was Britney Spears; the top […]
Search in Pictures: Matchbox20 At Yahoo, Ask Tattoo, & Yahoo Paintball
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
Facebook’s Hot, At Least As A Top Search Term
Facebook might not be more popular than sex, but it’s getting there — at least as a rival to sex as something people search on. Below, a look at Facebook’s new entry into a top search terms list and related stats, along the way — including which country searches for Facebook the most (hint: how […]
Live Blogging: Microsoft Searchification Day 2007
I’m sitting at the Microsoft conference center for Searchification Day. We’re within walking distance from the Googleplex, where I was for Google Searchology Day just a few short months ago. Searchology was all about Google’s unveiling of universal search, and interestingly, today could be seen as Live’s answer to that. As Nathan Buggia, Product Manager […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 17, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search In The Year 2010
If I ever had to build a search engine, or more precisely, the interface of a search engine, this would be the team I would want to bring together. When I came up with the idea of looking forward three years and speculating on what the search results page may look like in 2010, these […]
Live Image Search Adds Face, Portrait, B/W, & Related Features
The Live Search Blog announced new image search features over the weekend. The new features include a way to search for images of people by face, portrait, black & white and related people. Here are examples of the new features in action, by searching for [paris]:
Search in Pictures: Paint My Roof, Yahoo Sushi & Google Conference Bikes
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 13, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 29, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Images Quietly Adds Face Filter
Google Operating System reports that Google has added the ability to restrict your Google Image search by faces. To do so, just append “&imgtype=face” after your search string. For example, a search on paris returns results of Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower, Paris Hilton and others. A search on paris but with “&imgtype=face” appended to […]
Ask.com Top Searches of 2006
Ask.com sent us their top searches for 2006 by category. Categories include news, celebrity, health, entertainment, images, and sports.
Top Google Search Terms Of 2006
I went looking for Google’s top terms of 2006 today after seeing that some of them had been leaked to the UK press. Nothing public was up on either the Google press releases page (no surprise, typically hours behind when Google actually releases news) or the main Google Zeitgeist page or the 2006 page. I […]
Top Searches At Windows Live Search (MSN Search) For 2006
The Live Search Blog posted the top searches for 2006 list. Here are the overall top 10, for the categorized top tens, check out their post. Top Overall Searches at Live Search in 2006: Ronaldinho Shakira Paris Hilton Britney Spears Harry Potter Eminem Pamela Anderson Hilary Duff Rebelde Angelina Jolie
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Dec. 13, 2006
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
AOL’s Top Searches Of 2006
Gary Price reports that AOL has released their top searches of 2006. The results are categorized by “Overall Search,” “Video Search,” and “People Search.” Top overall search is “Weather,” the top video search is “iPod” and the top people search is “Paris Hilton.” You can find the results over here.