Topic: PC World

SearchCap: Search engine entities, pictures & more

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Newly-granted Google patent sheds light on how the search engine sees entitiesJan 13, 2017 by Dave Davies Columnist Dave Davies explains a recent Google patent which hints at how the search […]

SearchCap: Google On HTTPS, Apple & Google Deal & Bing With NCAA

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Patrick Pichette, Google’s CFO To Retire Google’s long term CFO has told the company he wants to retire over the next six months but will help the company find a replacement. […]

German Publisher Axel Springer: Loss Of Snippets Caused 80 Percent Traffic Drop

Axel Springer, Germany’s largest publisher and the owner of Europe’s largest newspaper, has said it wants back in to snippets. According to Reuters, the German publishing giant revealed that traffic to its four largest online properties from Google search results “had fallen by 40 percent” and referrals from Google News had dropped “by 80 percent in the past […]

To Avoid Liability, Google Limits German News Content To Headlines

German news and magazine publishers are determined, one way or another, to get Google to pay them for their content. They’re not upset about the content appearing in Google News or search. They want it to appear — they just want Google to pay for it. Google doesn’t want to pay. And there’s no U.S.-style “fair use” copyright exception in […]

Microsoft’s Catapult Project To Power A Bing Data Center Next Year [Updated]

After a successful test, Microsoft says it will expand its Catapult server project to all Bing servers in one of its datacenters in 2015. Microsoft told a microprocessor conference Tuesday about the results from its early testing. The PC World article gets into fairly technical details about the Catapult boards and their use of “field-programmable […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 4, 2014

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Video Shows Microsoft “Assistant” Cortana In Action Microsoft will be introducing its Siri and Google Now/Voice competitor Cortana with Windows 8.1 in April. The new “intelligent assistant” will eventually be […]

Privacy Groups Want Judge To Reject Google’s $8.5 Million Settlement Over Search Privacy Lawsuit

Last month, Google agreed to pay $8.5 million into a settlement fund over a class-action lawsuit by two searchers who accused the company of transmitting their personal information to third parties without their consent or knowledge that the information was being shared. The final court approval of the proposed settlement was scheduled for today, but […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 25, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Yandex Q2 2013 Revenue Up 35% From This Time Last Year Russian search engine giant Yandex released its Q2 2013 financial results today, reporting revenues at RUR 9.2 billion or $281.2 […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 2013

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 Authority Boost: Google’s Algorithm To Determine Which Site Is A Subject Authority Yesterday, we covered and summarized the ten future Google SEO changes coming to Google’s search results by the […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 1, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: WATCH: Google Now Shows Live Examples Of Spam Removed From Its Search Results In Google’s new How Search Works, Google is showing real live examples of spam that was recently removed […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 28, 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: Apple Does The “Miracle On 34th Street” Thing, Promotes Third Party Maps In App Store In the beloved holiday film Miracle on 34th Street, people at Macy’s department store in New […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 14, 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: A Simple Guide To Understanding The Searcher Experience When search engine optimization (SEO) professionals talk about the searcher experience, they often cast their personal mental models onto the minds of searchers. […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 13, 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: Emma Watson: Most Dangerous Celebrity Search Object, McAfee Says Hey Emma Watson fans: Be really careful about clicking on those search results. McAfee, the security technology company, says Watson is 2012′s […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 12, 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: Apple Demos Local Search (Maps) And Siri Enhancements For iPhone 5 Today at the iPhone 5 launch event Apple announced a thinner, taller and faster iPhone. (Danny is still live blogging.) […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 10, 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: It’s Not WHAT You Need to Go Viral – It’s WHO Everyone dreams of going viral. Think of the traffic! The links! The search signal boosts, the audience growth, the brand […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 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: Microsoft Turns Off Streetside Imagery In Germany Over Photo Blurring Concerns Here’s a shocker*: Microsoft’s Streetside service has hit a bumpy road in Germany. The company says it’s shut down Streetside […]

Microsoft Turns Off Streetside Imagery In Germany Over Photo Blurring Concerns

Here’s a shocker*: Microsoft’s Streetside service has hit a bumpy road in Germany. The company says it’s shut down Streetside imagery in Germany after complaints about the way the company was handling blurring requests. Microsoft spokesperson Thomas Baumgartner tells PCWorld that he’s not sure if or when Streetside will be reinstated in Germany. A Microsoft […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 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: Is SEO Killing America? Last week at the Tools of Change conference, Clay Johnson, author of the new book The Information Diet gave a keynote talk titled “Is SEO Killing America“. […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 24, 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: Infographic: How Much Does SEO Cost? How much does SEO cost? How much time do you have to discuss the various models and prices out there! However, a new survey sheds […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Hot At Sphinn: Digg’s Irrelevance, Facebook’s Timeline, Marketing Diversity & More One thing’s for certain in the online marketing industry: change. That was the frame for our “Discussion of the Week” […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 30, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Confirmed: Google Panda 2.4 Update Arrived This Week Google has confirmed that the latest iteration of its Panda algorithm update is live. Based on our tracking of the algo changes, this […]

Chromezone: Google Opens A Retail Store In London

Years from now, when we’re comparing the number of Google, Apple and Microsoft branded stores around the world, let’s remember that, for Google, it all began in late September 2011 with a small retail mini-store in London. According to the Evening Standard, Google’s mini-store is called “Chromezone” and is located inside a PC World store. […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 9, 2011

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: Product Extension Ads Now Available For Mobile This morning Google announced two new ad formats or mobile — or rather the extension of two PC ad types to smartphones — […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 11, 2011

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 Chromebooks Out June 15, $349 For Consumers, $20-$28 Monthly For Educators/Business At long last, the Google Chrome OS operating system is going prime time against Windows and Mac computers. On […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 2, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Twitter Sees Highest “Sustained” Activity Ever In Wake Of Osama Bin Laden News Twitter has released new numbers showing last night’s announcement that Osama bin Laden was dead generated the most […]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 11, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: US Lawmakers Voice Concerns Over Google-ITA Deal Add a few US legislators to the list of parties that are airing concerns over Google’s plan to purchase air travel software provider ITA. […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 31, 2011

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 Executive Believed Missing After Egypt Protests There are several reports that a Google executive based in the Middle East is missing after taking part in the protests in Egypt last […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 26, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Upstart DuckDuckGo Challenges Google With Strong Privacy, Cool Tools & Quackpot Name Here at Search Engine Land we regularly hear from people who have created “radical,” innovative,” “next generation” search technology, […]

South Korea May Arrest Google Execs Over WiFi Data Collection

South Korean police are planning to file criminal charges against Google executives over the collection of personal data via unsecured wifi networks. According to IDG News/PCWorld, the country’s national police agency has determined that Google acted illegally when it gathered personal data as part of its Street View mapping service. A police official says they’re […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 11, 2010

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 For Android Now Available To Everyone Bing for Android was previously only available on selected Verizon Android handsets. Now, according to Microsoft, it’s available to everyone with an Android handset, […]