Search Engine News and Updates

Each day, for my benefit and for the benefit of my visitors, I collect and deliver the latest search engine marketing news and updates from around the Internet and post it right here. Doing so helps me to remain up-to-date with what’s going on in the industry, and provides a resource for others.

So whether you are a journalist analyzing the latest search engine trends or a search engine marketing consultant, you can find the latest search engine news and announcements right here, and without visiting multiple websites.

• Google Plans To Use Intel SSD Storage In Servers (TechWeb)
  12 May 2008 at 3:00pm
  TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company's adoption of solid state drives will reportedly save energy, speed search, and potentially lead to a shortage of 16-GB and 32-GB NAND flash chips.
  


• Powerset Does Semantic Searches of Wikipedia (NewsFactor)
  12 May 2008 at 12:47pm
  NewsFactor - Powerset is offering a new way to search Wikipedia -- with natural-language technology and conversational phrasing instead of keywords like Google uses.
  


• Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool (Reuters)
  12 May 2008 at 10:48am
  Reuters - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google.
  


• Powerset Vs. Google: Semantic Search Smackdown (PC Magazine)
  12 May 2008 at 8:11am
  PC Magazine - A new search engine called Powerset tries to one-up Google with an emphasis on natural-language semantic search queries, although Powerset currently indexes just Wikipedia. To test it, we ran five questions by each (plus two challenging bonus questions) to see which one came out on top.
  


• Forrester Sees Convergence Trend In BI, Search (TechWeb)
  12 May 2008 at 1:50am
  TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - The ongoing convergence of BI and search will help "bridge the artificial system boundaries between structured data and unstructured content," the analyst firm said in a recent report.
  


• Powerset Unveils Test Version of Google-killer (PC World)
  12 May 2008 at 12:20am
  PC World - The public will get its first chance Monday to test a search engine from start-up Powerset that eschews conventional keyword...
  


• Gates: Microsoft to go its own way (AP)
  9 May 2008 at 3:52pm
  AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
  


• Britain's Blinkx flies on Google, Newscorp bid talk (Reuters)
  9 May 2008 at 6:46am
  Reuters - Shares of British video search engine firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday, on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate NewsCorp may bid for the firm.
  


• Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo (AP)
  9 May 2008 at 2:48am
  AP - Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. — a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft Corp. renewing its attempts to buy Yahoo.
  


• With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search (AP)
  8 May 2008 at 5:04pm
  AP - Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer.
  


• Google looking golden again after challenging stretch (AP)
  8 May 2008 at 8:54am
  AP - It's hard to believe Google Inc. actually looked vulnerable just two months ago. The Internet search leader's stock had plummeted 45 percent from its peak. And its two biggest rivals, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., appeared poised to combine forces and launch a double-barreled attack.
  


• Yahoo India Search Results Combine Text, Video, and Images (PC World)
  8 May 2008 at 4:30am
  PC World - Yahoo has chosen India for the beta test of its new search concept that aggregates text, images, and video results on a single...
  


• Sprint-Clearwire WiMax Effort Gets $3.2 Bil, Big Partners (Investor's Bu...
  7 May 2008 at 6:59pm
  Investor's Business Daily - Sprint Nextel and Clearwire breathed new life into their wireless broadband alliance Wednesday, securing $3.2 billion in much-needed financing from three cable TV companies, Web search firm Google and chipmaker Intel.
  


• Yahoo Teams with McAfee for Safer, More Secure Searching (NewsFactor)
  7 May 2008 at 4:39pm
  NewsFactor - Web searching can expose users to a whole range of malicious sites, so Yahoo is now teaming up with security vendor McAfee to make its search experience more secure for users.
  


• Bill Gates Says Microsoft Will Make its Own Advances (NewsFactor)
  7 May 2008 at 3:21pm
  NewsFactor - Microsoft will pursue independent paths as it figures out how to compete with Google in the aftermath of its failed bid for Yahoo. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Chairman Bill Gates said Microsoft is committed to making its own advances in search and online advertising.