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Week in review: Microhoogle intrigue

Images: Microsoft revs its search engine

February 1, 2005 Software giant replaces Yahoo search technology with its own MSN Search and gives the MSN home page a makeover. TAGS: MSN Search, MSN, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

China accused of rerouting search traffic to Baidu

October 22, 2007 Google confirms reports that users attempting to access popular American search engines have been redirected to China-based Baidu. TAGS: Baidu.com Inc., TechCrunch, China, search engine, Beijing, traffic, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Yahoo! Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp.

How search engines rate on privacy

August 13, 2007 News.com asks Google, Yahoo and others to fess up on what they do to protect their users' personal information.In their own words: Search engines on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, search engine, privacy, survey, lawyer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool

November 16, 2006 Offers a place to submit Web pages to all three search engines at once, instead of performing the process at each site. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live Search, search engine, Webmaster, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., owner, Microsoft Windows Live, search result, Web page, process, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

FAQ: What does the Google subpoena mean?

January 20, 2006 The Justice Department has been asking search engines to cough up logs of search terms. What does this mean, and what happens next? TAGS: search engine, America Online Inc., Google Inc., request, Yahoo! Inc., Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Search engines race to update privacy policies

July 23, 2007 Microsoft and Yahoo are the latest to announce limits on how long they will keep Web search data. TAGS: online advertising, cookie, IP address, Internet search, Google Inc., IP, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, search, Microsoft Corp.

In their own words: Search engines on privacy

August 13, 2007 CNET News.com tries to clear up recent privacy announcements by surveying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and AOL. Here, they respond.How search engines rate on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, user identity, cookie, search engine, privacy, IP address, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., survey, IP, Internet search, knowledge, Yahoo! Inc., backup, Google Inc., e-mail

Belgian copyright group warns Yahoo

January 19, 2007 Copiepresse, which represents French- and German-language Belgian newspapers, adds No. 2 search engine to its list of offenders. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., search engine, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Dogpile adds MSN search

August 2, 2005 InfoSpace is building the capabilities of its metasearch Web site, which already offers results from Google, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves. TAGS: MSN Search, InfoSpace Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., search engine, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

Search wars are about to get personal

February 17, 2004 Web surfers are anything but loyal when it comes to their favorite search engines, new research shows, as Yahoo and MSN seek to wrest the search crown from Google. TAGS: ComScore, loyalty, crown, MSN, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., search engine, search result, America Online Inc., search, Microsoft Corp.

Spam experts at MIT lift curtain on search

March 30, 2007 With no real cure for search engine spam in play, educating legitimate marketers is key. TAGS: advertiser, search engine, Google AdSense, BMW, search engine optimization, spam, Google Inc., expert, brand, solution, conference, speakers, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

On the lookout for the next search winner

February 28, 2005 At SES conference, data lovers confirm which search engines are the most popular and find out how fickle Web surfers are: very. TAGS: Nielsen/NetRatings, search engine, conference, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., MSN, analysis, Microsoft Corp.

MSN launches revamped search engine

July 1, 2004 Despite a year in development and a $100 million investment, the minor face-lift signals that the company still has a long way to go. TAGS: Web crawler, MSN Search, MSN, Ask Jeeves Inc., search engine, desktop search, Internet search, Yahoo! Inc., search technology, search result, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., development, operating system

Yahoo ramps up 'deep Web' search effort

June 16, 2005 Beta allows people to perform simultaneous searches for information contained within subscription-based Web sites. TAGS: subscription, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

MSN vs. Google and Yahoo, Round 3

March 16, 2005 Microsoft's surge into search started with algorithmic and desktop efforts. Now comes the paid-search platform. TAGS: Overture Services Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., ComScore, Google Inc., search, Microsoft Corp., search engine, U.S.

Yahoo, Microsoft gaining ground on Google

January 13, 2005 Consumer survey of search engines keeps Google in the No. 1 slot, but two big competitors are closing the gap. TAGS: Keynote Systems Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., local search, Ask.com, Lycos Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, survey, Google Inc., search result, brand, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: MSN Search--just good enough

November 11, 2004 Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its search technology. It won't beat Google, but that's OK--it doesn't have to. TAGS: MSN, MSN Search, personalized search, commentary, algorithm, search engine, Forrester Research Inc., search result, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Google pushes to stay king of the hill

February 8, 2005 With rivals encroaching on its turf, the search monarch keeps busy with new projects. Also: Blogger bids adieu. TAGS: Google Inc., Ask Jeeves Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., project, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo tests video search engine

December 16, 2004 Service lets people search for video clips from across the Internet in much the way they do for Web pages and images. TAGS: video search, video search engine, AtomFilms, Yahoo! Inc., RSS, search engine company, search engine, multimedia, on-demand, TV, video, broadband, video clip, Web page, entertainment, Google Inc.