Microsoft keeps firing back at Google accusations that Bing copies its Web-search results, with an executive claiming Google is worried about Bing’s progress. – Google accusing Bing of
copying its Web-search results, blogged a Microsoft executive Feb. 2, is possibly
motivated by the search-engine giants fears of losing ground to its upstart
rival.
“We do not copy results from
any of our competitors. Period. Full stop,” Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice preside…
News Analysis: Microsoft has been accused by Google of using the search giant’s search results. Although Microsoft has acknowledged that it uses "clickstream data," it needs to fight Google on this issue. – Microsoft and Google are at it again. In a shocking announcement on Feb. 1,
Google revealed that it believes Microsoft’s Bing platform is using its search
engine results in some cases. The company provided several examples of the
issue, and said that it even created fake search results to see if …
Google says Microsoft cheated by aping its search results. Microsoft disagreed with that term, but acknowledged using customer data to improve results. Pundits weigh in. – Google Feb. 1 capped a public smear campaign that
backfired by claiming that Microsoft’s Bing team is indeed cheating by copying
its results for some Web search queries.
Google last summer looked at the search results for an
unusual misspelled query, torsorophy. Google returned the correct spel…
Microsoft and Google executives traded barbs at the Farsight Summit over Googles accusations that Bing is copying its Web-search results. – Microsoft and Google executives engaged in some contentious back-and-forth during a Feb. 1 roundtable discussion at the Farsight Summit, suggesting emotions are high in the wake of Google accusing Bing of copying its Web-search results.
“Our testing has concluded that Bing is copying Google Web-se…
Microsoft vehemently denied copying Google search results but acknowledged using customer data to improve its Bing search engine. Google disagreed, and the back and forth flowed. – A vice president for Microsoft’s Bing team denied configuring the Bing
algorithm to copy Google search results in an effort to boost search market
share.
What Bing does use is quot;clickstream, quot; or customer data from its
Bing toolbar to improve its search results, said Harry Shum, corporat…
Google is accusing Microsoft’s Bing search engine of copying Googles Web-search results, just ahead of a major Microsoft search event. – Google officials are accusing
Microsofts Bing of “copying” their Web-search results.
“Our testing has concluded
that Bing is copying Google Web-search results, and Microsoft doesnt deny
this,” Amit Singhal, a Google Fellow, wrote in a Feb. 1 e-mail to eWEEK. “At
Google, we strongly believe in …
Google finished 2010 with 66.6 percent share, up from 66.2 percent in November, comScore said. Microsoft Bing held 12 percent, while Yahoo fell to 16 percent, its lowest total in years. – Google
completed the 2010 campaign with 66.6 percent search share, tying its highest
ever stake in the market as rivals Yahoo and Microsoft Bing failed to make
headway versus the leader.
ComScore said Jan. 14 Google’s share was up from 66.2 percent in November. Microsoft grew search share to 12…
Microsoft Bing may be well behind Google in the search market, but it has trumped Google in social software tools, thanks to its Liked Results deal with Facebook. – Microsoft announced several updates
to its Bing search engine, including improvements to its user experience, local
and mobile capabilities.
Google has made great strides in these areas, too. The
leading search engine launched its Google Places local business search in April, overhauled its sear…
Microsoft’s 2010 saw a continued investment in Bing, its search engine, and the release of Kinect, a hands-free controller designed to increase the Xbox’s viability. – Microsoft made some substantial bets in 2010. In addition to pouring
millions of dollars into the development and marketing of its Windows
Phone 7, the reboot of its smartphone franchise, the company invested
in somewhat riskier endeavors.
One of those endeavors was Kinect, a hands-free control…
Microsofts week involved rumors of Windows tablets, some new Bing features, and yet another round in the never-ending competition against arch-rival Google. – For people who follow Microsoft, this week offered a distinct sense of déjÃ
vu, with rumors suggesting the company plans to reveal a new line of
Windows 7 tablets during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Should that
come about, it would essentially be a repeat of January 2010, when Microsof…
Microsoft Bing picked up search share in November, grabbing 11.8 percent share at the expense of Google and Yahoo. Google still wields 66 percent of the market. – Google and Yahoo each lost a smidgen of search engine
market share to Microsoft Bing, which rose to 11.8 percent share through
November, according to researcher comScore.
Google
maintained its 66 percent search engine market share through November, slipping
from 66.3 percent to 66.2 percent dur…
Microsoft has updated its Bing search engine with new features, as the company seeks to shorten Googles market lead. – Microsoft unveiled some updates to its Bing search engine
Dec. 15, as the company rounds out another year of heightened competition with
Google in the worldwide search market.
Those updates include new features for its Bing for Mobile
app for iPhone and Android, notably integration of OpenTable …
Google can fuel Yahoo Japan’s search engine without violating antitrust rules, said Japan’s Fair Trade Commission. The move casts a long shadow on Microsoft’s plans for Japan. – Google Dec. 2 won approval to power Yahoo Japan’s search
engine from Japan’s Fair Trade Commission, a victory that has Microsoft worried
about its prospects for Bing in that country.
Japan’s FTC said the deal wouldn’t violate antitrust
rules as it currently stands because it is limited to a sha…
Socialite and reality personality Kim Kardashian was the most popular search term on Microsoft’s Bing search engine in 2010, edging out scandal-stained celebs Sandra Bullock and Tiger Woods, who rounded out the Top 3, Microsoft said Tuesday. In a year when politics dominated national news and acts like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga were tops [...]
Google notched 66.3 percent search share, with Microsoft Bing growing to 11.5 percent. Analysts say Google Instant has given the search engine leader a lift, but the accuracy of the counting remains unclear. – Google increased its search share to 66.3 percent through October,
from 66.1 percent in September, with challenger Microsoft Bing growing from
11.2 percent to 11.5 percent over the same period.
ComScore said the total queries powered by Google’s engine on partner
sites, such as AOL and Ask, rose…
Microsoft’s Bing could suffer if Yahoo becomes unstable, since Yahoo gives the search engine scale in its battle against Google. – Microsoft is apparently “very worried about making sure
there is a stable Yahoo,” according to anonymous sources speaking to
AllThingsDs Kara Swisher. If true, those comments would highlight the
interdependency between the two companies search and advertising businesses, where there is a
conside…
Microsoft is making its Bing for Mobile Android app available to all major U.S. mobile operators, even as its Windows Phone 7 competes with Android for users. – Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Bing for Mobile Android app to all major U.S. mobile operators, even as it gears up its own Windows Phone 7 platform for battle against Google Android.
“Since the launch of the Bing for Mobile Android App in the Verizon Wireless Android Market, many of you as…
As fast as Google, Microsoft Bing and Yahoo search engines are, they are still predicated on the traditional model that users type in queries and get a bunch of links. Hopefully one or more of those actually fulfill users’ requests for information. Google Instant Previews guesses users’ queries as they begin to type them, helping users search much faster than before. Google Instant Previews marks the search giant’s next evolution of rapid-fire search, offering users visual snapshots of search results. This gives users a better idea of what lies behind the query, helping them filter out the noise from results of value. Instant Previews comes as Google battles newcomers, such as Blekko, as well as question-and-answer sites, such as Quora, Hunch and Facebook Questions, in an increasingly crowded market for digital information search. Google Instant Previews is rolling out gradually in 40 languages, but while you’re waiting, eWEEK offers this tour of them here. – …
Google launched Google Search app for Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s new mobile platform that launched today on handsets from AT&T and T-Mobile. – Google Nov. 8 released a search application for Windows
Phone 7, which launched today on handsets from AT amp;T and T-Mobile.
AT amp;T is selling the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround for $199 with a two-year contract.
T-Mobile is offering the HTC HD7 for $199.
Microsoft is betting on Windows Phon…
The top three search engine contenders are very popular worldwide. With Google holding the top position and Yahoo and Windows Bing at the runners up positions respectively. Then comes Ask, consisting a strong search technology with limited market share.
