Google Adds Zip Code Matches In Knowledge Graph Carousel
Google has added zip code matches and lookups to the knowledge graph section of the search results. If you search for [new york, ny zip codes] in Google, you will be presented with all of the zip codes in that location. This loads a carousel that lets …
Google Posts 63 World Cup Logos Since Start Of Tournament – Here Are 10 Worth A Second Look
The Google Doodle team outdid itself during this year’s World Cup, posting a total of 63 World Cup inspired Google logos from the start of the tournament until yesterday’s final game. To kick-off the FIFA 2014 World Cup, Google posted the above image of Rio De Janerio on its global…
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Searching Movie Times? Bing Scores 100% For Showtime Results, Google Only 70%
Looking for the next showing of “Jersey Boys”? If you’re searching for movie times, chances are you’ll have better luck finding them on Bing than searching for a movie on Google. After the producers for the documentary “America: Imagine the World Without Her”…
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Bing Brings The Fireworks To Its July 4th Homepage
To celebrate the July 4th holiday today, Bing’s homepage features an image by Steve Kelly of a fireworks display over the Hudson River. The hidden links within the page offers shortcuts to a selection of American-themed searches, including: “Fourth of July” “Hoboken, New…
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Independence Day USA Google Logo Delivers An Animated Short Set To “Stars & Stripes Forever”
Today’s Google logo marks the July 4th holiday with an animated short of a marching band performing John Philip Sousa’s patriotic “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The logo was designed by Google Doodler Betsy Bauer, with art direction mimicking the classic 1950s cartoons created…
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Bing Adds Khan Academy Courses & Book Finding Results
Bing has added two new search features for the school break season. (1) The ability to search for free online courses offered by the Khan Academy. (2) The ability to search for books that you can buy online, pick up at a local library and/or view fully…
Larry Page On Right To Be Forgotten: “Could Have Arrived At More Practical Place Than Court Ruling”
Larry Page offered his thoughts on the European court’s “Right To Be Forgotten” ruling during an interview at Google’s I/O conference this week with New York Times reporter Farhad Manjoo. Page claimed it would have been better if there had been more discussion around the…
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Android TV Shows Knowledge Graph Search Results
Google’s just announced Android TV is a significant improvement over the original Google TV. It doesn’t require a game controller or bulky remote to work (though a game controller can be used for Google Play Games). And you can search for content with your voice. The UI is simple and…
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Reputation VIP Launches Link Removal Service In Response To EU “Right To Be Forgotten” Ruling
In response to the European Court’s “right to be forgotten” ruling last month, online management company Reputation VIP has launched Forget.me, a free online service that helps users exercise their right to be forgotten online. In May, the EU court ruled individuals had the right…
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World Cup 2014 Google Logo: Day 5 Goes To The Fans
Today’s Google logo is another to celebrate the FIFA 2014 World Cup. It is the fifth in a series of World Cup logos Google has posted since the first one last week to mark the tournament’s kick-off. “The football/soccer craze is making waves for…just about everyone,”…
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World Cup 2014 Google Logo Gets Father’s Day Treatment On Day #4
Today’s Google logo continues the site’s celebration of the World Cup with a Father’s Day themed animated illustration as the tournament enters day four. The Google Doodle team has turned the two “Os” in Google into a father-son pair, each wearing matching green…
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Google Partners With ESPN To Deliver 2014 World Cup Video Highlights
Recode.com reported today that Google has partnered with ESPN to deliver video highlights for World Cup related searches. According to Recode.com, Google’s “in-line” search results for World Cup queries will include a screen shot of ESPN’s World Cup video footage and link…
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Google Supports Gay Pride Month With Rainbow Colored Banner For LGBT Related Searches
Continuing its commitment to gay rights, Google has designed a rainbow colored banner to accompany LGBT related searches throughout June to show its support for gay pride month. Search terms like “same-sex marriage”, “gay rights” and “LGBT” will return a search…
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World Cup 2014 Google Logo Day 2 Mirrors Opening Ceremony With Dancing Trees & Drum
Today’s Google logo continues the FIFA 2014 World Cup celebrations with a dancing tree and drum-playing letter “e” to mimic Brazil’s World Cup opening ceremony. From the Google Doodle homepage: The World Cup opening ceremony was so inspiring–and what an unbeleafable…
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Google Introduces Richer Flight Search Experience
Google is introducing a revamped flight and hotel travel search experience. To date both products have been mostly underwhelming. The big promises of Google’s ITA acquisition have yet to bear fruit but that may change with the new Google Flight and travel search experience. Previously the…
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Bing Uses Its Predictions Technology To Forecast 2014 World Cup Winners
To kick-off today’s 2014 FIFA World Cup, Bing has launched a number of features around the tournament, including using its Bing Predictions technology to forecast World Cup winners. “On the heels of our recent foray into predictions, where we forecasted which contestants were most…
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World Cup 2014 Google Logo Goes Global
Today’s Google logo kicks-off the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. The animated logo on Google’s homepage begins with an the word “Google” in an alternative font to the logo’s usual typography and a soccer ball (or football, if you’re from outside the US)…
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Yummly Partners With DuckDuckGo To Serve Up Recipes For The Growing Search Engine
Yummly announced today it will be powering the results for recipe searches performed on DuckDuckGo, the search engine built on protecting the privacy of its users. “Yummly’s technology understands recipe search queries and we’ve worked together to create a great recipe instant…
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Doodle 4 Google Winner Awarded $30,000 Scholarship & Spot On Google’s Homepage
Today’s Google logo is an illustration by eleven-year old Audrey Azhang, this year’s Doodle 4 Google winner. In response to the question, “What would you invent to make the world a better place?” more than 100,000 Google Doodle contest entries were received from students in…
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Why You Don’t See “World Cup” Ads On Google
Google is on the cusp of a search volume siege from soccer (aka football) fans as the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ nears. A look at Google Trends data shows we’re on the upswing what Google can expect when the tournament starts on June 12, based on the volumes the last two times the World Cup was…
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