Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, has received lots of praise from all over the Internet in the past few weeks. Bing just may be better than Google on a few fronts, but that doesn’t mean people will switch their homepage to Bing anytime soon. Google is just too entrenched as THE way to search the …
Tag Archive: search engines
Jun 17
Most People Think a Browser and a Search Engine Are the Same Thing
I just game across this post on Please Enjoy, by the Google Creative Lab team. Scott Suiter of Google asked random people in Times Square questions about their browser and search engines. The responses he got are a little surprising and definitely funny. Of the people interviewed that day, only 8% actually knew what an …
Jun 01
McAfee Report on the Most Dangerous Web Search Keywords
McAfee recently released a study of the riskiest search terms on the Internet. This report attempts to identify the keywords that hackers around the globe are targeting as points of entry for their malicious websites, viruses, and malware scripts. McAfee analyzed more than 2,600 keywords across five major search engines to determine which were the …
May 28
First Preview of Microsoft Bing
As I wrote yesterday, Microsoft is attempting to re-invent its search platform in the form of a new website called Bing. The video below is your first official look at what Bing is bringing to the table. Bing is directly competing with Google, but Microsoft is going to spend up to $100 million on advertising …
May 27
Microsoft Bing Going Head to Head Against Google
Microsoft, in its attempt to control every aspect of your computing experience, is set to compete directly with Google and change the way you search. Its yet-to-be-unveiled new search engine is called Bing, and Microsoft is making a huge gamble on persuading users to switch from Google. Advertising Age reports that Microsoft will be spending …
Apr 20
Free AVG LinkScanner for Safe Google Searches
AVG Technologies began offering a free download of its LinkScanner software on its website today. This browser plug-in gives you real-time protection from clicking on malicious links and websites. It runs silently in the background while you move around the web and alerts you to any threats or suspicious activity. LinkScanner has been part of …
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