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Rich Skrenta thinks he has built a better search engine. This week, he’s launching Blekko, whose web searches will only accept information from curated lists of trusted sites, mediated by users to filter out irrelevant results. But can Blekko compete with Google and Bing?

Continue reading Can Blekko Beat Google and Bing with Better Search Quailty?

Can Blekko Beat Google and Bing with Better Search Quailty? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:45:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, H&R Block, Microsoft, AOL, Small Business

Analysts expect the leading Web portal to report a 15% increase in earnings for the second quarter, largely due to cost cutting. Revenues are expected to be flat year-over-year.

Continue reading Yahoo Earnings Preview: Cost Cutting Should Boost Profits

Yahoo Earnings Preview: Cost Cutting Should Boost Profits originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Earnings, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL

Google’s search engine continues to leave competitors in the dust. According to a new report from ComScore, Google accounted for 66.1% of all U.S. searches in September, up from 65.4% in August, while Yahoo lost market share.

Continue reading Google Search Engine Pulls Further Ahead of Yahoo

Google Search Engine Pulls Further Ahead of Yahoo originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:15:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo

Microsoft Corp. and Facebook today expanded their partnership by unveiling a feature that lets users of Microsoft’s Bing search engine to find websites preferred by their Facebook friends.

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Microsoft and Facebook Partner On Social Search Feature originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:20:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo

Don’t kid yourself. Real privacy no longer exists in this country. From your hobbies to your income to your phone calls, pretty much everything about you is tracked by someone, somewhere. We’ve examined the most intrusive firms and industries — some of them may surprise you.

Continue reading Who Is Watching You? Nine Industries That Know Your Every Move

Who Is Watching You? Nine Industries That Know Your Every Move originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:00:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Bank of America, Wal-Mart Stores, Citigroup, Facebook, Insurance, Credit