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It what appears to be a very political and almost combative move, Google has removed all censorship from its search results in China. Google is now directing traffic from google.cn to google.com.hk, its Hong Kong based search engine, where the site offers the same Chinese search service to mainland China, minus the ...

The Microsoft and Yahoo search deal, now being referred to as the ‘search alliance’ appears to finally be underway. In recent months, speculation has been focused on the regulatory approval required for the deal to move forward. With the recent regulatory approval, all attention is now focused on the integration...

Last week it was speculated that the Microsoft/Yahoo search deal, a agreement that would see Yahoo sell its search ads through Microsoft’s new Bing brand, could be facing some significant delays. On October 27^th, the two internet giants were supposed to have concluded all negotiations. However, a filing with the S...

Google has just made another addition to its search results, finally addressing one of its most popular search verticals: music. The Google OneBox was launched last night in the US and will provide users with immediate access to music in the search results for queries such as bands, songs, and albums. The developmen...

Update: Microsoft has officially announced a deal with Twitter AND Facebook, allowing Bing to index and display status updates from both services in its search results. Danny Sullivan has a closer look at the added features and the potential future of Bing search (social search). Google also announced a deal with Tw...

The recent launch of a Delta 2 satellite saw the names of two search engines carried to space with it. While Bing saw its name launched into space on the rocket’s side, Google subsequently announced a partnership with DigitalGlobe, the company behind the surveillance satellite named WorldView 2. For both engines, ...

Click Fraud is the largest concern for both search engines and advertisers when it comes to PPC advertising. This is because it represents the largest threat to the system as a whole and because it is fairly safe to say that as long as there are paid clicks, there will be click fraud. The only thing that can be real...

Things are really revving up in the mobile industry this week, and this time it is Microsoft that has made a move. It appears that the Google/Microsoft battle has spilled out into the streets as mobile phones (smartphones in particular) garner all of the attention. With the release of Windows Mobile 6.5, Sprint has ...

Website: NMA Live

Overview: The face of the search market is changing with Microsoft’s recent launch of Bing, a shift in the balance between paid-for and organic search, and new tools being developed to improve the performance of pay-per-click. This half-day session aims to bring you up to speed with all these cha...

Website: Engage for Search

Overview: Moving on from our previous search conference, this half day session aims to take search to the next level, helping marketers to achieve an even better return on investment. During the course of the morning we will hear from thought-leaders, including members of the IAB’s Searc...