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You Autocomplete Me: Should Google Monitor Suggestions?
A Hong Kong court found billionaire Albert Yeung has a right to go ahead with a defamation case against Google after a judge said the search engine has the ability to censor material.
Bing Ads 2014 Recap
In the past year, Bing has added features like product ads, auto-tagging and online insertion orders to make it easier to advertise on the network.
China Blocks Google Ahead of Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary
As early as last Friday, Google reported slower levels of activity from China. It is speculated that the disruption is due to the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Bing Denies Censoring Search Results, Blames ‘Glitch’
Research by Chinese freedom of speech blog GreatFire.org explained how when certain terms are searched for using Bing's international and U.S.-localized portals, some results are not delivered. Bing's Stefan Weitz blames it on a system error.
Bing Top Searches of 2012: Those Kardashian People, iPhone 5 & Beyonce’s Baby
Bing’s Top Searches list is out and reads like a compendium of everything that is wrong with America. The iPhone 5 beat out the 2012 election in news, while Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus were the most searched people of the year.
Pinterest, Instagram, Niche Social Networks Global Market Share Grows
Pinterest and Instagram are niche social media darlings, making massive gains in global market share over the last year. Research firm Experian Hitwise reports on other alternative networks winning over users in record numbers globally.
Baidu Partners With Sina to Reinforce Mobile Search in China
A roundup of the latest news in search from Asia, including what the alliance between China's biggest search engine and major content portal Sina means, Baidu's latest algorithm change, and YouTube's new local versions for Indonesia and Malaysia.
Google Search in Mainland China Now Shows Censorship Warnings
Google has launched an anti-censorship tool for Chinese search users, while carefully dancing around any direct mention of government censorship. Search users will see a warning when the term they are searching for could cause an interruption.
Baidu: We Do Semantic Search Better Than Google
Google unveiled its Knowledge Graph recently, which it called the “first step in the next generation of search.” Chinese search giant Baidu isn’t impressed, saying Google’s semantic search isn’t new, and Baidu has been doing it better since 2009.
Google Doodle Marks Lantern Festival 2012 in Taiwan, Hong Kong
The Lantern Festival was celebrated on Google’s homepages in Taiwan and Hong Kong today. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of China’s lunar year to mark the end of celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
