Tagged: Search & News
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Nation of ‘cyberchondriacs’ consult Dr Google for diagnosis News
31.08.2011 Almost half of Irish people find that the cost of attending their GP is encouraging them to consult the internet instead for medical diagnosis. Over 60pc of Irish women up to 44... -
Google doodle celebrates life of writer Jorge Luis Borge News
24.08.2011 The latest doodle to emerge from the prolific design community at Google celebrates the life of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borge whose work helped shape science fiction writing...Categories: Apps, Apps Zone, Design, Internet, Multimedia, Social Media, Software, Software & Web Development -
Bing to power Yahoo! searches in Ireland from today News
03.08.2011 From today in Ireland and five other areas, Yahoo! will transition its back-end search technology to Microsoft, meaning Bing will power its search engine from now on. -
Google summer searches show Irish love a good gossip News
28.07.2011 Google searches reveal the summer has been dominated by celebrity gossips and deaths, from Ryan Giggs and Imogen Thomas, to Charlie Sheen’s meltdown and Cheryl Cole’s sacking. -
Google signposts Samaritans helpline in suicide searches News
28.07.2011 Internet users in Ireland who are searching online for information about suicide using Google will find the Samaritans’ helpline number prominently displayed beside search results. -
Yahoo! profits increase, revenue hit by Microsoft deal News
20.07.2011 Internet portal giant Yahoo! saw surprise profits of US$237m, up 11pc from US$213m a year ago, despite revenues declining 5pc year-on-year to US$1.08bn. The company attributed... -
Microsoft planning social search tool called Tulalip? News
15.07.2011 Microsoft accidentally published a website called Tulalip online, suggesting it may be planning a social search service. -
Louth hotel taking Google to court over autocomplete News
15.06.2011 The Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Co Louth is taking Google to court after the company's autocomplete web search wrongly suggested the hotel was going into receivership. -
Next step for Windows Phone 7 revealed with Mango update News
24.05.2011 Microsoft unveiled many of the new Windows Phone 7 features for its next update, codenamed Mango, which will appear on smartphones in autumn. -
BlackBerry to team up with Bing, coming to Meteor prepay customers News
03.05.2011 Microsoft and RIM have teamed up to make Bing the default maps and search option on BlackBerry devices. -
Google revenues up 27pc – company adds 2,000 staff News
15.04.2011 Web giant Google reported Q1 revenues of US$8.5bn, which were up 27pc year-on-year. The company said investments made in the past are serving it well today and in the current... -
Microsoft bringing its Street View rival ‘Streetside’ to Europe News
13.04.2011 Microsoft has started taking photos for its rival to Google Street View - called Streetside – across Europe, starting with London. -
Microsoft files antitrust complaint with EC against Google News
31.03.2011 Microsoft has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Google, claiming the search company has “violated European competition law.” -
Google’s books strategy in tatters as judge rejects deal News
23.03.2011 Google’s plans to put all books online are in disarray after a judge yesterday rejected its proposed settlement terms with authors and publishers as simply going too far. -
France fines Google €100,000 over Street View privacy breach News
21.03.2011 France’s data protection regulator has fined Google €100,000 after the search company accidentally collected private information through its Street View vehicles. -
Google allows users to block sites from search results News
11.03.2011 Google has introduced a new feature that will enable users to block sites they don’t want to see – sites that could be offensive or inappropriate, for example – from search... -
Bing overtakes Yahoo! for the first time News
01.03.2011 The Bing search engine overtook Yahoo! for the first time worldwide in January and increased its lead in February, according to StatCounter.Categories: Software & Web Development, Search Engines, Search, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Golden Pages upgrades its search features News
28.02.2011 Golden Pages has launched a beta version of its new website, aiming to provide more relevant search results. -
Google makes its search more social News
17.02.2011 Google has updated its search engine to be more social, implementing results from friends and adding notes for links people have shared on social sites. -
Half of Irish mobile owners use internet - survey News
08.02.2011 Eighty-seven per cent of mobiles have a web connection, though only 46pc of owners use the internet on their phones, a survey of Irish consumers suggests.