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Bing — Which Has Deals With Facebook and Twitter — Finally Speaks on Social Search Controversy

Bing Search director Stefan Weitz explains why Bing has been relatively slow and quiet on social search, considering it has deals for both Facebook and Twitter data.

Liz Gannes in Social
February 3, 2012 at 1:37 pm PT

Competitors Build a Tool to Add Their Content Back Into Google Search

Liz Gannes in Social on January 23 at 6:00 am PT

A new plugin adds content from competitors like Facebook and Twitter into Google’s new social search results. And it was built by engineers from those competitors.

Facebook Finds Quieter Ways to Complain About Google’s Search+

Liz Gannes in Social on January 13 at 5:00 am PT

Facebook might not have complained as loudly as Twitter about Google’s new social search tools, but it’s clear how people at the company feel.

Bing Overtakes Yahoo, Claims Title of “Distant Second” in Search

John Paczkowski in News on January 12 at 10:38 am PT

Not that it means much …

Google’s Plans to Promote Google+ in Search Get a Poor Reception

Liz Gannes in Social on January 10 at 12:32 pm PT

Some Internet thought leaders are none too happy about Google’s announcement today that it will prominently feature Google+ posts and users in search results.

Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal, Besting Microsoft and Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on December 22, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

The search giant will pony up close to $1 billion to hipcheck Microsoft’s Bing from the pole position on the Firefox browser.

Google Renews Firefox Search Royalty Deal

Liz Gannes in News on December 20, 2011 at 10:49 am PT

Mozilla is about to announce that it has signed a new three-year agreement for Google to be the default search option in its Firefox browser.

Microsoft Cranks Out Two More iPhone Apps: Kinectimals and SkyDrive

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 13, 2011 at 10:58 am PT

Redmond has released four iOS apps this week alone in a sign it is not placing all its mobile eggs in the Windows Phone basket.

Here’s How Microsoft Is Adding Voice Control and Gestures to the Xbox (Video)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Michael Suraci, Xbox’s director of marketing, demonstrates the new features, which will roll out in a massive free software update, available Tuesday.

eBay Adds Former Microsoft Employee Ken Moss to Its Executive Team

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 28, 2011 at 5:54 pm PT

EBay has appointed Ken Moss to the position of VP of technology and science, responsible for developing the back-end buyer and seller experience.

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Bieber Climbs to Top of Bing’s Annual Hit Parade

John Murrell in News on November 28, 2011 at 10:28 am PT

It’s hard to top the public’s abiding (if baffling) interest in the activities of Kim Kardashian, but Justin Bieber did it, at least according to Bing’s almost-year-end roundup of top searches. Bieber dethroned the “reality” star as the most searched-for person in 2011 and didn’t even have to get married and divorced to do it. In the news category, searches related to the Casey Anthony trial topped those about the death of Osama Bin Laden. More categories, rankings and info-nuggets are listed in a Bing blog post.