178 posts and columns on search engine
VF’s “New Establishment” List: Apple’s Cook and Ive Knock Facebook’s Zuckerberg Off No. 1, While Yahoo’s Mayer Debuts at No. 7
Also Bezos, Dorsey and the Google twins!Walmart’s Homegrown Search Engine Already Paying Dividends
Typing the word “house” into Walmart’s search engine used to deliver results for doghouses and dollhouses. Now the refined search also shows results for the hit TV series.Voices
Google Gives Search a Refresh
Google Inc. is giving its tried-and-true Web-search formula a makeover as it tries to fix the shortcomings of today’s technology and maintain its dominant market share.News Byte
Six Major Hotel Companies Launch a Hotel Search Engine Called Room Key
Here’s something novel: A new hotel search engine founded by companies that own hotels. The joint venture, called Room Key, is an effort to gain independence from some of the large online aggregators, like Priceline and Expedia or even Google. Room Key was founded by Choice Hotels, Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental Hotels, Marriott and Wyndham Hotel, and acquired its technology from hotelicopter in an asset deal last year.eBay Adds Former Microsoft Employee Ken Moss to Its Executive Team
EBay has appointed Ken Moss to the position of VP of technology and science, responsible for developing the back-end buyer and seller experience.Jack Ma Takes His Own Advice for Yahoo: Alibaba Splits Taobao Into Three Parts
In an interview I did with him at the recent ninth D: All Things Digital conference, Alibaba Group CEO Jack Ma suggested that Yahoo would be better off splitting itself up into smaller pieces. Today, he did that for one of the key units of the Chinese Internet giant, splitting its Taobao e-commerce unit into three new companies, which Alibaba made sure to say its fractious board was okay with.Voices
Yandex to Debut After Pricing Above Range
Shares of Russian search engine Yandex NV will begin trading Tuesday after its initial public offering was priced Monday night at $25 a share, above its expected range.Voices