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Competition in the search engine world is about to get steeper and it may result in better, faster searches for users under a new agreement with Microsoft and Yahoo. The two companies received a Read more...

Everyone uses search engines to navigate their way around the web and get instant information and facts for business purposes, academic research and just plain old idle curiosity. In a little Read more...

Microsoft suffered an embarrassment last week when its highly touted Bing search engine went down for half an hour. The outage occurred in the same week that Microsoft was promoting enhancements to Read more...

You're not a social networking freak. In fact, you don't even like it. You were badgered by employees to join Facebook, Twitter and other sites, and now you want out. But there's a problem; while Read more...

Internet users are increasingly turning to search engines and drawing closer to use of email as a primary online activity. A new report from Pew Internet & American Life, an independent think Read more...

The race is on to see who will create the next generation search engine. As ubiquitous as search queries are in the daily personal and business lives of most connected individuals, end-users are Read more...

While admitting no wrong-doing, Microsoft plans to change how desktop search works in its Vista operating systems by the end of the year. The move comes in response to an antitrust complaint by Read more...

Corporate blogging can save companies money and time while improving the corporate image, raising visibility and improving relationships with customers. Often thought of as a place for executives Read more...

Three technology giants are intent on making online data searching easier. Yahoo, Google and Microsoft Read more...

Every week seems to bring a new security alert about a risk factor that requires attention. The latest is "infection-by-proxy" code that can stay buried in server caches for weeks, adding a new Read more...