Google Users Want to Find Their Local News
Every year, Google does its Zeitgeist, which compiles all of the trending topics based on what people searched for on its site. Some interesting trends showed up this year, but…
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Kim Kardashian Reigns Ask.com's Trending List for 2011
As we wind down on 2011, one of the fun things that we get to do is look back at all of the social technology trends. Search engines are a…
Google+ for Android Gets Search
The Android team is rolling out a new version of Google+ for the platform, and it includes a few features to keep it in line with its iOS counterpart. Search…
Watch Wikipedia Activity Stream In Real-Time
This is absolutely amazing. We know that Wikipedia gets additions, edits, and deletions all of the time, but without a visualization we just have to assume that’s the case. With…
Rentmix Helps You Find Houses To Rent
We’re all familiar with services like AirBnB which list homes that are available for short-term rentals. If you’re in town for a weekend or even longer, sometimes it’s cheaper to…
Google Flight Search Now Front And Center
In September, Google announced its “Flight Search” product. The service let you search for available flights by clicking “Flights” on the left hand side of Google search results. Flight Search…
Geekli.st Launches Search
Since we talked to Geekli.st last, which is still in private beta, the service has seen impressive growth and engagement. The site allows you to add technical-focused accomplishments to share…
AllSongsBy Finds Hours Of Music Videos To Watch
It’s not that finding music is hard these days thanks to iTunes and Spotify, it’s really about presentation at this point. On iTunes, you can listen to 30 second clips…
Google Makes Useful iPad Search Tweaks
There’s a good chance that if you own an iPad, Google is your search engine of choice. The company has made some huge updates to its search interface this year,…
Google nets 65% of search in October
Google showed a .03% increase in search share in October of 2011, according to the most recent tally from Comscore. The search giant gathered the lion’s share of the market,…
Google helps military veterans find jobs
Google announced a new initiative benefitting military veterans in a blog post today. The National Resource Directory site is a project built along with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,…
Google Eyes Search Acquisition in Korea
Google looks set to make a “large and substantial” investment in South Korea’s Internet space this week, according to a company source quoted by The Korea Times. Rumours suggest that…
Two birds top Google Halloween searches
According to Google, Angry Birds has been the most popular Halloween costume search up until this month. The game is now facing another feathered adversary. The company shared these hard-hitting…
These Giants Show China's Tech Potential
The tech scene in China is booming. I’m sure that this statement will not surprise anyone, but what is often overlooked is just how much it’s booming. Over the past…
Google Tells You Your IP Address
Google is known for having some tricks in its web search, for example the calculator. Just type in some simple formula and you will get your result. You can ask…
