A web search engine is software code that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs). The information may be a specialist in web pages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories.
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Marketing the TNW Way #13: Supporting Schema.org
When we noticed that Google and other search engines were putting more weight on structured data we realized it was time ...
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Here's how to find your old embarrassing tweets
Twitter doesn’t allow you to simply scroll to the bottom of your personal feed — it only shows your last 3,200 tweets. ...
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How to build a search engine for criminal data
Detectives and experts can use standard search queries and will be able to access the data 48 hours after a crime.
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Former Salesforce science boss founds You.com to take on Google Search
A new challenger enters the arena! Richard Socher, the former Chief Scientist at Salesforce, today dropped the figurative ...
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Google’s top search result? Surprise! It’s Google
In Google’s early years, users would type in a query and get back a page of 10 “blue links” that led to different ...
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How AI helps scientists find reliable coronavirus research
As the world unites in the fight against COVID-19, scientists and researchers around the world are studying the novel coronavirus ...
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The research is in: Your startup's brand authority matters
You might’ve long suspected it, but the evidence is finally in: The authority of your brand amplifies the authority of ...
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How to change your default search engine on Google Chrome
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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A brief history of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
How long since you let your fingers go walking through the Yellow Pages? Or cracked open an encyclopedia? Or called the library ...
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Vicious malware threatens to turn search engine into crypto-mining zombie botnet
A strain of malware is targeting enterprise search engine Elasticsearch, forcing vulnerable servers to join a botnet of 'zombies.' ...
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Google Search has a new design -- see if you can spot the difference
Google today announced it's making a visual change to Search on mobile devices. Behold: Can you spot the difference? The ...
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A 'Google for bacterial DNA' is helping scientists fight drug resistant infections
Ever since I read a 2014 WHO report stating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill more people each year than cancer ...
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Microsoft's Bing search engine is the latest victim of China's 'block and don't tell' (Update: it's back)
Update (January 25): After a day-long outage, Microsoft's Bing search engine is now accessible again, the company confirmed. ...
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Here's what Google says search results will look like when EU copyright laws kick in
Google has shared screenshots illustrating how its search results could be crippled by the upcoming EU Copyright Directive ...
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Microsoft Bing search surfaces and suggests images of child sexual abuse
According to a report by TechCrunch and online safety firm AntiToxin Technologies, Microsoft’s Bing search engine surfaces ...
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Google Search Trends show off the emotional rollercoaster that was 2018
Google today released its data on search trends in 2018. While these always reflect the state of the world over the course ...
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Watch: Google CEO Pichai explains to Congress that Google doesn't make iPhones
Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai today appeared on Capitol Hill to answer questions about a number of issues. Most ...
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3 handy features in Google For Jobs to measure your hiring campaign’s success
Google For Jobs has made a great impact on the jobs market ever since it was released by the search giant in June 2017. There's ...
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50% of American WhatsApp users don't know it's owned by Facebook
Research from the search engine DuckDuckGo has revealed 50 percent of American WhatsApp users don't realize Facebook owns ...
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5 quick tricks to improve your Amazon listing’s ranking on Google
There are some quick and easy tricks you can use to get your Amazon listing to rank quickly on Google and drive your sales ...
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Google allegedly working on censored search engine for Chinese market
Recently leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine ...
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Censorship machines removed my article warning people about censorship machines
A few days ago, about a dozen articles and campaign sites criticizing EU plans for copyright censorship machines silently ...
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WORLDSTAAAR: Watch if Google gets whacked with an $11B fine by the EU
Google will most likely be hit with a record fine from the EU today. This is set to be focused around its Android operating ...
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Data shows people want serious long-form content — and brands need to take note
You probably noticed the recent video that asked people whether they heard “Yanny” or “Laurel.” It would have been ...
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9 tips to make a video go viral on YouTube
Every so often, a YouTube video goes viral. Try as you might, you cannot force virality. It takes time to stand out but with ...
