Jeeves_retires
Jeeves is finally retired from Ask Jeeves, as the engine tries desperately to increase its ranking from fifth to fourth.
What ever happened to AltaVista?
It was one of the handful of search engines on the web in 1995, at the time it seemed unstoppable, but today Altavista hardly exists any more, so what happened to it?
Is Google slowing down?
Google may be the largest search engine, but speculation continues to grow as to whether it can no longer manage its huge index.
Microsoft beats Google
A judge has temporarily barred a former Microsoft executive hired by Google from performing any duties at the search giant similar to those he performed at Microsoft. Washington state Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez on Thursday granted Microsoft's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent Kai-Fu Lee from violating his noncompete agreement.
MSN search sues Google
Microsoft has sued Google for hiring one of its vice presidents to set up a research centre in China.
Amazon.com becoming Big Brother
Any review you post on the Amazon.com website could one day find its way into a huge database used by the company to suggest future gifts and reminders.
Google launches TV search service
The net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes. The service, Google Video beta, searches closed caption information that comes with programmes. The first version of the service is part of Google's expanding efforts to be a ubiquitous search engine for people to find what they want on the web and beyond.
Google creators in share sell-off
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced plans to sell millions of shares in the web search company they launched in 1998. The pair each stand to pocket over $1bn (£535m) at current prices - and will still hold 27% of stock between them.
Google warns sales growth to slow
Google, the world's most-used internet search engine, has warned that fiercer competition is set to hit sales growth. The firm, which had a successful share flotation earlier this year, said its rate of growth from the second quarter to the third may not be sustainable.
Google shares released for sale
Employees and early investors in the world's most popular web search engine, Google, will be able to sell 39 million shares from Tuesday.In one of the most closely-watched initial public offerings in stock market history, the US-based company sold 19.6 million shares at $85 each. Since then, they have risen to more than $185 apiece.
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