Read more search stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12252/search.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:49:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74589/bing-news-corp-talks-offer-hope-for-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft is offering News Corp and other media companies money to yank their content from Google’s search engine and list it instead on Bing. The offer, likely prompted by a threat from Rupert Murdoch to remove content from Google, “is all about Microsoft hurting Google’s margins,” said one publisher. But...http://www.newser.com/story/74589/bing-news-corp-talks-offer-hope-for-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:39:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72793/we-might-need-google-neutrality-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNet neutrality is back in the headlines, but it might not be as important as its champions might hope. Essentially, the net neutrality fight is over price discrimination—the ISPs want to charge extra fees to big companies that could afford to pay them, explains Ars Technica . Companies of all...http://www.newser.com/story/72793/we-might-need-google-neutrality-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 12:04:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71994/web-surfing-can-help-slow-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s time to teach Grandma to Google. Surfing the Internet can slow or even reverse the mental decay that leads to dementia, according to a new study. UCLA researchers scanned the brains of 24 men and women aged 55 to 78 and discovered that surfing the web was more stimulating...http://www.newser.com/story/71994/web-surfing-can-help-slow-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69645/gmail-reveals-googles-achilles-heel-arrogance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHenry Blodget of the Business Insider recently switched from Yahoo Mail to Gmail, mainly because Yahoo had become “buggy, inconsistent, and unreliable.” For basic functionality—and spam-blocking—Gmail performs well. But he hates the "conversation model" for email. Why? "Because I can't easily find the exact message I'm looking for....http://www.newser.com/story/69645/gmail-reveals-googles-achilles-heel-arrogance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 15:49:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68796/us-troops-stormed-afghan-hospital-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Swedish charity today accused American troops of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. Soldiers were said to have forced their way into the charity's hospital without permission, violating the neutrality of a medical facility. The allegation...http://www.newser.com/story/68796/us-troops-stormed-afghan-hospital-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 8:32:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68265/cops-find-bone-fragment-next-door-to-garrido.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities found a bone fragment on the property next door to where Phillip Garrido held Jaycee Lee Dugard captive for 18 years, the Contra Costa Times reports—though police aren’t yet sure if the bone is human or animal. A spokesman says investigators and dogs are still combing the Antioch,...http://www.newser.com/story/68265/cops-find-bone-fragment-next-door-to-garrido.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 19:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65583/why-microhoo-wont-kill-google.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWondering what the Microsoft/Yahoo pact will mean for you, the tech-loving consumer? Probably not much, writes Todd Weiss for PC World . His reasons: “I tried Bing, I played with Bing, I experienced Bing, but Bing, you’re no Google search,” Weiss opines. Even with Yahoo’s help, and even with its interesting...http://www.newser.com/story/65583/why-microhoo-wont-kill-google.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 12:41:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60802/the-10-riskiest-web-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet hackers are like pickpockets: They target crowds, and the best place to find them on the web is through search engines, ABC News reports, so thieves tie malware programs to popular word searches. After analyzing more than 2,600 terms, security firm McAfee found these to be the 10...http://www.newser.com/story/60802/the-10-riskiest-web-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 16:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58637/search-service-will-answer-questions-google-cant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWolframAlpha, a powerful new Web service that can answer a vast array of questions, has already answered one: No, it is not intended to dethrone Google. The site’s creator, scientist and entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram, is “not keen on the hype,” but others believe WolframAlpha could be a game-changer, the New...http://www.newser.com/story/58637/search-service-will-answer-questions-google-cant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 8:01:00 CDT