People Search Digest

Most discussions of search technology focus on open web searching — engines like Google or Yahoo and how those are being refined and improved. But behind the scenes, under the noses of most consumers, there are huge advances being made in the world of search technology. Consumers may not directly benefit, but it’s always good [...]

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Google has long dominated the search engine market. Heck, “to google” has become a common piece of global lexicon. And as their dominance grows, so does Google’s search advertising revenue. In fact, though Google’s share of the search market is an ever-burgeoning 61.6%, their search advertising market share is even higher. Yahoo and Microsoft, which [...]

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The biggest news in Silicon Valley as of late has concerned Microsoft’s failed attempt to acquire the ailing Yahoo Inc. to the tune of $44.6 billion (roughly $33 a share to Yahoo’s $19 a share worth). Though the original aim of the deal was to create a viable unit that could compete with reigning search [...]

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