Monday, October 28, 2013

Study Disputes “Bing It On” Claim That 2:1 Prefer Bing To Google

 http://searchengineland.com/study-disputes-accuracy-of-bing-it-on-claims-21-prefer-it-to



 
 


A new study appearing on the”Freakonomics” blog aggressively disputes the claim that people prefer Bing to Google and especially the statistical contention that they prefer the search engine over Google 2:1. In an article explaining the study, law and economics professor Ian Ayers argues that the Bing television and related media campaigns based on the Bing It On challenge constitute deceptive advertising.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Judge Says Gmail Might Be Breaking The Law

 

Google continues to battle a class action lawsuit filed in may, claiming that the company is violating laws when it “opens” and “reads” emails. Earlier this month, Google asked a judge to dismiss the suit, but that didn’t happen.
 

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Check Out Google’s New Song Exploration Feature

 
 
Last week, Google made a handful of search-related announcements. In a blog post, it talked about improvements to Knowledge Graph, reminders in iOS and a new mobile design.
At a press event, Google revealed that it had launched a new algorithm called Hummingbird. That is what has gotten the bulk of attention, but Google also mentioned a new song exploration feature. Here’s what that does.