Facebook debuts new social “Questions” feature
Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out a new beta application, called Facebook Questions, that lets its members pose questions to and share answers with millions of people around the world. “Facebook...
View ArticleMicrosoft integrates Facebook into Bing search engine
UPDATED at 3 p.m. with a video (see below): Microsoft and Facebook on Wednesday announced a new collaboration to integrate the social network used by more than 500 million people into Microsoft’s Bing...
View ArticleFind your unclaimed money
Alex Washburn/The Chronicle Isn’t it everyone’s dream, to come across a fortune you didn’t know you had? Good Morning America this week has been helping viewers find billions of dollars (no, that’s not...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Twitter: Bing me again
Twitter and Microsoft announced in a series of cutesie tweets today that the two companies will continue a relationship that feeds Twitter’s stream into the real time results of Microsoft’s Bing search...
View ArticleSearch engine users worry about privacy invasion
Americans are using online search engines, especially Google, more than ever before, but an increasing number worry that the tracking of their online activities is an invasion of privacy, according to...
View ArticleFacebook, Yahoo end patent war with vague collaboration agreement
Facebook and Yahoo have ended their brief, contentious patent war with an agreement to work together, although what that means exactly remains to be seen. The two Silicon Valley giants on Friday agreed...
View ArticleA search engine that uses ‘word math’ to find what you’re asking
Follow @calebgarling One of the greatest codes we haven’t been able to crack completely with computers is one we use every day: language. Idioms, slang and irregularities in the rules of grammar give...
View ArticleReport: Google Barge on the move – to somewhere
UPDATED: Google is reportedly moving its big barge on the bay, but its destination remains as mysterious as the vessel itself. Richmond City Council member Tom Butt said Wednesday that he learned...
View ArticleGoogle changes Stephen Colbert’s height after complaint
Google recently changed Stephen Colbert’s height on its search results, after the comedian complained he was listed as 5’10″, instead of 5’11″. Colbert on his show, The Colbert Report, jokingly...
View ArticleYahoo becomes default search engine for Firefox in the U.S.
Yahoo said Wednesday it will become the default search engine for the web browser Firefox in the United States. Firefox had previously relied on Google as its main search engine partner, with Google...
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