Search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo have recently begun rolling out new features. Google touts “Search, Plus Your World” and the “Knowledge Graph” as revolutionary updates that will change the way that users search while making results more personal. Microsoft launched “Sidebar,” which appears in all Bing search engine result pages (SERPs) and allows users to see if Facebook friends can help answer search questions. Yahoo released a downloadable browser app for desktops and Apple products. (more…)
This November, Google Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox as the world’s second most popular web browser. According to the web analytics company known as 
According to 
Yahoo! has 
If you read Internet search industry news, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Microsoft’s growing partnership with its Web browser rival, Firefox. Microsoft has just announced the release of 
Google has killed off another advanced search function with their removal of the “+” operator. The + command was used to request a “required match” which forced the engine to include only those results that contained the adjoined term. Doing this greatly limited the search, allowing users a more granular view. Google’s replacement for the operator has not been well received, as seen by reactions on its 
Yahoo!’s death throes are attracting more of the industry’s sharks. According to 
Earlier this week, 
Facebook is following in the footsteps of Google+ by adding a translation service to their arsenal. Facebook’s version is powered by Microsoft’s Bing Translator and will give users the ability to view Fan Pages in foreign languages. If you’re hoping to break the language barrier with new friends, you’re out of luck. The service is currently limited exclusively to Fan Pages as reported by