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Search Interfaces Evolving At Microsoft Research

New technologies in development at Microsoft's Research division appeared on display at the company's TechFest; three search-related products were part of the mix.

Yahoo Launching Research Lab In India

If, in its effort to simplify and streamline, you were expecting Yahoo to shut down some overseas operations, you may still be right.  Serious cuts shouldn't take place in India, however - Yahoo is creating a new research lab in this country.

Harvard Decides To Free Its Research

We've written about Google drawing universities' books, bit by bit, out into the open - that's what the Google Books Library Project is all about.  Harvard's charging ahead in a slightly different area, though, with its move to make research available online for free.

Intute Expanding Into Academic Google Alternative

The Intute web service in the United Kingdom will receive an infusion of thousands of more documents at the end of the month as they construct a "more discriminating" search engine.

Researchers Scoff At Google Generation

The kids may be able to fly around the web at ludicrous speed, but if a basic search can't find what they want, they could have a tough time digging up more information.

Americans Go Online For Research

Over half of Americans (58%) turn to the Internet when they want information about health, educational, financial, legal and career issues according to a new Pew Internet and American Life Project study.

Researchers Question Yahoo Answers

Stanford University researchers analyzed 10 months worth of content from Yahoo's popular Answers service to learn about the people using it and where it might go in the future.

In The Blogosphere, Girls Rule

Though the overall number of blogging teenagers has risen, far more girls than boys between the ages of 12 and 17 have blogs. But don't expect them to email you about it.The numbers come from Pew Internet's "Teens and Social Media" report, which details the results of a phone survey of nearly 1,000 teens conducted in December 2006.

MSN Money Wants Its Day In The Sun

Overcoming the inertia that keeps people going to other financial sites confronts Chris Jolley, group manager at Microsoft's Financial Products Group, every day. He believe MSN Money deserves a look.

All Eyes On Facebook

Facebookers have made quite a stink about lack of privacy on Facebook, especially when it comes to what information appears in their news feeds. But marketers aren't the only ones mining this unprecedented access to personal relationships; academic types are too.