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Candy corn gets a bad rap. Every Halloween, you'll see posts start popping up all over the place decrying the classic candy for being the worst thing to ever grace this planet, or...

Is This A Promise Google Should Be Breaking?

Brands may soon be getting even more love from Google as the company is reportedly testing big banner-style imagery on ads on brand-specific search results pages. Do yo...

Google+ Saved Searches Are Going Away On November 15th

Google is getting rid of the"saved searches" feature in Google+, but if you actually use it, you probably already knew that. It's more likely that you don't use it or haven't used...

Yahoo Microsoft ‘Search Alliance’ Encounters More Friction

More friction between Microsoft and Yahoo regarding the two companies' "Search Alliance" has been made public thanks to court documents obtained by Reuters. The two companies h...

When Was the First Parachute Jump? Google Celebrates 1797 Feat with Doodle

Today, Google is devoting its homepage to André-Jacques Garnerin, a French balloonist who is credited with taking the first plunge in a frameless parachute. The doodle recalls the...

Wikipedia Shuts Down Hundreds Of Accounts For Paid Edits

Sue Gardner, the outgoing executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, announced today that over 250 Wikipedia accounts have been blocked or banned as editors investigate accusa...

Celia Cruz, ‘Queen of Salsa,’ Gets a Google Doodle

Today, Google is honoring the Queen of Salsa with a homepage doodle that her estate is calling "important and far-reaching." Celia Cruz, La Guarachera de Cuba, would have turned...

Could Google’s SafeSearch Be Costing You Traffic By Filtering Your Safe Images?

There's an interesting thread in WebmasterWorld, in which one webmaster claims that Google is filtering non-explicit...

Google Autocomplete Misogyny Serves as the Focal Point for These Powerful Ads

Google autocomplete, for all...

Here’s How Bing Smart Search Works In Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is the first product to be delivered under the "One Microsoft" ideology that...

Did Google Make The Right Call With This Algorithm Change?

Google recently launched an update to its algorithm to take action against...

How Google Evaluates The Merit Of A Guest Blog Post

It's Matt Cutts video time again. This time, he answers the question: "How can I guest blog without it looking like I pay for links?"...