Will mobile prove to be Baidu’s big international break?
In a move to cash in on the rapidly increasing demand for mobile internet across Africa and the Middle East, Baidu and Orange have joined forces in an exclusive deal that will see the two companies launch a co-branded version of Baidu’s mobile browser. Launched yesterday for customers of Orange’s Egyptian MobiNil network, the aim […]
Should Yandex Be Thrilled Or Worried About Q1 2012 Earnings?
Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, recently disclosed its Q1 2012 financial results. Results exceeded analyst expectations, with revenues up 51 percent to $200.3 million, and net income up 53 percent to $43 million. Surely, such figures would make most company executives jump up and down, however, digging into the figures makes one question whether this […]
Yandex Launches Search Refiners To Improve The User Experience
In a press release earlier today, Yandex announced that it now offers search refiners, helping users to instantly find the results they are looking for as they type in a query. This is a response to unspecified queries, which currently represent about 20 percent of all searches on the Russian search engine, Yandex explains. The […]
It is all about the love! What do you love?
Google has launched a new crossover search portal called “What do you love?” under the http://www.wdyl.com domain name. It aggregates in a non Google conventional way your search query results: books news Google groups based discussions product search and shopping classic search results photos linked to cloud images hosting and sharing service Picasa blog results linked to blogging platform […]
Blekko: The new way to search?
Blekko is an interesting new search engine currently in Beta. As there will be plenty of people doing general reviews, I thought I would concentrate on looking at what Blekko can offer in terms of links. Link builders in particular will be keen on finding out what Blekko can do and they will not be […]