FB's glistening new search engine makes finding interesting things about yourself, your past, and all of your friends excitingly easy. It also makes it a cinch to find strangers who are openly racist, sexist, and generally embarrassing. This is fun! Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"Well atleast they can no longer hide their bigotry. It also means pratical jokes on friends could have a lot worse repercussions if they don't catch w..." More »
Facebook Graph Search is an amazing feature with a terrible name. It takes the massive, inordinate amount of personal information and experiences you've charted over the years, and pulls them up with a few keystrokes. Watch it in action. Read More >>
Today's big bad Facebook revelation is a search engine—not for the web, but for your life. And it's just another step in Facebook's attempt to conquer the entire Internet. Meet Graph Search. Read More >>
Featured comment by mrhale:
"Yes, though I guess a more accurate headline would be something like 'War on Google expands on two fronts - Facebook creates creepy search option amon..." More »
So, not content with merely having our souls, it looks like Lord Zuck wants to rule the world of search as well. By now, you've probably heard that Facebook is holding a big dramatic press conference this evening, at which they've promised to unveil something big. Problem is, Facebook's press conferences are normally dull tedium-fests, so we're not holding our breath on this one. Read More >>
Featured comment by Trolly:
"Oh haha XD. I've rigorously filtered mine over time, so I only tend to see stuff I like. Even then, I tend to avoid just browsing the newsfeed and wai..." More »
No one who's actually found how to change default search provider in Internet Explorer actually uses Yahoo search, but now the Google competitor is trying to win our hearts back...by bunging Flickr Creative Commons photos into its image search. I'm sorry Yahoo, but I don't think that's going to do it for me. Chocolates and flowers traditionally work better for wooing people back [Yahoo] Read More >>
Here's something that you might have thought was obvious, but wasn't actually included in the first run. YouView's killer unified search now processes the live TV EPG up to 7 days in advance, as well as all the on-demand catch up stuff. Neat. YouView's about the only tele-box service that actually gets meaningful updates that make it better. Now, about that £300 price tag. [YouView] Read More >>
Ever bought someone the wrong book, or DVD for Christmas? Or how about the wrong gadget? According to Britain's search results, loads and loads of people just plain bought the wrong Apple product for their loved ones. That's because everyone wanted a Nexus 7, right? Read More >>
Featured comment by iamtomalmond:
"If my mother accidentally got me a Kindle Fire instead of Nexus 7 (something she would definitely do), I'd think that'd be classed as buying me "the w..." More »
Three Canadian travelers who met each other in Australia decided to become the next big thing in torrent tracking, setting up their own search site at the end of November. And even though it had no users, it was enough to get their visas cancelled and have them thrown out of the country. Read More >>
The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment. They seldom talk about what we've lost along the way in this transition, and I find that younger folks may not even know how the web used to be. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"paying by the hour for your isp as well as by the min for your phone call and blocking the phone line up for ours cutting you off from the only real m..." More »
We didn't see this coming: Google Image Search is no longer showing sexually explicit images for many popular queries. What the hell is going on? Read More >>
Google Now is awesome. Predicting what you'll want by tracking your every move and search might seem creepy, but in practice it's great. I wish it was on the iPhone too. Thankfully someone's thought of that. Meet Grokr, Google Now, or maybe even better, for the iPhone. Read More >>
Like a mum trawling through her teenage son's internet history, there's nothing more revealing than peeking under Google's covers at what Britain's been searching for this year. 2012's been eventful, for sure; but what tops the list of fastest-rising search terms? The Olympics? Diamond Jubilee? Why is Apple Maps so terrible? Ah, you wish. Read More >>
Google Now is awesome, and the best bit is that it's getting even smarter, fast. Google's just rolled out a Now update that basically makes it Passbook for Android. It'll automatically pull boarding passes and tickets straight from your Gmail and slap the QR codes right up front for scanning at the gate. Read More >>
Featured comment by electroweb:
"I take your point, but for example today's weather and details of your flight booking are still relevant whether you've got a decent signal or not.
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The most-searched-for-things on Yahoo in 2012 have been revealed, and it's a healthy mix of the always-confusing and stuff that only seasonally befuddles. The most surprising thing of all is that people are still using Yahoo -- though maybe it's basically just the search history of one lonely, under-educated guy stuck in a flat somewhere who hasn't discovered Google. Read More >>
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