Measures agreed by Microsoft and Google to block images of abuse

18th Nov 2013

In response to mounting political and public pressure, Google and Microsoft, two of the leading search engine companies, have both agreed measures which will make…

Google shares rocket

21st Oct 2013

On Friday, for the first time since it floated in August 2004, Google shares went past the $1000 (£617) mark, closing at $1011.4 – up…

(Not provided) on organic keyword searches increase

27th Sep 2013

Google has recently confirmed that it has started encrypting searches for users who are not signed in, along with those that are. This change could…

Bing revealed as the default search engine for iOS7

23rd Sep 2013

The eagerly awaited iOS7 has been launched by Apple and is the system to be used by both tablet and mobile devices. There have been…

Logo and search page revamp for Google

The world’s most visited web address – Google – has begun rolling out changes which sees a redesign of the homepage and features a new,…

No advertising allowed on the Google Glass

17th Apr 2013

Developers working on apps for the smart glasses being developed by Google have been informed that they will not be allowed to put advertising within…

Surprise results as Google reveals their top net searches in the UK for 2012

13th Dec 2012

Many would have backed ‘The Olympics’ to be the top search term in the UK in 2012 but surprisingly, it was beaten by ‘Euro 2012’,…

Google’s UK market share drops to below 90%

8th Nov 2012

Figures released in October by Experian Hitwise, a company that monitors web traffic, suggest that of all searches of the web made in the UK,…

Smarter search from Google

8th Jun 2012

In a bid to provide more information directly on its own pages, Google has revamped its search engine so that instead of simply matching keywords…