Archive for January, 2016
Bing Results & Ads Now Live On AOL Search
The Bing-AOL search deal announced last year went into effect over the weekend. The post Bing Results & Ads Now Live On AOL Search appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article. Source:…
Top 10 breaches of personal data in 2015
It was a bountiful year for hackers who gained unauthorized access to countless corporate and government databases. Here are the online breaches that hauled in the largest amount of personal data — most of them tallying into the millions. To…
DuckDuckGo Ends 2015 On A High Note, Reaches 12M Searches In A Single Day
The privacy search engine averaged more than 10 million searches per day by the end of the year. The post DuckDuckGo Ends 2015 On A High Note, Reaches 12M Searches In A Single Day appeared first on Search Engine Land….
Microsoft mirrors rivals, pledges to warn customers of state-backed hacks
Microsoft this week announced that it, too, would alert users when they are beset by state-sponsored cyber attacks, following the lead of Google, Facebook and, most recently, Yahoo. “We will now notify you if we believe your account has been…
Forget Your Testimonials Page, 2016 Is The Year Of Reviews
Let’s face it: Customers aren’t reading your testimonials page. So what can you put in its place? Columnist Greg Gifford shares his ideas. The post Forget Your Testimonials Page, 2016 Is The Year Of Reviews appeared first on Search Engine…
HP tackles 'visual hacking' with privacy filters in laptop, tablet screens
HP is putting integrated filters in laptop and tablet displays this year so Peeping Toms can’t steal confidential information when surreptitiously viewing your screen. HP’s privacy filters will make laptop and tablet screens visible to users in direct view of…
Tech tremors: 5 bumps to brace for in the year ahead
After a tumultuous 2015 in tech, 2016 promises to be much the same. The past year opened with wrangling over Net neutrality, and it closed with wrangling over encryption backdoors. There were some highs: The FCC voted to protect the…
Editors' predictions: 2016's key IT trends
As 2015 winds down and we start to focus on 2016, one thing can be predicted quite easily. Analysts, editors, and others will start making their own predictions about what we can expect in the upcoming year. We’re no different…