Is Google Getting Too Big?

Google, the most widely-used search engine on Earth, is involved in much more than noting LOLcat links. It has both gobbled up products and services and come up with its own, ranging from a host of online tools to physical products like Android smartphones and even...

Is Google Getting Greedy?

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is known for frank speaking even when he says something unpopular. Recently, he was at it again, defending his company’s avoidance of British taxes. Documents show that the search giant earned £2.5 billion in UK...

The mysteries of SEO

Search engine optimization is often a black art. The exact algorithms Google and other search engines use to rank one site higher than another in search results are both proprietary secrets and constantly being refined. What we do know is the more legitimate links to...

Search Engine Round-Up

Google reigns as the undisputed king of the jungle, but there’s plenty of other critters in this zoo. Despite – or perhaps because of – its predominance and scope, Google may not be the best for every inquiry where personal privacy concerns or a particularly...