In addition to updating the Custom Search tool with new features, Google announces creation of a custom Wikipedia skin to make searching the encyclopedia easier. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Google Inc., expanding its efforts at providing software that helps users create and post their own materials on the Internet, has acquired a California startup that develops online collaboration ...

Despite university bans and limitations on its use, Wikipedia has scored in the top 10 rankings of hot Internet properties for this month, reports Tech News World. With 42.9 million unique visitors, ...

Having just written a book about how digital technology is changing cultural ideas about truth — shameless plug: to be released mid-March from Wiley; pre-order here — I’m fascinated by Google’s ...

Wikipedia, one of the most popular search sites in the world, will soon release its paid option for tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, and Google. The so-called free encyclopedia will now generate ...

The Google Blog announced a small update to Google Earth over the weekend. Google Earth now has new layers that integrate Wikipedia articles as well as photos from Panoramio.com. There's no need to ...

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I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

While the SEO industry has spent years decrying how well Wikipedia seems to dominate Google’s rankings, it may be that Amazon.com is the real king of visibility. For most of the past 18 months or so, ...

Gary also said a few months ago that Wikipedia does a good job at getting links to internal pages - which makes a lot of sense. So yes, Wikipedia ranks well for a lot of queries but not because Google ...

The brainchild of Udi Manber, Google's head of search engineering, the search firm's next big product is a Wikipedia-like online encyclopedia, written by experts. Photo courtesy Thor Swift/Wired.com ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Google is blaming “vandalism” at Wikipedia for search results that incorrectly said the ideology of the California Republican Party included “Nazism.” The results appeared in a Google ...