"World White Web" Seeks to Diversify Google Image Search
A Swedish student hopes her Google Image campaign will lead to more diversity in image searches for body parts, which generally default to photos of white skin.
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Emily Alford
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ClickZ
Emily Alford is a reporter at ClickZ. In addition to ClickZ, her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Yahoo, and The Daily Meal. She has a PhD in English from Florida State University.
Articles by Emily Alford
Hyundai to Take Voice Search to the Open Road
Hyundai has partnered with Google to integrate Google Now voice search along with Google Maps for Android into its Hyundai Sonata.
Facebook's "Yelp Alternative" Blurs Lines Between Social and Search
Facebook has begun testing a feature that offers reviews from publications like Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveler, and the San Francisco Chronicle to rival Yelp's crowdsourced reviews.
Google Celebrates Sally Ride with Four Doodles and an Animated Short
To commemorate what would have been American astronaut Sally Ride's 64th birthday, Google has created a collection of Doodles and a short film that celebrate Ride's life and passions.
Bing Begins Indexing Apps By Content Rather Than Title
Bing has launched plans for a massive index of apps that are searchable by content rather than name or category and urges app developers to update now to get in on the ground floor.
Google Upgrades AdWords Editor to Support Labels
Reacting to user feedback, Google has upgraded its AdWords Editor to fully support lables, upgraded URLs, targeted in-app mobile ads, and call only ads.
Bing Ads' Campaign Planner Offers Insights into Competitors' Campaigns
New on the Bing Ads user interface is the its Campaign Planner tool, which allows users to sort by audience, vertical, sub-vertical, and product. It also shows competitors' positioning.
Facebook "Add a Link" Feature to Rival Google
According to recent reports, Facebook is using its massive index of shared posts to allow users to add links to updates without using search engines like Google.
Google My Business to Link to Third-Party Delivery Services
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NPR and Shazam Early Adopters of Google's App Voice Search Feature
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YP Launches Lookalike Tool for Audience Retargeting
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Facebook "Hello" Brings Local Search to Calls
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Google to Make Mobile URLs More User-Friendly
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Yahoo and Microsoft Amend Search Agreement
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Bing Hits 20 Percent U.S. Search Share in March comScore Rankings
Google remains the runaway leader in comScore's monthly search rankings, but Microsoft continues to gain momentum.
App Indexing Will Now Affect Google Ranking
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Bing Uses "Bubbles" to Simplify Image Search
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Apple Maps Using TripAdvisor Reviews in Some Searches
Apple Maps has relied solely on Yelp reviews for hotels in the past, but one Apple Insider user has found several instances of Apple relying on other sources for recent hotel searches.
Google Faces More Antitrust Trouble in Europe
The European Union is very close to bringing antitrust charges against Google, which controls 90 percent of European search traffic, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
