The fight to dominate Web search

Duking it out with heavyweights Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, Amazon packs photos into its A9.com Yellow Pages. Also: the dos and don'ts of blogging at Google.

Amazon search pictures your destination

The project will eventually pair digital photos of storefronts and their surroundings with more than 14 million U.S. business listings.
Images: Amazon's A9 envisions better local listings
January 27, 2005

Google blogger reappears, redacted

Ethics aside, incident raises another question: How did Yahoo Search unearth the offending site when Google could not?
January 26, 2005

Top Firefox programmer jumps to Google

Company hires lead programmer of Firefox browser, the newest step in the search giant's encroachment on Microsoft's turf.
January 25, 2005

Yahoo heads for Hollywood

An internal company document seen by CNET News.com reveals the formation of a media group to house various entertainment properties.
January 25, 2005

Google rolls out TV search prototype

The Web heavyweight has been quietly developing Google Video, an engine that lets people search the text of TV shows.
Images: Video thrilled the search engine star
January 24, 2005

Study: Net users confused about search

Millions of Internet users are hooked on search--but they know little about how a search engine works or how results are presented.
January 24, 2005

previous coverage

AOL unveils expanded search, new partners

Search tool now lets consumers quickly narrow queries, among other new features.
Images: AOL broadens its search
January 20, 2005

Aiming to outsmart search tricksters

Google wants to thwart people who use blogs and forums to manipulate rankings in search results.
January 18, 2005

Google wants 'dark fiber'

Is the company planning to build a global fiber-optic network from scratch? If so, why?
January 17, 2005