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Jan 21, 2010Susannah Fox
Search is central to health information gathering. Now search sites are guiding consumers to safe, trusted health websites. Is that such a bad thing?
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Search is the first stop for most internet users, whether their question is related to work, shopping, health, or entertainment.
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Mary Brophy Marcus, USA Today
Dec 7, 2009
Internet health experts say there are a handful of reasons that motivate people to type a health topic into a search box on their computer screen and wait, sometimes nervously, for the results, including a new diagnosis or concern for a family member...
Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News
Oct 31, 2009
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google say they are innovating because people's expectations for a search engine are far higher than they were even five years ago. People no longer search for a Web site; now they expect to find a specific piece of information, ...
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Suzanne Ma, Associated Press
Sep 17, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Matching mullets, regrettable tattoos, metal mouths and goofy grins. Such long-lost looks were never meant to be seen by anyone except those flipping through the pages of an old family album or studying the photo frames on the fir...
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Kevin Whitelaw, NPR
Sep 2, 2009
Some of the change is cultural. Users have been flocking to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, where they voluntarily share all kinds of details about their lives. In some ways, the meteoric success of these sites could be a reacti...
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Feb 26, 2009Lee Rainie
Google has started placing ads on Google News pages. How's that working out?
Dec 17, 2008Lee Rainie
Do people consider the internet itself a kind of social ally? Not directly, but they often treat the internet as they would a helpful friend.
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Jeannine Guttman , redOrbit
Aug 18, 2008
"Here is a puzzle for you: Is technology catching up with our interests? Or are our interests changing to match the technology?Consider that perusing the Internet is a commonplace daily ritual in American society - whether at work or play. And consid...
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Jennifer LeClaire , NewsFactor Business
Aug 8, 2008
"Search engine use is on the rise, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.The percentage of Internet users who use search engines on a typical day has been steadily rising from about one-third of all users in 2002, to...
Anick Jesdanun , Associated Press, MSNBC.com
Aug 7, 2008
"The search box is everywhere online these days. It's built into Web browsers. It's incorporated into Web sites of all sorts. And it's a major driver of traffic and revenue for Google Inc. and the like.So it should come as no surprise that nearly hal...
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