A persistent complaint of Google critics is that the company seems to be favoring its “own properties” in search results. This has been an issue for a while now, as well as the subject of antitrust investigation in the US and Europe. There was a recent study conducted by developer Daniel Aleksandersen that found that three search …

Yahoo And Other Verizon-Owned Search Sites Favor Verizon Media Properties [Study] Read More »

About three years ago, Yahoo and Mozilla announced that Yahoo would be the default search engine on Firefox in the US.  The relationship ended up ended early When the much-improved Firefox Quantum browser released last month by Mozilla, with Google as the default search provider. Now, Oath (Verizon), Yahoo’s parent company, has chosen to sue Mozilla for breach of contract.  According …

Yahoo Parent Sues Mozilla For Replacing It With Google As Firefox Default Search Read More »

There is confirmation from Yahoo that it’s doing some testing with Google’s search results, which is something that is now allowed under the renegotiated deal with Microsoft.  Before the renegotiation, Yahoo depended on the search results from Microsoft’s Bing search engine.But now that Yahoo has renegotiated the deal back in April, there are more possibilities for the company. …

Yahoo Search Testing Google Powered Search Results Read More »