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Google Search (also known simply as Google or Google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search for information on the Internet by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine worldwide.
The Search History feature keeps track of your searches for the last 30 days, making it easy to return to your previous search results. The Search History feature is available only when you are signed in, and AOL Search will display Search History only for searches done while signed in.
Consumer watchdog website The Consumerist posted a blog entry by editor Ben Popken identifying the anonymous user number 927 [15] as having an especially bizarre and macabre search history, ranging from butterfly orchids and the band Fall Out Boy, [16] to search terms relating to child pornography and zoophilia. [17]
Yahoo! Auctions is a service set up by the online search giant Yahoo! in 1998 to compete against eBay. [2]There are currently only two localizations of the service active in Taiwan and Japan; Yahoo! has discontinued the service in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ireland.
The main Yahoo! Maps site offered street maps and driving directions for the United States and Canada. It had the following notable features: Address Book: Registered Yahoo! users can store a list of commonly used street addresses, making it unnecessary to type them in again.
Shortly after midnight on September 16, 2008, [5] the private Yahoo! Mail account of Sarah Palin was cracked by a 4chan user. [5] The hacker, known as "Rubico", claimed he had read Palin's personal e-mails because he was looking for something that "would derail her campaign."
Yahoo! Kids, originally known as Yahooligans!, [3] was founded in March 1996 by Yahoo! to provide children with a venue to find appropriate, safe Internet content. [4] The website was the oldest online search directory for children.
In March 2004, Yahoo! launched a paid inclusion program whereby commercial websites were guaranteed listings on the Yahoo! search engine after payment. [1] This scheme was lucrative but proved unpopular both with website marketers (who were reluctant to pay), and the public (who were unhappy about the paid-for listings being indistinguishable from other search results). [2]