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• Friday Grok: Google gets its mojo back with Knowledge Graph

  It seems like we are always dissing on Google. But not today. The search engine giant is about to roll out Knowledge Graph — a semantic Web solution — and the all the portents are good. Excellent in fact.

• Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features

  Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.

• Monday Grok: Will Siri crack the walls of GOOG?

  Google is a one trick pony, but it's a pretty spectacular trick. However, its reliance on search revenues is well known, and by extension so is the risk to its value. Now, Wall Street analysts are starting to question whether that overreliance on search and the advent of new modes of discovery like Apple's Siri might be problematic for Capital G.

• In Pictures: How to get more honest search results

  Google's search results are now suspect due to Google+-related manipulations. Here's how to get purer results in your browser.

• Opinion: You are the product for The Google

  "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." -- a user named "blue_beetle" on MetaFilter

• Wednesday Grok: For Google, evil is the new black

  Grok has always considered Google to be its own worst enemy, and its biggest threats to be hubris and antitrust. Now they have found a way to combine the two and as a result, the blogosphere and Twitter streams are thick with the stench of cordite, or at least baloney.

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  AGIMO signs Funnelback for Govt search

  The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has signed former CSIRO spin-off Funnelback as its provider of Government Search Services for a period of up to six years.

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  Google threatened by Apple’s Siri

  The voice-activated search assistant, Siri, on Apple’s iPhone 4S has made Google concerned about its competition in the market.

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  Google search tweak alters 35% of searches, focuses on newer results

  Thirty-five percent of searches will now look a lot different--and focus on fresher search results--thanks to a change in Google's algorithm.

• Yahoo sale buzz mounts as Google said to be possibly interested

  Yahoo's improving stock price following a CEO shakeup makes the Internet portal ripe for a sale, and speculation is flying about industry titans that may bid for the company.

• Yahoo has no easy way to make consumers interested again

  For Yahoo, firing Carol Bartz was easy -- Chairman Roy Bostock gave her the news over the phone -- but turning the company around under new leadership will be a lot harder.

• Google's war against scraper sites continues

  Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.

• How Microsoft plans to beat Google with Bing

  Bing is a big money-loser for Microsoft, shedding billions of dollars per year, but the company is far from giving up on beating Google in the search engine wars.

• Google Search now friendlier for tablets

  Google Friday unveiled a simplified search interface for Apple iPad and Android 3.1 tablets. The changes, which are being rolling out over the next several days at www.google.com, including a streamlined layout better suited to touchscreen users.

• Google under fire for not playing fair

  Google is being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly deceptive practices when it comes to online search and search advertising. A new report agrees -- outlining ways that Google stifles competition, but is Google really a predatory monopoly, or just an American success story?