Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Click to read the rest of this post…

Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Click to read the rest of this post…

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A Texas jury recently ruled that Google infringed on an information storage and retrieval patent. The court verdict documents, filed last Friday, specify a sum of $5 million in damages are to be awarded to Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC. The court has yet to decide on the injunction for which Bedrock had also asked.

A Texas jury recently ruled that Google infringed on an information storage and retrieval patent.

While some countries have already completed their investigations, Belgium is just now launching a probe into Google’s collection of Wifi data over unsecured WiFi networks. According to the Flemish newspaper De Morgen, Belgian data protection officials believe Google is guilty of a…

While some countries have already completed their investigations, Belgium is just now launching a probe into Google’s collection of Wifi data over unsecured WiFi networks. According to the Flemish newspaper De Morgen, Belgian data protection officials believe Google is guilty of a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AT&T: 43 Percent Of Local-Mobile Searchers “Walk Through The Door” There are a number of studies (e.g., Pew, Forrester) in the market that…

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

There are a number of studies (e.g., Pew, Forrester) in the market that question how interested or engaged users are with “location based services.” Those studies tend to narrowly focus on Foursquare, Gowalla and mobile check-ins. They tend to miss the larger point about the importance..