Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of April 3 to 9, as reported by Search Engine Watch . Click to read the rest of this post..

Bing has designed a really spectacular looking search app for the iPad, Bing for iPad. You can download it for free on iTunes. It is really slick, fluid and even fun to use

Those who know me (or my opinion-based content here) know that I tend to favor Google, the practical monopoly that  may or  may not be evil. However, there are various competitors who have truly stepped up their game in recent months. It’s easy for me to say that, yes, Yahoo does entertainment better, Bing knows its sports, and Blekko is onto something with its human curation

There are very few who would dispute that Google is on the cusp of modern technology, and those who do are probably smoking something. After all, Google is the company bringing us terrabit internet connection speeds, is developing cars that drive themselves, is giving us WiFi on planes, and … well, is running Google. One thing this means is that Google has an immensely powerful computer infrastructure.

We reported just the other day that Page had officially taken the reigns over at Google, and that early shuffling in the ranks had already started. That shuffling seems to be complete, at least for the time being, and it represents a huge change in the upper-levels of the company. Page has also set out his priorities early by offering an incentive to all employees for Google’s performance in the social arena

Linux, or GNU/Linux if you take that particular side of the naming controversy, isn’t exactly growing in strength and popularity amongst common users. However, Linux has a strong appeal to companies – especially technology companies who have access to the code-savvy brains that can take full advantage of the platform

Having just received my  Blekko trading cards , it feels as if another entry about everyone’s favorite, tiny search engine is in order – if not quite obligatory.

While Yahoo may not be cultivating some of their more traditional search offerings, that doesn’t mean they’ve left search alone. Beyond developing certain niche aspects of their site, the company has also been hard at work adding value to Yahoo Search BOSS. BOSS V2, announced in October of last year, is now complete and ready for developers to use as they see fit

Once people realized exactly what happens at Google I/O each year – which is to say,  all the important announcements of summer releases, not to mention hundreds of dollars in free hardware – tickets became a more in-demand commodity than  Dutch tulips . This year, it took less than an hour for I/O tickets to be sold out completely, even and despite the larger venue for the event. To help address this startling demand, Google is broadcasting large portions of the event live on the web