Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

After releasing a number of new updates for the Windows Phone 8 yesterday, Bing announced today they have launched their News, Sports, Weather and Finance apps for the phone as well. Originally released for Windows 8 last October, the mobile versions offer a new collection of apps for Windows Phone…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: New Research Says Search Engines Have Little To Do With Promoting Pirated Content A new research paper authored by Matt Schruers and published by the Computer..

A new Pixability study finds that the top 100 global brands use YouTube to build an engaged audience and drive business results.

Google has introduced a new feature where searchers can sometimes find results tagged under the title “In-depth articles”, which appear in a separate block complete with a large thumbnail image, title, snippets, the source, and the source logo.

Facebook announced this morning that graph search should be now available to any Facebook user using it with US English language. Facebook Graph search launched earlier this year where some called it the Google killer

A new research paper authored by Matt Schruers and published by the Computer & Communications Industry Association argues that search engines have been unfairly targeted in the quest to impede online copyright infringement. According to the paper, the perception is that search engines are the… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

During the next 30 days leading up to Yahoo unveiling its brand new logo, they will display a unique Yahoo logo every day. For those of you attached to the exclamation point or the color purple, both features are confirmed to be in the new logo

Despite the annual changes in the local search ecosystem, the ranking factors that Google uses to determine its local search results haven’t changed much over the past year. So say the 35 local search marketers that contributed to the 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors — organized again… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Facebook said the algorithmic change means it’s more likely users will see an organic update that may be a few hours old. Facebook also reported that the number of likes, comments, and shares all increased slightly during early testing of the update.