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Today is the First Day of Spring – March 20, 2015, in the Northern Hemisphere but it sure doesn’t feel like it, at least where I am.

For years, Google showed in the search results, when signed in, which one of your friends on Google+ +1′d a page found in the search results.

For years, Google showed in the search results, when signed in, which one of your friends on Google+ +1′d a page found in the search results.

The results of an investigation by the FTC into Google, obtained by the Wall Street Journal and reported on by The Verge, reveal that Google has allegedly manipulated its search results in a way has stifled its competition. The investigation eventually ended with a settlement, but the commission wanted to take legal action against the search giant, stating: “Google “adopted a strategy of demoting, or refusing to display, links to certain vertical websites in highly commercial categories.” Google agreed to alter these practices, but contends that there was no evidence of wrongdoing

The results of an investigation by the FTC into Google, obtained by the Wall Street Journal and reported on by The Verge, reveal that Google has allegedly manipulated its search results in a way has stifled its competition. The investigation eventually ended with a settlement, but the commission wanted to take legal action against the search giant, stating: “Google “adopted a strategy of demoting, or refusing to display, links to certain vertical websites in highly commercial categories.” Google agreed to alter these practices, but contends that there was no evidence of wrongdoing

Back in 2011 Google was being no search bias by the FTC and the charges were dropped. But now, the Wall Street Journal published documents that were “inadvertently disclosed” about the probe showing how the FTC really wanted to give it to Google

A report from TechCrunch indicates that Facebook is intending to turn its Messenger service into a platform that’s akin to Snapchat. At least similar in the sense that it’s going to become a messaging service which third parties can use to deliver content and communicate more directly with their audience. However, Facebook’s goal is not to mimic Snapchat, it’s to make Messenger more useful.