In 9,000 Google hits can’t be wrong – or can they?, the author discusses how news journalists often use Google results to make generalized statements about society. An example: a search for “naked men” brings 601,000 results from Google, while “naked women”yields 1,050,000 results. Ergo, the female body must be more desirable…

Wired has a huge report on Googlemania — the upcoming IPO, threats from other search engines, and much, much more. Give it a read.

The search engine wars are always a game of one-upsmanship. Last week Yahoo! announces its new search engine, and Google just couldn’t stand being left out. So it announced that the search engine now provides access to more than six billion items. Now before you get all excited, that number isn’t just web…

Soople is a great new interface that lets you easily take advantage of Google’s advanced search features. Chris Sherman has a review. Don’t just use the features on the front page — there are tabs here, with pages for Google’s Calculator, Translation tools, Phone and Location, and a Superfilter.

As widely reported, Yahoo! dumped Google as its search engine this week, replacing it with its own new search engine. It’s just the beginning for Yahoo!; they plan on rolling out more features over the next few months.

With Yahoo! unveiling its new search engine this week, CNet thinks the search wars are about to get personal. The article discusses the fact that people are generally not loyal to one search engine, and how the major players are maneuvering to secure that loyalty; one of the people quoted says, “Everyone thinks there’s…

BlowSearch pulls results from 20 engines, and considers itself a “Super-Meta PPC” search engine. Give it a spin. [Seen at John Battelle’s Searchblog)