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Google has received significant public reprimand for their "a little more Google for everyone" Google+ powered Search Plus Your World. Twitter was outraged. Facebook was disappointed. Microsoft was...wait, why isn’t Microsoft saying anything?

Ever notice how your newly installed Firefox browser would always default to the Google search site? That’s because of a lucrative deal Mozilla, owner of the Firefox brand, cut with Google back in 2006, in the pre-Chrome days. Well, the world has shifted since then and with the November expiration of the Google deal, Mozilla could stand to lose up to 80% of company revenue according to Computerworld. And while the deal has reaped a windfall for Mozilla, it also gave Google time to develop what is now a rising star in the quest for King of the Browser Hill.  

Since the Xbox 360 launched in 2005, it has slowly evolved to keep up with the times -- a little Twitter, some Facebook and on-demand content. Now, it presages Windows 8 with a major update that adds a "Metro" interface and cloud support to become a pretty smart smart device.

Yes, its that time of year, when it seems like the only reason that search data is archived is to come up with cute little top 10 lists. First up is Microsoft, with its own search engine's guide to what was hot in 2011.

Most folks know that, if anything, Microsoft is great at iteration.  The company spends countless hours working and reworking until “best practices” are achieved and “best of breed” unfolds. The Bing team is following this model with a new set of web tools that go beyond the search engine itself, and help site owners find problems and improve their sites.

The move to HTML5 was never in doubt for major search engines like Microsoft Bing and today Microsoft proved that announcing  a new Bing for Mobile apps update using HTML5 that "blends the mobile browser experience with the app experience". 

With news that Microsoft has spent US$ 5.5 billion on its Bing search engine, those using its new 'action buttons' might wonder where the money has gone.

Microsoft’s search engine Bing has managed to come to agreement with Twitter to extend its deal that incorporates Tweets into Bing, with the result that, for at least another two years, Tweets will be searchable through Bing.

Microsoft (news, site) joins Apple and Intel in the record figures groove as gaming and big-business purchases push the company onward.

Search is big business in China, with a 470 million-strong Internet userbase. While Google has shied away from servicing China due to strict censoring laws, Microsoft (news, site) has found a partner in the country's biggest search company, Baidu (news, site).

Since we last reported on the state of video in e-Commerce, there have been quite a few developments that have influenced video use in the enterprise. In its quarterly report, SundaySky focused on the state of video in e-commerce websites in Q1 2011 and revealed that more retailers are embracing video as more customers are subscribing to online retailers’ YouTube channels.

Microsoft's alliance with Facebook seems to have one endgame: Beat Google. The latest effort, announced late yesterday, ties Bing search results to the Facebook social graph.

The two players left holding the Windows Phone 7 (news, site) baby need some big ideas to make a sizeable dent in the market.

This week the enterprise world saw BlackBerry make Bing its default search engine, an invitation to shout at your computer screen, and a bit of solid competition for Skype. 

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, made a surprise appearance at today's BlackBerry World conference in Orlando. Along with RIM president Mike Lazaridis, he announced that Microsoft is entering a partnership with RIM on BlackBerry smartphones, making Bing the default search engine and maps provider on all new devices.