Google's real-time search chops are put to the test against celebrity death, Microsoft's forced browser choices in the EU offer popular and lesser known browsers, and we (Google) wave goodbye to 2009.
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- Brittany Murphy's Death & Google's Real Time Search Results
Weblog Search Engine Land demonstrates how Google's newly minted real-time search results panned out. In short: It's improved, but still has a way to go. [Search Engine Land] - Meet the 12 Lucky Browsers European IE Users Will Be Shown Next Year
Starting next year, Microsoft will be required to offer other browsers as the default to European users in accordance with an agreement with the European Union. Those browsers will include popular options like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and IE (naturally), along with some less popular choices, like AOL, Maxthon, K-Meleon, Flock, and a few more. [ReadWriteWeb] - Google To Acquire DocVerse; Office War Heats Up
Google's buying a service designed to help users collaborate on Microsoft Office documents. [TechCrunch] - ‘Nerd' and ‘Geek' Should Be Banned, Professor Says
Uh-oh, says the weblog that once lived by the "Don't live to geek; geek to live" mantra. [NYT] - Yelp Walks Away From Google Deal, And Half A Billion Dollars
At least there are still some web companies out there that are still interested in going it on their own, even in the face of a massive pile of Google cash. [TechCrunch] - The Year In Review Captured On A Google Wave [VIDEO]
A look back at 2009 as played out in Google Wave. (See video above.) [Mashable]