Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.
Google Declares War on Content Farms
Google has announced an algorithmic change to its search engine that should dramatically improve the quality of Google’s search results by eliminating content farm properties from top results.
Google Adds New Filtering Options to Mobile Places Search
Google has introduced several new features to its mobile search for iPhone and Android, including the ability to surface results by star rating, distance and business that are open.
PayPal Lifts Ban on Fundraising Account for WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning
PayPal has lifted its ban on the account of Courage to Resist, an organization that has raised a substantial portion of the funds needed for the legal defense of Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old former U.S. army private accused of leaking classified U.S. information to WikiLeaks in 2010.
Further News
Google has rolled out a new search feature that makes finding recipes on the web a little easier to users in the U.S. and Japan.
Verizon Wireless has released its first ad for Motorola’s Xoom tablet, a futuristic spot that highlights the device’s ability to play Vendetta.
Lumosity, a startup with more than 40 science-inspired web and mobile games for exercising the brain, has surpassed 11 million members in 190 countries.