Just days after pointing out how it's search algorithms are bold-facing synonyms to highlight Google's semantic search chops , the search engine said it will soon start bold-facing factual answers. What does Google classify as a "factual answer"? Answers to queries that want to know specific information, such as the height, weight, date and other trivia that may come in handy for general knowledge or even research reports. These answers exist online unstructured in texts,

Google has launched a new feature for search called "answer highlighting." This is based on Google Squared , Google's structured data project announced last year at the company's Searchology event. What it does is highlight answers to applicable queries within the search snippet. For example, if the query is " empire state height ," it will bold the actual answer for that, in addition to the words used in the query. Previously, it would have only bolded those words.

by Mike Krumboltz It's been over a week since the Haitian earthquake devastated the country. Sadly, at this point, finding survivors is becoming increasingly rare. Still, there are glorious exceptions - like Kiki, the young boy who flashed a million-dollar smile after being lifted from the rubble. The rescue was captured on camera. As you'll see below, Kiki's older sister, Sabrina, was pulled out first. Seven-year-old Kiki comes out next, looking a bit dazed. However,

The review site Yelp has been interesting to watch over time. It gets a lot of interest from different businesses like Google who was interested buying it . Then it gets more investment from VCs when those deals dont pan out. It has been vilified for business practices and then has worked to make the service more balanced as well. Regardless of your point of view of the service it certainly has established itself as the leader in the small business online review space.

Where has the time gone? After a bit of a hiatus we are excited to get back to answering your forum questions and to giving away free Bing T-shirts. This week we sit down with Stefan (still in an apron) to discuss some of your questions from the forums around the localization of Bing, advance search options and keyboard shortcuts. For more on these topics and for this weeks Free T-shirt Friday theme check out our video. (Please visit the site to view this media) Remember,

RDFa , which stands for Resource Description Framework in attributes, is a W3C recommendation, which adds a set of attribute level extensions to XHTML for embedding rich metadata within web documents. While not everyone believes that W3C standards are incredibly necessary to operate a successful site, some see a great deal of potential for search engine optimization in RDFa. In fact, this is the topic of a current WebProWorld thread,

On Wednesday, we announced our partnership with the Sundance Film Festival to make five films â?" three world premieres at this year's festival and two audience favorites from last year's â?" available for rent on YouTube starting today, January 22, and running through the end of the festival on January 31. We're writing today to let you know that these five films are now live on the YouTube homepage , just in time for your weekend viewing.

For some time now, a sort of "Google vs. Everybody" situation has been developing in Germany. The bad news for the search giant is that, as four online marketing agencies have prepared to team up, the situation's continuing to take shape, and the European Commission is fine with it. G + J Electronic Media Service, IP Deutschland, SevenOne Media, and Tomorrow Focus Portal intend to work together in the realm of online display advertising.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Chupacabra (Searches increased by 1,429%). A Texas sighting of a strange, hairless beast led some to believe it was the mythical animal. But a biologist says it's just a hair-free raccoon . Air America (+1,019%). The liberal talk radio channel created to compete with the likes of Rush, is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy. "Jersey Shore" nickname generator (+351%). Jealous of Sweetness and Snookie?

As a group, search engines appear to be in the process of losing bragging rights in Australia. Social networking sites and forums (also taken as a group) topped search engines in terms of market share over Christmas and are poised to assume the lead on a permanent basis. Hitwise's Alan Long wrote this morning, "The chart below confirms that during the week of Christmas . . .