Search Briefs: Sherman’s Guide to Social Search

+ A Guide to Social Search Companies (via SearchDay)

+ Yahoo’s CEO, Terry Semel, Answers Tough Questions

+ Google Acquires Image Recognition Firm (via Google Blogoscoped)
NOTE: This RS post from April has links to numerous cameraphone demos and image recognition search tools. Several demos. Lots of new names. Of course, you’ll also read about MS research in this area.