You Can Vote for 'American Idol' With a Simple Google Search

Fox's singing competition American Idol is joining forces with search behemoth Google to give viewers a new way to vote for their favorite contestants, starting on Wednesday.

Looking up "American Idol" or "Idol" via Google Search on desktop or mobile during voting time periods now allows users to vote for multiple finalists as frequently as 50 times.

Viewers already could vote by phone call, text message or American Idol app as well as on Idol's website using a Facebook account — a method Fox added in 2011 for season 10. Read more...