BetaNews reported earlier today that Microsoft in conjunction with the United Nations based Ninemillion.org will donate money from their newly established Click For The Cause. Microsoft is setting up a separate area in Live where a percentage of...
Postscript: BetaNews has more details in Yahoo, Symantec Partner on Net Security, explaining this is allowing several Yahoo online properties such as Yahoo Mail to use Symnantec security products for 30 days free, followed by a 12 month...
Windows Live Spaces to Debut July 15, BetaNews From The SEW Blog. Daily SearchCast, June 27, 2006: School Upset Over Student Data In Google; Is GBuy GooglePal? Microsoft adCenter Gets Promoted; New Travel Search Engines; The
Learn more in this BetaNews article. Another week has gone by and the world of databases of special interest to the web researcher have appeared on ResourceShelf. Here's a look at a few of them along with a couple of database news items via...
BetaNews Dec 28 2005 11:45PM GMT Here's a look back at some of the most memorable themes and trends of the past year year. Your Search Utility: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Developments With Consumer Search covers many of the things I said would...
Remember, as I wrote in this guest column for BetaNews, public, university, and many other types of libraries offer FREE, 24x7x365, access from any web computer (no need to go to the library) to a full range of specialized databases that often...
For more on this, check this guest column I wrote for BetaNews. Here's a recap of some prominent services that offer online Q&A. Like all answers found on the web or really anywhere, it's important to use your critical info skills and take a step...
BetaNews Dec 5 2005 5:15PM GMT Metrobot Metrobot, a graphically-oriented service that I first wrote about nearly two years ago, has expanded from a dozen major U.S.cities to offering nationwide coverage.
BetaNews reports that MSN has release two new IM "bots" (type in a query and get an automated response) for MSN Messenger are now available. AOL ran into some trouble last week when they added bots for Moviefone and AOL Shopping (see: Search AOL...
BetaNews Nov 9 2005 3:31PM GMT Google's personalized search reorders search results based on your history of past searches, giving more weight to topics that interest you. This means that if you search for "fly fishing" your future results for a...
BetaNews Oct 13 2005 4:33PM GMT Search Engine Watch Forums Should search engines be adding warnings for searches on suicide? Adding links to suicide prevention sites? Censoring sites that promote suicide?
BetaNews Oct 3 2005 8:42PM GMT Google is famous for touting the simplicity of its AdWords program. All that's needed is five minutes and a credit card," Google claims on its corporate information web page.
BetaNews Sep 10 2005 9:05PM GMT Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan probed for answers in a recent conversation with Ask Jeeves' CEO Steve Berkowitz. A special report from the Search Engine Strategies conference, August 8-11, 2005, San Jose...
BetaNews Jun 30 2005 9:12PM GMT Of course, one should always consider the plaintiff in any suit presented. The publicity gained through this type of action is worth its weight in gold--especially to a click fraud business whose bread and butter...
As Danny points out in the BetaNews article, Google already has "limited agreements" with content providers to make some of their "deep web" material accessible. Word of a "deep web" initiative that will make some premium content accessible on...
My guest column for BetaNews offers a look at some of what's available. Although the Google Library program has grabbed most of the headlines since it was first announced last December, I've tried to point out some of the other programs (many have...
Last week, I wrote a guest column for BetaNews that provides an overview about what you can find. AccessMyLibrary.com is a new site from Thomson Gale that has made content the publisher provides to library now accessible through the web.
Google Software Gets Bundled - BetaNews is reporting that Google has a deal with WinZip to bundle both of these pieces of software with downloads of the popular utility. A screen cap is available from BetaNews.
BetaNews Jun 14 2005 8:51PM GMT Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web. If you're not familiar with our blog, click on any of the links below, or visit the blog's home page...
BetaNews is reporting that Google has a deal with WinZip to bundle both of these pieces of software with downloads of the popular utility. WinZip quietly updated its download executable last week, which now weighs in at close to 4MB with the added...
