At that time, Lycos was a pretty big player in search, with both lycos.com and hotbot.com. Mind you, the search engines that were considered at that time were Lycos, AOL, MSN, Yahoo, AltaVista, and Excite.
Google's third with a C+, followed by HotBot (C) and Ask Jeeves (D). Most Popular Search Terms 2004: Lycos SEW members should also see our SEM Tips: Search Term Research and Stats: Search Behavior categories of Search Topics for articles generally...
GoTo Live At AOL, Enters The UK,To Appear At Lycos & HotBot, Nov. When clicking on them, they bring back Google AdWords listings for the term selected. Being listed in Google or even ranking well for a particular term doesn't mean you will rank...
Lycos announces that it is to acquire Wired Digital, owner of HotBot. Lycos and HotBot both add editor-compiled results originating from the Open Directory. HotBot launches its SmartCrawl system, which will eventually index up to 10 million web...
Ask Jeeves, Overture and HotBot are all making moves to get the word out about themselves. Lycos Asia Spends US$2.2m On Campaign For Enhanced Search Engine Asia.Internet.com, May 18, 2001 http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/article/0,,6_768611,00...
HotBot is also going to be maintained as a search site. At Inktomi (as viewed via HotBot), Bush is holding firm at number one. Search today at Terra Lycos is profitable and growing, and its financial contribution alone makes it a cornerstone of the...
Like the HotBot Deskbar, the Google Deskbar is a free software download that appears as a search box in the Windows taskbar at the bottom right of most Windows-based PCs. Lycos Europe does homework to reduce losses.
Terra Lycos files a lawsuit against Overture in a contract dispute and also drops Overture paid listings from its search pages at Lycos.com and HotBot.com. Lycos drops Overture amid dispute CBS MarketWatch, Nov.http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo...
HotBot was created by Wired, and the name seemed an appropriate match for the company's hip image. HotBot is a play on the underlying crawler technology used by major search engines to discover web pages.
Finally, the Submit Site link ironically does not lead you to a way to get listed with HotBot in Europe, at least if you try to make use of the "Submit your site to the Lycos Web Index" option. That's because the Lycos Web Index -- AllTheWeb -- is...
This means that just because you rank well at one Inktomi-powered search engine (such as HotBot), you may still rank differently at MSN Search. Direct Hit Debuts at MSN Search, Lycos, 8/99 If your LookSmart listing doesn't rank well for a...
HotBot: AllTheWeb's results are also presented to those who choose the "Lycos" setting at HotBot, which is owned by Terra Lycos. It uses AllTheWeb results for its various Lycos Europe sites in Europe (though not the Lycos Europe-owned HotBot Europe...
I tried the three canned examples from the home page and compared the same search to Inktomi, Google, AllTheWeb and Teoma results by using HotBot. Why is Lycos selling listings on other search engines?
HotBot Adds Directory, 3/98 Lycos Transforms Into Directory, 5/99 This means that if you can't work an important term into your description, the relevancy keywords area is where you should include it.
Changes Afoot at HotBot SearchDay, July 29, 2003 http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2241301 HotBot has renamed three of the four engines it searches, but search results are still provided by the original sources.
HotBot's Swiss Army Knife Deskbar SearchDay, June 24, 2003 http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2226131 HotBot has released its Quick-Search Deskbar, which not only provides instant access to the search engine, but is jam-packed with...
Ask Jeeves, Overture and HotBot are all making moves to get the word out about themselves. What does it really mean when Lycos InSite advertises that I'll be shown on non-US search engines? In fact, that's been standard practice with search engines...
Everything above for Lycos-owned HotBot for paid listings is true at Lycos. HotBot It is not disclosed for searchers via the HotBot help pages, much less via a dedicated page with a close link near the Web Results heading.
Hack HotBot http://hack.hotbot.com HotBot has announced a contest for designers to create "skins" to customize the look and feel of the search engine's interface. Keep an Eye on iPhrase & Search Engine Forums Spotlight SearchDay, Mar.http...
Hack HotBot http://hack.hotbot.com HotBot has announced a contest for designers to create "skins" to customize the look and feel of the search engine's interface. Keep an Eye on iPhrase & Search Engine Forums Spotlight SearchDay, Mar.http...
