Bill Slawski

Industry

Ask Binoculars Improving Search Results?

On its surface, the Binoculars feature in search results at Ask.com seems to only provide a preview of a page…

16 May 2006

Industry

Does Google Use Whois Information?

Can whois information be used by a search engine to rank web pages? Is Google using whois information in their…

08 May 2006

Industry

In Yahoo We Trust – The Link Spam Patent Application

A new Yahoo patent application published today builds upon a method for finding reputable pages on the web to reduce…

04 May 2006

Industry

New Search Patents: May 3, 2006 – Microsoft and IBM Dominate with Recent Search Filings

With Google quiet, a recent flurry of activity burst out at the US Patent and Trademark Office from Microsoft and…

03 May 2006

Industry

New Search Patents: April 18, 2006 – Is That A Tricorder In Your Pocket?

There were 4251 patents granted on April 18, 2006. Following are five that looked like good candidates for my first…

19 Apr 2006

Industry

Greetings From Bill Slawski, SEW’s New Patent Correspondent

Before I begin on some new patents that were granted on April 18th, I’d like to thank Danny, and the…

19 Apr 2006