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Ask Jeeves Gains “Zoom” Query Refinement & “Web Answers” Features
In today’s SearchDay, Chris Sherman and Gary Price look at new features added to Ask Jeeves. The new "Zoom" query refinement feature…
Ask Jeeves Serves Up New Enhancements
Ask Jeeves is rolling out two new enhancements today that help searchers quickly focus queries and get direct answers to questions without…
Diller: Ask Jeeves Might Get New Name
According to this Marketwatch.com story, Barry Diller told attendees at the D3 — All Things Digital conference that he is condering a…
Research Workshop On Sponsored Search
Workshop on Sponsored Search Auctions is a workshop covering research about paid listings and sponsored search, being held as part of the…
New Cease-And-Desist Notices Sent To Google
Gary passed along three new complaints at Chilling Effects asking Google to pull material because of defamation concerns. The first involved Relevance…
Google Desktop Search Now Available in Many Langauges
A post on the Google Blog points out that Google Desktop Search is now available in several languages. + French + Italian…
Forget Google Print Copyright Infringement; Search Engines Already Infringe
Gary blogged earlier about the Association of American University Presses having concerns that Google Print’s digital library program may be equal to…
Searching for a Good Flick? Ask Yahoo Movies
Amazon popularized the idea of a recommendation service, suggesting books and other products based on what you and other people have purchased.…
Yahoo Launches Personalized Movie Recommendations
Looking for a film recommendation based on your own personal tastes and interests? Check out Yahoo's new personalized movie recommendations, launched today.
Schmidt to Speak in Seattle
Thanks to Greg for pointing out that Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, will be speaking at the University of Washington on Thursday. His…