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Answers.com Now Supplying Dictionary Definitions and More to Google

Google is slowly switching from its long-standing use of Dictionary.com definitions to Answers.com definitions. The migration began on Jan 18. Some may…

By Gary Price · 20 Jan 2005

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MSN Search Beta May Now Be On Main Site

People in our forums are reporting that the main MSN Search site is now looking the same as the beta MSN Search…

By Danny Sullivan · 20 Jan 2005

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AOL Search Playing with the Big Guns Now

AOL Search is rolling out some new enhancements to both its proprietary client software and to AOL Web Search as part of…

By rumo · 20 Jan 2005

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AOL Search: Playing In the Big Leagues Now

AOL is rolling out several enhancements to its core search functionality that position it as a clear contender in the battle for…

By Gary Price · 20 Jan 2005

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Googlers Hit the Ski Slopes

It’s going to be a challenge to find Googlers working at the Googleplex for the next few days. Why? The entire staff…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005

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MSN Releases Australian and Canadian Versions of Newsbot

New from MSN today are a few more local versions of their Newsbot news search beta. Online today: + Newsbot Australia +…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005

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Program For 2005 Search Engine Meeting Now Available

The program for the 2005 Search Engine Meeting that’s scheduled to take place in Boston (April 11-12) is now online. A very…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005

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“Hack” Google and Get a Job Interview?

Alan Docherty from The Independent tells the stories of Jon Barker, Elias Torres, and Mark Lyon. All three wrote Gmail “hacks” and…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005

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Feedster Launches Database of Job Feeds

News from Feedster that they’re now adding more than 5,000 job listings each day from a variety of services and companies that…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005

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The Universal Library and Other Book Digitization Projects

Although Google’s recent announcement to digitize the contents of several large libraries got most of the press coverage, I’m glad to see…

By Gary Price · 19 Jan 2005