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Build Your Own Topic Specific Engine With Gigablast

I’ve wondered when a general-purpose web engine(s) would begin offering a “roll your own search engine” service. No more wondering, say hello…

By Gary Price · 20 Dec 2004

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A New Book: The Google Story

Word in Publisher’s Weekly story (sub req.) that Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporter David Vise has signed a deal with Bantam Dell…

By Gary Price · 20 Dec 2004

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Marketing Head Cindy McCaffrey Leaving Google

Forget PageRank. If Google had a secret weapon (or two or three) to count toward its incredible successes, Cindy McCaffrey was a…

By Danny Sullivan · 20 Dec 2004

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Search Engine Stategies Chicago Report

The article: Search-A-Palooza ’04, offers a look at the just completed SES Chicago conference by Clickz Network executive editor, Rebecca Lieb.

By Gary Price · 20 Dec 2004

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Google Desktop Search: Security Flaw Found and Fixed

John Markoff in the New York Times reports that a computer science professor and two of his students have discovered a “composition…

By Gary Price · 20 Dec 2004

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Searching for Live Music

Want to listen to a live recording, but don't want to risk potential problems from using a file sharing network like Kazaa…

By Chris Sherman · 20 Dec 2004

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Second-Tier Engines Provide Low-Priced Leads

Brian Morrisey at DM News writes that although second-tier engines don’t get the traffic Google and Yahoo offer, they do provide low-priced…

By Gary Price · 19 Dec 2004

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Australia’s Sensis is Confident

The article: Sensis confident of online advertising success, takes a look at how the company’s ownership of content gives Sensis an advantage…

By Gary Price · 19 Dec 2004

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Friendster’s Director of Net Ops Joins Feedster

Nick Heyman, formerly Director of Network Operations for Friendster, is joining Feedster. He’ll be doing the same type of work for the…

By Gary Price · 19 Dec 2004

Industry

MSN Deskbar Shortcuts

msnsearch’s WebLog alerts us to a new site loaded down with an constantly expanding list of shortcuts for the deskbar that comes…

By Gary Price · 19 Dec 2004