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Ask Jeeves Adds Translations, Pronunciations & Synonym Lookups
Word from Oakland today that Ask Jeeves has just added page translation, easier synonym lookups and definitions with pronunciations. Details and examples have just been posted on the…
Lexar Flash Drives To Come Pre-Loaded with Google Software
Here’s an interesting deal that once again illustrates Google’s push to get their software apps used by more people. Lexar, the well-known…
Governments Ask Google to Turn a Blind Eye
Some of those incredibly detailed aerial images available using Google Earch are making some governments nervous. In Governments Tremble at Google’s Bird’s-Eye…
Don’t Overlook Human Edited Directories
Using a search engine to find information on the web is virtually reflexive for most of us these days. We tend to…
With One Link, Google Book Search Becomes Google’s 5th Most Popular Service
Google Print Is Google’s Ninth Most Popular Service here on the blog last month covered how according to Hitwise, Google Print —…
More On AOL Pushing Google Into Graphic Ads & AOL Promotion
AOL Coaxes Google to Try Busier Ads from the New York Times dives deeper into details that emerged earlier this week about…
Yahoo Launches Open Shortcuts, Allows Creation Of Custom Search Commands
The new Yahoo Open Shortcuts service lets anyone create their own custom search commands for use on Yahoo. Want to navigate to…
Google AdSense For Domains Program Overdue For Reform — And Yahoo & Microsoft Should Also Take Note
A program from Google that puts paid links on parked domains need changes to benefit surfers and advertisers -- and Yahoo needs…
A Pair of Web Pathfinding Gems
Though we rely heavily on search engines these days, sometimes a good 'old fashioned' human edited directory is a better choice for…
Japan’s Government Forms Study Group To Determine if Country Should Launch Its Own Search Engine
Both the AP and Agence France Press report that Japan’s government is asking both the business and education/research sectors if the country…
First Issue Of Google’s Newsletter For Librarians Released; Cutts Writes On Inverted Index & Ranking
In October, Danny blogged about Google’s “coming soon” quarterly newsletter for librarians. Today, the first issue went live. It’s available here. I’ve…
Google One of Five Finalists for San Franscisco Citywide Wi-Fi Project
Om Malik posts over on Gigaom that Google has been shortlisted as one of the five finalists for the free San Fransciso…
Time Warner Investor Works to “Derail” Rumored Google/AOL Deal
Legendary investor, the 24th richest man in America, and a major holder of Time Warner stock, Carl Icahn, is not happy with…
Ask Jeeves Plans to Grow Personnel Ranks in 2006
Jonathan Berr, reports in The Street.com story: Diller Asks Jeeves to Grow, that AJ management has been charged by IAC/InterActive CEO, Barry…
Specialty Databases (Verticals) The Focus Of A Wall Street Journal Article
A few weekends ago Wall Street Journal reporter, Kevin Delaney, gave me a call asking for a few ideas, thoughts, and suggestions…
News Aggregator Topix.net Keeps on Rockin’
Topix.net continues to evolve as a fantastic site for news and blog content, now offering more than 360,000 unique topics and categories.…
A Gangbuster Year for News Aggregator Topix.net
Topix.net has solidified its reputation as a key player in news search and aggregation over the past year, with major developments in…
The “Switching to Gmail” Guide from Google
While I was doing some work this weekend I came what appears to be a new “guide” from Google that’s designed to…
A New Blog from WWW Founder Tim Berners-Lee and a Bit of WWW History
This isn’t search but if were not for the work of Sir Tim Berner-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web, we…
New Look for MSN Shopping Price Comparison Pages
MSN Shopping has been mentioned in several posts over the past few months. Yesterday, Mike Gordon, Lead Product Manager, blogged about enhancements…
Special Holiday Goodies, Pages, and Info from a Few of the Major Engines
Several of the large web engines are offering special holiday goodies from smart answers to holiday questions to logos to holiday borders…
Daily SearchCast, Dec. 16, 2005: Changes Coming to Yahoo Web Results Pages, Gmail Now Available for Mobile Users, Search Execs to speak at Consumer Electronic Show, New Offices for Google and Yahoo, A Look at Topix.net & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Changes Coming to Yahoo Web Results Pages, the release of Gmail for Mobile Phones and Devices, Search Execs…
New Google UI Test: Vertical Search Links In New Left Column
Over on Threadwatch, Aaron has news about what appears to be yet another UI test from Google. The post includes a screenshot…
Sorry Bill and Steve, WSJ Reports Google Near $1 Billion Deal With AOL
If Gates and Ballmer wanted a deal with AOL (Time Warner) as a Christmas gift, it appears that they’re not going to…
A Brief Look at Mobile Mail Access from Yahoo and MSN
As Chris pointed out late yesterday, an official version of Gmail is now available for mobile devices with a web browser. This…
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