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Blinkx 2.0 Now Available
Blinkx, the web application that helps you find releated material based on the context of what you’re currently viewing in your browser window (they…
More Sources at Topix.net, Advanced Search Too!
Topix.net, the web-based news aggregator and search tool (thousand of RSS feeds too!), has just announced an increase to the total number of sources…
Cached Pages at Ask Jeeves
When Ask Jeeves launched their Teoma 3.0 technology about six weeks ago, company officials said that cached pages would be available sometime in Q4.…
An Early Look at MSN Desktop Search
Tom Warren over at Neowin has just posted an early look (loaded with screenshots) at MS’s desktop search product and the toolbar/deskbar suite that…
MyLifeBits Lecture
Those of you interested in the Microsoft Research MyLifeBits personal lifetime archive project, might want to take a look at this archived presentation (it…
AOL Joins Search Shortcuts Game
News.com reports that AOL Search is joining the search shortcuts game with the release of AOL Snapshots. Gerry Campbell, vice president and general manager…
Google Makes Deal with Another Yellow Pages Provider
Another search advertising/yellow pages deal to report. We learn in the Forbes article: Google, Dex Media Deal A Win-Win that the search company has…
GoogleGuy, Meet MSN Dude
After a pretty unlikely suggestion that MSN is somehow grabbing listings from Google, MSN’s forum poster MSN Dude popped up in a WebmasterWorld.com thread…
More On Google Images & Google News Images
Earlier, I blogged about how the blend of Google Images and images from Google News caused some to wonder if Google was censoring pictures…
The Return Of More Evil Than Satan
Way back in 1999, one of the first famous Google blips came up. A search for more evil than satan found Microsoft’s home page…
Google Signs Lease for Seattle Area Software Development Office
The King County Journal has info about Google’s new Seattle area software development office in the article: Google plans to develop new software in…
Handy Invisible Web Chart
David Whelan at Forbes has put together a handy chart that does a nice job expaining the Invisible Web. It’s based on the book…
MSN Search Press Roundup
Here’s a look at some of the press coverage that the MSN Search beta launch is receiving today. + Microsoft Launches Search Beta: Platform…
Yes, We Have No Free Watches!
For reasons unbeknownst to me, over the past two years Search Engine Watch has received requests from people in Ghana asking us to send…
New MSN Search Blog
Like Yahoo and Google, MSN has launched a new blog about their search engine.
Search Engine Size Wars V Erupts
As Chris blogged, Google has raised the stakes in the search engine size wars by claiming an index of 8 billion pages. Microsoft had…
Testing the New MSN Search
Chris gives you our overview on the new MSN Search technology. Meanwhile, I’ve been banging away to see how search syntax and other features…
MSN Search Beta Unites New Search Tech With New Features
As rumored, MSN has rereleased its new search engine to the public today. However, the new technology is appearing on the MSN Search Beta…
Microsoft Unveils its New Search Engine – At Last
After months of speculation and two 'preview' releases, Microsoft has taken the wraps off of its new MSN search engine, the first major competitor…
Coincidentally, Google’s Index Size Jumps
On the eve of Microsoft’s long anticipated launch of MSN Search, Google is reporting on its home page that its index size has nearly…