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Gmail Will Add POP3 Support Soon, Antivirus Scanning Soon
According to this IDG News story Google will “gradually” begin to offer POP3 support for Gmail users. Look for it in the “coming weeks.”…
More Press Attention About Mobile Search
In today’s Forbes article about search: Calling All Web Search, Arik discusses mobile searching, a topic I’ve been posting on quite a bit in…
A Chat with the CEO of Business.com
Here’s a search tool we haven’t heard much from in recent years… If you’re wondering what Business.com has been up to, Susan Kuchinskas at…
No, Microsoft’s Not A Google Killer. Nor A Yahoo Killer
John Battelle has a nice post, Can We Please Bury The Netscape Metaphor, pushing back on the idea that Microsoft will roll over Google…
Dogpile Enhances Search Results
Dogpile rolled out new “IntelliFind” technology today that focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of user intent at query time and limiting searches to…
Mozilla Not Working With Google
More on the Google Browser story (or lack thereof). Matt Hicks writes in Mozilla: No Google Browser in the Works, In an interview with…
Overture Planning to Move HQ
The Pasadena Star-News reports that Overture will move their headquarters from Pasadena to larger offices in Burbank, California. A source close to the company…
Google Offers Advertisers Logo Certification & Other Aids
Google’s launched a new Google Advertising Professionals program designed to assist those who manage multiple AdWords accounts on behalf of others, such as search…
Popularity Doesn’t Always Equal Usefulness (or Importance) of a Search Tool
Some numbers from Hitwise were released the other day about the traffic smaller web engines tools have been getting some press attention. The actual…
MSN Search Technology To Debut (Again) This Week
Rumors are swirling that MSN plans to release its new search technology this week. But why’s that big news? After all, hasn’t this technology…
More Search and Browsing Fun with Firefox
Mozilla Firefox has features and extensions that go far beyond what you get with Internet Explorer. Here's how to turbocharge the browser to enhance…
Product Pricing and Shopping Engines
Here’s an interesting read. Arik at Forbes writes about research by Michael Baye, Indiana University and John Morgan, UC Berkeley that looks at product…
China: Rumors About Sina and Zhongsou.com
ChinaTechNews.com informs us of rumors that Sina is interested in acquiring Zhongsou.com. “…Sina may be eyeing a takeover of search partner Zhongsou.com’s specialized search…
AOL vs. Yahoo?
Plenty of press attention today about a major reorganization at AOL. The company also has plans to take on Yahoo by launching a free,…
Capping Your Overture & Google Daily Ad Budgets
Kevin Lee at ClickZ compares and contrasts setting up daily ad spend limits on Google & Overture in Daily Budget Caps Versus Active Management.…
BizRate Becomes Shopzilla
A search engine name change to report. Comparison shopping engine, BizRate.com has become Shopzilla. The BizRate.com site and interface remains online but this Reuters…
New Firefox Resources
One toolbar that’s not included in Chris’s Firefox overview is one released a few minutes ago. Clusty’s Toolbar for Firefox offers up what you’ve…
Got Firefox?
I’m dating myself here, but I can vividly recall the web browser scene ten years ago, when I’d eagerly download every new version of…
Tips On Link Development
Shari Thurow offers up basic tips and background on developing links over at ClickZ: Link Development: The Key to Successful SEO.
Firefox, Google and Web Search
Mozilla Firefox has Google, Yahoo and other search tools baked in, but they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to…