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New Look at Search.Yahoo.Com
The sleek and clutter-free interface that I normally use to access Yahoo! has a new look. The colored tabs offering acccess located to the…
New “Answer Engine” Coming: Stochasto
Pandia has published an article about Stochasto, a new “natural language” engine from Norway that is set to launch in early 2005. This is…
Search Engine Watch Forum’s 101 Threads
Last week, one of our most energetic forum moderators Nacho Hernandez started a thread called Search Engine Marketing 101. In it, he leads off…
Local Search + Social Networking
In the article: Socially Networked Start-Ups Challenge Big Boys in Local Search, Pamela Parker takes a look at three new local search/social networking databases.…
More Google Desktop Privacy Worries & A Microsofty’s Fear
Another Google Desktop security issue to consider. I was forwarded a note of shock about someone who used Google Desktop and found it was…
Executive Director Compensation Ends For SEMPO President
Want to know what SEMPO’s board of directors discusses? A new area has just opened up on the site, with official minutes of the…
Free Copies Of X1 Desktop Search Going Fast
Idealab’s given Jason Calacanis 100 free copies to the X1 desktop search tool to give away to his readers. Want a copy? Visit his…
Search Is An Overall Marketing Thing
Bob Heyman, with the title of Chief Search Officer that I’ve never seen before, argues that search needs to be considered as part of…
Customer Targeting In SEM
Kevin Lee looks at how customer segmentation can be applied to search engine marketing: Connect With Customer Segments in Search from ClickZ. Can you…
More On Google & Other Desktop Search Stuff
Below, some assorted reports and comments on Google’s new desktop search tool and other similar tools. They cover: a workaround for getting Firefox data…
Link Building Articles
Compilation of articles on from Search Engine Watch and across the web on how search engines use links to influence search results and how…
Google Desktop Search Becomes Reality
A rumored Google tool to search your computer’s desktop became a reality today, a free download available from the new Google Desktop Search site.…
Local Search With Yelp!
A new “collaborative” local search product backed by one of the co-founders of PayPal called Yelp is now online. It allows you to search…
GuruNet: Another Search Related IPO
GuruNet, the useful “answer engine” and search utility began trading on the AMEX yesterday. Details in this story from Israel’s Haaretz.com: GuruNet launches on…
Job Recruiters & Searching Your Shadow Resume
Recruiters Use Google To Screen Job Applicants from the Wall Street Journal looks at how web searching could hurt the chances of some seeking…
Another Push For Candidates To Buy Search; Dean On Yahoo
Via John Battelle, Google for President from Slate is another take on the idea that political candidates should be making use of search advertising.…
Roll Your Own Yahoo Specialty Search Engine
Nice from Tara Calishain: Searchroller For Yahoo. Want to make a subject-specific search engine that brings back results from only certain web sites? This…
A Closer Look At Privacy & Desktop Search
A new era of desktop search is being ushered in. With it comes some new issues about search privacy. If you've protected your data…
Google Desktop Search Launched
Google has released a new Google Desktop Search tool today that allows people to scan their computers for information in the same way they…
Google Wants to Enhance Your Browsing Experience
Sergey Brin makes a couple of comments about Google and web browsers. “There has been much speculation. But our work is focussed on improving…