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The Traveler and Search Engines
Search Leads Travelers to Destinations Source: Clickz Search engines play prominently in travel planning, particularly for affluent Internet users. A joint study by Thomas,…
Gmail Hacks
Google’s Gmail inspires imaginative ‘hacks’ Source: New Scientist >From the article, “…Gmail’s copious storage space has inspired a number of programmers to come up…
Stolen Credit Card Numbers in Web Engines
Google Search Reveals Credit-Card Numbers Source: NewsFactor Although the headline of this story mentions only Google containing this type of info in their database,…
Blinkx Continues To Get Attention
David vs. Goliath… vs. Goliath: Blinkx and the Future of Search Source: Media Post More positive press for Blinkx. Gord Hotchkiss concludes his article…
FindWhat Announces New Distribution Deal
>From the announcement, “Under the terms of the exclusive distribution agreement, FindWhat.com will supply Bizjournals.com and each of its 41 local metropolitan business news…
Campaign Fact Check Search Engine
Are US election candidates and those on their behalf telling the truth or bending it in the claims they make. FactCheck.org is a non-profit,…
Comparison Shopping US Candidates
USC’s Center For E-Government has dumped a variety of statistics into PriceGrabber’s shopping search engine format, letting you comparison shop among the candidates in…
Google Stock Survives First Big Test
Overture’s stock price, especially in the year before it was purchased by Yahoo, went up and down like a yo-yo. Google might gain a…
Welcome To The Search Engine Watch Blog
Our Search Engine Watch Blog is now live, and we hope you’ll enjoy this new way for us to communicate about search engines. The…
Happy Birthday to The Lycos 50!
The always interesting and informative Lycos 50 list is celebrating its fifth birthday.
SEM and Reputation
The headline of this Netimperative article says it all, “Screwed by search marketing firms?” Mike Grehan provides an overview of several popular topics in…
Feedster and Eurekster Get Together
A news release informs us that Eurekster is now offering rss/blog searching powered by Feedster.
Why We Went With Movable Type
For the technical folks wondering, we’ve gone with Movable Type software for our blog. I know, that’s somewhat ironic for a site that covers…
Search Engine Watch Blog Opens
Search Engine Watch gains a blog, as a new method of better speading news and information about search engines to readers.
Gmail Invites as Phishing Bait
Scammers use Gmail invite as phishing hook Source: News.com Looks like some scam artists are using the allure of Gmail as bait in a…
Comparisons with TiVo
Seems like comparing web search tools to TiVo is getting hot. (-: Today, Chris reviews a, “search toolbar, an RSS reader, online bookmark manager…
Dogpiles You Want To Step In
I couldn’t resist adding on to what Gary blogged about Dogpile changing its name in the UK. The article he mentions references that Dogpile…
Amazon’s a9 Launches
The press is buzzing today with news of the launch of Amazon’s a9 search product. Battelle offers an overview. You’ll also find stories in…
A New Name for Dogpile in the UK and Europe
Dogpile fetches new name Source: PC Pro The UK and European versions have been renamed WebFetch. Woof woof!
FindWhat Launches Pay-Per-Call Ad Program
FindWhat Launches Online/Offline Performance-Based Ads Source: Clickz >From the article, “As with FindWhat.com’s pay-per-click service, advertisers bid for placement in search results which are…