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Lycos Offers “Second Opinion” Search Results

Lycos is rolling out a new utility that automatically displays Lycos search results in a side panel next to search results from Google, Yahoo…

By Chris Sherman · 20 Jul 2003

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Yahoo! and Your Personal Information

Yahoo's public records search offers very basic information, but for a fee, you might be surprised at all of the information about yourself that…

By Chris Sherman · 16 Jul 2003

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The Search Engine Update – Number 153

This issue looks at Yahoo's offer to buy Overture, answers reader questions recaps top search engine stories from early July 2003.

By Danny Sullivan · 15 Jul 2003

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Reader Q&A: July 2003

Answers to questions from Search Engine Watch readers.

By Danny Sullivan · 15 Jul 2003

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Optimizing Keywords for Search Engines

New to search engine optimization? Here's how to get started with selecting the most search engine friendly keywords and phrases that can help visitors…

By Andy Beal · 15 Jul 2003

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Yahoo To Buy Overture

Yahoo is to acquire Overture by the end of 2003, in a move that has repercussions throughout the search landscape.

By Danny Sullivan · 14 Jul 2003

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Measuring Search Engine Marketing ROI

Spending on search engine marketing is rising dramatically, yet surprisingly few companies are measuring the effectiveness of their campaigns.

By Chris Sherman · 13 Jul 2003

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The Internet Under Surveillance

One of the key architects of the Internet is calling for users to exercise 'due diligence' to assure that governments do not censor information…

By Chris Sherman · 09 Jul 2003

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How to Build Your Own Search Engine

Want a detailed glimpse into the black boxes we call search engines? Mining the Web is a textbook that discusses everything from building your…

By Chris Sherman · 08 Jul 2003

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Power Searching with Vivisimo

Vivisimo is a capable metasearch engine, serving results from multiple engines simultaneously. Dig a bit deeper and you'll find some powerful, unique features not…

By Chris Sherman · 07 Jul 2003

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Online Before the Internet

Most people think the word 'online' means the Internet. But there was an 'online' before the Internet, and some early pioneers have published a…

By Chris Sherman · 06 Jul 2003

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Overture’s Content Match Takes On Google’s Contextual Ads

Overture finally unveiled its contextual ads program, called Content Match, officially this week. The program places Overture's paid listings on web pages, rather than…

By Danny Sullivan · 01 Jul 2003

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Search Engine Milestones for June 2003

Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.

By Chris Sherman · 30 Jun 2003

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The Search Engine Update – Number 152

This issue looks at MSN Search building its own crawler and recaps top search engine stories from late June 2003.

By Danny Sullivan · 30 Jun 2003

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Microsoft’s MSN Search To Build Crawler-Based Search Engine

Microsoft's MSN Search is still determining how it will evolve, but a key feature is running its own crawler-based search engine in house.

By Danny Sullivan · 30 Jun 2003

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Google Releases Updated Search Toolbar

Google has released an updated version of its popular toolbar, offering several new useful functions unrelated to search.

By Chris Sherman · 29 Jun 2003

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A Gaggle of Search Engine Toolbars

Wrapping up search engine toolbar week, here's are brief looks at toolbars offered by smaller firms not associated with the larger search engines.

By Chris Sherman · 25 Jun 2003

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Dogpile’s Toolbar Fetches More than Search Engine Results

The Dogpile toolbar consolidates a variety of useful web and specialized searches into a single, easy to use interface.

By Chris Sherman · 24 Jun 2003

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HotBot’s Swiss Army Knife Deskbar

HotBot today is releasing its Quick-Search Deskbar, which not only provides instant access to the search engine, but is jam-packed with other useful tools…

By Chris Sherman · 23 Jun 2003

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Search Engine Toolbar Week!

This week, both InfoSpace and Lycos are introducing search toolbars, making it easier than ever to locate information both on the web and residing…

By Chris Sherman · 22 Jun 2003