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New Web Engine From China Now Online
Word that Chinese portal provider Sina has launched a new search engine named iAsk. According to an AFX story the engine was developed internally…
Topix.net Expands to Canada
Just in time for Canada Day, Topix.net, has expanded their service to Canada. Beginning today, Topix now offers a news page for…
Hitwise Search Engine Ratings: May 2005
May 2005 Hitwise ratings for search engines, showing which search engines are most popular, based on visits.
Ask Jeeves Names Online Compliance Officer
Today, Ask Jeeves appointed Steven Pickering to the newly created position of Online Compliance Officer. [Pickering] will focus primarily on overseeing the…
Ballmer: We’ll Catch Google In Relevancy In 6 Months
We’ve had Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer make jabs at Google before. However, ZDNet Australia article Google in sight as Ballmer vows .NET…
Rating Search Engines By Playing Trivial Pursuit
We’ve written many times about how search engines are moving to presenting direct answers in response to some questions. Trivia Stump Smart…
MSN Search Gets Neural Net/RankNet Technology & (Potentially) Awesome New Search Commands
Local, Relevance, and Japan! from the MSN Search WebLog talks about MSN Search using a new relevancy ranking system based on "Neural…
Special Father’s Day Logos at Ask Jeeves and Google
In honor of Father’s Day, Ask Jeeves and Google have special holiday logos online today.
CNET Compares Nine Web Engines
Ben Patterson from CNET has written reviews of nine web search engines along with putting together a chart that lists various features.…
Should Google Sitemaps Take Pings? How About More General Compatibility Generally?
Jeremy Zawodny says he’s scratching his head over the new Google Sitemaps system and wondering why Google doesn’t adopt a ping-based page…