John Battelle.
Two Thumbs Up for Battelle’s The Search
John Battelle’s book The Search has finally been published, and it was worth the wait. Combining a history of the search industry…
Search as the New Great Game
In years past, major powers struggled to win the hearts and minds of people by maneuvering in what Kipling called 'the great…
Opening Day In Microsoft-Google Fight Over Kai-Fu Fee
Courtroom showdown for Microsoft and Google from News.com covers the opening arguments in this week’s court fight over whether Google China chief…
Revisiting Technorati’s Blog Finder & Listing Issues
A look at Technorati's new Blog Finder service and how blog owners an improve the odds of being found within it.
“I’m Going To F*king Kill Google” – Alleged Ballmer Temper Tantrum
The Microsoft-Google fight over Dr. Kai-Fu Lee takes another bizarre turn as allegations are levied in court documents that Microsoft CEO Steve…
More On The Index Size Debate
I wrote earlier of the dispute over index size between Google and Yahoo in my Screw Size! I Dare Google & Yahoo…
Daily SearchCast, Aug. 17, 2005: Yahoo Local Upgrades, Finding Classified Ads, Yahoo & Google Tie In Satisfaction And More
Today’s search podcast covers Yahoo Local getting enhanced with new city data and user reviews, using Oodle to find classifed from across…
Battelle Excerpt: Google Goes Public
Second Book Excerpt: Google Goes Public is the latest excerpt from The Search that John Battelle has posted on his blog, from…
Is the Butler Licensing Some Technology from Looksmart?
Search gumshoe (-: John Battelle has done some url detective work and hypothesizes that Ask Jeeves is licensing some Looksmart technology for…
Google’s Brin On Keeping The Googlers Happy
Can Google Stay Google? from Fast Company, spotted via John Battelle, does the usual "can they stay ahead" type of thing we’ve…