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Google Testing Images On Web Results Pages
Philipp over at Google Blogoscoped points out that Google is testing placing few thumbnail images from their image database at the top…
MSN Launches a Search Wiki
This afternoon and just in time for the holidays, let’s say hello to the MSN Search Wiki. The new wiki is another…
Happy Belated Birthday to AltaVista
A bit of web search history! Last week, December 15th to be precise, was the ninth anniversary of AltaVista’s launch. + In…
Yahoo and Verity Announce Partnership
Some news that spans the enterprise and web search worlds. It’s also another example of the increasing importance of federated search tools.…
Getting Closer to the Searcher
BBC Online takes a look at My Ask Jeeves (just launched on Jeeves UK) and Blinkx in the article: Search sites get…
Rating Search Engine Disclosure Practices
Which search engines are adequately disclosing their paid placement and paid inclusion practices? Which ones are failing to do so? A new…
Findory Begins Personalizing Web Search Results
Since launching in early 2004, Findory has focused on “personalizing” news and blog content. However, as of this week, Findory is beginning…
Google Scholar Offers Access To Academic Information
Google has launched a new Google Scholar search service, providing the ability to search for scholarly literature located from across the web.
Let’s Talk Mooter
Here’s a web search tool we haven’t heard from in a long time, Australia’s Mooter. In: Searching your thoughts, from Red Herring,…
AOL Joins Search Shortcuts Game
News.com reports that AOL Search is joining the search shortcuts game with the release of AOL Snapshots. Gerry Campbell, vice president and…