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May. 7, 2008 at 10:17am by Danny Sullivan
From My Inbox: Some Search Tools To Checkout
After Yahoo-Microsoft madness, a bit of a lull. So I'm cleaning out my inbox and wanted to mention a few items that might be of interest. Below, a way to quickly search blogs & social media sites all at once, a new video search tool, a study into automatic search...
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Apr. 20, 2008 at 9:14am by Greg Sterling
"Browser Search Engine" ChunkIt Launches
On Friday ChunkIt launched in a private beta. ChunkIt is a search download that sits on top of existing results and enables users to preview them before clicking. Relevant "chunks" of content are called out in a separate pane that splits the screen between the engine and the ChunkIt page....
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 6:18pm by Danny Sullivan
Cuill Gets $25 Million In VC Funding
Cuill, the stealth search startup backed by former Google, AltaVista, and IBM search experts, has completed a second round of funding to the tune of $25 million. The round was led by Madrone Capital Partners and follows on a first round of $8 million from Tugboat Ventures and Greylock Partners....
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 10:00am by Greg Sterling
Hakia Goes For "Quality" Over "Popularity"
If Hakia were using an automotive analogy, the site might be saying to Google, "We're BMW, you're Chevrolet." The Hakia blog explains how the engine is taking a "quality" approach, trying to assess the credibility of sites in ranking them, together with the help of professional librarians. Hakia specifically discusses...
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Apr. 11, 2008 at 10:37am by Greg Sterling
Speculating About The Visual Future Of Search Results
Danny has written extensively about the past and potential future of search. And this past year we saw the introduction of "blended" or "universal" search. Among other developments, search results became much more "multi-media" and visual. In particular, video became part of organic and, most recently, paid search results. Accordingly,...
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Apr. 10, 2008 at 9:36am by Greg Sterling
IAC To Launch Startups, Take A Demographic Approach To Search
The Wall Street Journal reports that IAC, parent of Ask, is preparing to launch a number of startups after its spin off of some of its traditional media properties. Among the new sites is RushmoreDrive, a niche search engine targeting African Americans. What's interesting is its demographic approach to search....
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Feb. 25, 2008 at 8:09am by Barry Schwartz
Hackers Launch Goolag: A Google Vulnerability Scanner
Hackers turn Google into vulnerability scanner from Techworld reports a group of hackers named Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) launched a search tool powered by Google to help see if your sites are vulnerable to a hacking attempt. The tool is named Goolag, and by typing in a domain...
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Jan. 3, 2008 at 8:40am by Danny Sullivan
The Google Challengers: 2008 Edition
Rich Skrenta -- who, aside from creating the first computer virus, is more notable to search as a cofounder of the Open Directory Project and the Topix news search engine -- has announced he's founded a search start-up. A stealth one, as TechCrunch puts it. Don't we already have several...
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Dec. 24, 2007 at 8:39am by Danny Sullivan
Instructions On Tracking Santa With NORAD & Google: The 2007 Edition
I'm a serious Santa Claus tracker. When I was a kid, I used to get Santa updates from NORAD (the US missile tracking people) via the radio. As an adult, I've long used the NORAD Tracks Santa web site to keep up with St. Nick, Father Christmas, or whatever...
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Dec. 1, 2007 at 1:11pm by Danny Sullivan
Tracking Santa: NORAD & Google Team Up For Christmas
Every year, I enjoy helping my kids track the approach of Santa Claus through the NORAD site, as I've written about before. This year, Google's getting in on the action. You'll be able to track Santa in Google Earth on Christmas Eve with the help of a special file....
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Nov. 15, 2007 at 1:19pm by Barry Schwartz
Robots.txt Study Shows Webmasters Favor Google; BotSeer Robots.txt Search Engine Released
The Pennsylvania State University conducted a study that showed webmasters favored Google over other search engines in terms of allowing access to their web sites. An associated BotSeer search engine that allows searching across a collection of robots.txt files was also released....
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Oct. 31, 2007 at 8:00pm by Vanessa Fox
Social Networking Through Search: Hakia Helps You Meet Others
Hakia, a natural language search engine, has just added a new spin to search: social networking. Their new Meet Others feature lets you connect with others who are searching for the same things you are. Since Hakia processes queries differently than old school search engines such as Google, you aren't...
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Sep. 6, 2007 at 7:12pm by Greg Sterling
LookSmart CTO Resigns
A couple of months after LookSmart CEO David Hills resigned, the company's CTO, Michael Grubb, announced his resignation, effective September 7, 2007. Here's the statement from the SEC 8-K filing:On August 31, 2007, Michael Grubb, Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Technology Officer of LookSmart, Ltd. (the “Company”), notified the...
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Aug. 24, 2007 at 12:30pm by Barry Schwartz
Accoona's IPO Backfires, Again
Web search IPO stalls on underwriter doubts from CNN Money reports that Accoona's expected $80.5 million IPO has failed due to their underwriter backing out. Maxim Group, their underwriter, backed out after completing an in-depth review of the company. The New York Times reported Edward L. Rose, the firm’s vice...
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Aug. 17, 2007 at 8:28am by Barry Schwartz
Fast Search To Fire 148 Employees
Fast Search & Transfer lets go of 148 employees from Pandia reports that Fast Search and Transfer will be letting 148 employees go this year. The employees who are being fired are reportedly being compensated for the downsizing. Fast Search & Transfer have reportedly hired 400 employees in 2006 and...
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Aug. 8, 2007 at 11:24am by Greg Sterling
FAST Misses Q2 Revenues, Changes Accounting Practices
FAST Search & Transfer said that Q2 earnings were off based largely on a change in accounting practices. The company had formerly booked MOUs (memoranda of understanding) as revenue and that practice has been eliminated. We were informed but have been unable to substantiate that the company's accounting practices are...
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Aug. 6, 2007 at 10:35am by Barry Schwartz
Accoona Files For $80.5 Million IPO
Via PaidContent.org, Accoona Files for IPO from the Associated Press reports that Accoona has filed to go public, with an estimated IPO price of $80.5 million. Accoona hopes to list their stock as “ACNA" on the NASDAQ. The AP reports Accoona's three business lines as online-lead generation, an online search...
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Aug. 2, 2007 at 7:52am by Barry Schwartz
LookSmart CEO David Hills Resigns
A recent SEC filing reports that LookSmart CEO David Hill announced his resignation on July 26th, to be effective as of yesterday. LookSmart swiftly appointed Edward F. West, the current chair of its board of directors, to take over for the time being....
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Jul. 23, 2007 at 2:46pm by Gary Price
Of Permanent Value: Archiving The Web
I love working for Ask.com as Director of Online Information Resources and also compiling and editing ResourceShelf and DocuTicker. Yes, it's a busy life but I'm very fortunate to do what I love and even get paid for it. The challenge, as least as I see it, is writing...
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Jun. 25, 2007 at 9:10am by Barry Schwartz
Google's Human Touch
The Human Touch That May Loosen Google’s Grip from the New York Times questions whether Google's use of algorithms and computers to compile search results might lead to its demise in the future....
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Jun. 20, 2007 at 2:57pm by Danny Sullivan
This July: Try Google-Free Fridays!
Back in 2002, I called Google the "Marcia Brady" of search. Fans of the Brady Bunch know that Marcia was one of six children, and middle daughter Jan felt Marcia got all the attention. "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," she'd often complain, just as today, it often seems to be "Google, Google,...
