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Yahoo tests blog search tool
News Google introduced blog search about a month ago, and last week it began a public test of a news reader service that lets users subscribe to headlines from blogs and news sites. They may also find relevant material from Web sites they've marked as...
[October 11, 2005, 9:40]
The importance of content.
Blog Many sites have not added content to their sites in the last 3 or 4 years. They would argue that the content is evergreen and therefore still relevant, but from a search engine and a user perspective, it is neither fresh, nor changing enough to...
[October 13, 2008, 12:55]
NTT joins Web services directory effort
News Because all five companies' Web sites will be connected, businesses will be able to search and register with the Web directory by entering any of the sites. The company joins Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Hewlett-Packard, which already maintain public...
[January 21, 2002, 10:14]
Adware company loses its links
News To preserve the accuracy and quality of our search results, Google may permanently ban from our index any sites or site authors that engage in cloaking to distort their search rankings. His investigation found that WhenU created Web pages that...
[May 14, 2004, 13:00]
Google launches music search
News Google also will provide snippets of reviews from sites on the Web and links to those sites. Google on Thursday launched a new service intended to give searchers fast links to song lyrics, musical artists and CD titles on the main search results page.
[December 16, 2005, 10:15]
Music industry sues students over piracy
News Phynd is a generic search engine technology that lets users configure it to search whatever they want, including FTP sites, Web sites or local files such as those found on a college network. The recording industry has stepped up its campaign...
[April 4, 2003, 8:01]
Yahoo! tests new search layout
News When Web surfers visit sites that host Overture results and click on the links, advertisers pay the company a price per click, and the company in turn shares that revenue with its distribution partners.
[February 5, 2003, 8:13]
Netscape 7.0 review
Reviews This feature is perfect for modern surfers who routinely visit many different sites, such as search engines and online brokers, during one session. Although tabs and group bookmarks might seem like minor changes, they make it much easier to browse...
[August 30, 2002, 7:59]
Google misses profits target
News Almost all of Google's revenue comes from advertisements that appear on search result pages and on partner Web sites. Advertising on Google-owned sites generated 57 percent of total revenue, while partner sites generated 42 percent.
[February 1, 2006, 11:20]
New tools for Google Desktop
News The social search service lets self-described experts in a field label or tag Web sites that Google will then include on the main search page. Users searching for "malaria" will then be given the option to refine their search by "causes and...
[May 11, 2006, 9:05]
Google reassures users after AOL mishap
News The good news about these sites is that they're not in the first page (of search results and that) the number of crazy people is small," he said. The chief executive complained about Web sites that publish sensitive data, such as anti-abortion...
[August 10, 2006, 9:05]
Searching for a safe ride on the tiger
Leader On Wednesday the search giant launched a Chinese version of it site at Google.cn which will not link to certain sites that do not adhere to "local law, regulation or policy". The search firm appears to have learnt some lessons from Microsoft and...
[January 25, 2006, 13:05]
India portal Rediff.com branches out
News Commercial search is low in India" because of the dearth of business Web sites, he said. The site, which will be opened up for a wider release in three to four weeks, will be particularly useful for getting recommendations for small businesses...
[June 23, 2005, 11:40]
Compaq to spin off AltaVista
News While AltaVista has gained popularity as a search engine, its has never had as much success in the consumer markets as some of the other portal sites like Yahoo Inc. The $220m Shopping.com acquisition was intended to increase the site's e-commerce...
[January 26, 1999, 14:23]
Google protects its search results
News Much of the conflict to date has raged over search engine optimisation services and software that explicitly aims to push certain Web sites up the rankings for specific key words. Since Google's search method automatically indexes billions of Web...
[April 16, 2002, 14:47]
Jesse Berst: MSN takes another swing at Web
News Next it launched a series of content/commerce sites. New sites. MSN.com relaunches in November with search-inspired content features, zip code personalisation and improved integration of email and instant messaging.
[September 24, 1999, 9:57]
Novell's Schmidt joins Google at critical time
News Founded in 1998, Google has gained popularity primarily through word of mouth for its no-nonsense search technology, which ranks its results based on how many sites link to a particular site. For example, a search for "real estate" results in a...
[March 27, 2001, 9:13]
Video Download Toolbar
Downloads The best videos from the most popular Web sites as YouTube, Google, MySpace, IFilm, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Break, blip.tv, vidiLife, CollegeHumor, Sike, CurrentTV, directly to your computer in the easiest way.
[December 2, 2009, 3:28]
Ford may find that porn sticks around
News It is far easier to monitor email traffic and Internet sites visited in real time than to clean existing content on hard drives. Automated filtering technology is seen to be the solution, together with lists of sites that are forbidden.
[March 7, 2002, 14:15]
Porn site veterans vow to clean house
News Porn sites also play dirty tricks on the search engines. They say email sleaze-entrepreneurs and thousands of money-hungry porn sites are making everything from bestiality to kiddy porn available to anyone, including children.
[August 4, 2000, 16:20]
