Searching for a Faithful Companion
Browser companions promise welcome relief from information overload - that is, until the companies offering them change business models or go out of business entirely.
View ArticleHitting the Links at Researchville
Researchville is a hybrid search site that allows you to enter your query once and sets you up to get results from more than 650 sites, including more than 550 newspapers.
View ArticleGuruNet: A Handy Information Magnet
Need a quick fact, or a simple answer to a question? Forget search engines: GuruNet brings you the information you need while you're working with any application running on your computer.
View ArticleMore Yahoo Search Shortcuts
Yahoo has rolled out several new search shortcuts, continuing the trend also in play at Google and Ask Jeeves to make ready reference information even easier to find.
View ArticleSearch Engine Milestones for July 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
View ArticleGooglePedia? Google Wants to Help the Wikipedia
provides material from the Columbia Encyclopedia on a serp when a shortcut (the word "facts") begins the query string. The new MSN engine offers "direct answers" powered with material from Microsoft's...
View ArticleJust the Facts, Please
While the major search engines continue to dabble with shortcuts to reference sources, Wikipedia and Answers.com have quietly evolved into two of the most comprehensive online search resources for...
View ArticleWikipedia Gets Support from Yahoo
Presently, a shortcut provides content from the Columbia Encyclopedia directly onto the results page. More Yahoo mojo? We read a few weeks ago about how Google might help the Wikipedia by providing...
View ArticleGoogle Launches Q&A Service, Answers Directly on Results Pages
Here's an example of Yahoo offering info from the Columbia Encyclopedia about the subject of television. Today, Google joins other search providers by offering answers (they're calling it Google...
View ArticleSearch & Portal Features Charted
FYI, Yahoo did do a partnership with Wikipedia, but looking today, that seems to have ended, with the Columbia Encyclopedia being used instead. An encyclopedia partnership? Google kind of has that...
View ArticleAsk Loses Jeeves, Gains New Features
The butler has gone into retirement, and Ask.com now sports a crisp new look with a number of impressive new features.
View ArticleWhere the Influencers Roam
Examples include InfoUSA business listings via Citysearch.com; or Columbia Encyclopedia reference from Answers.com or Infoplease.com. While getting the most buzz, “YOU” are not the only influencer out...
View ArticleGoogle Road Kill: Will the Pulitzer Prize Live to Be 100?
On the 92nd anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize, prizewinners and publishers are fiddling while the newspaper industry is burning.
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