Search engines are changing every day, and it pays to keep up with the latest innovations in search technology. Of course, learning the basics of search engines is a must, and where better than Search Engine Watch? Yesterday’s SearchDay provides a guide to Search Engines 101.
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Changes over at Ixquick
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And while you’re learning more about search skills…
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…learn more about the language of search engines. This article from Law.com provides a nice set of definitions of words like Boolean, Fuzzy Search, and Stemming, which links to other sites that can help you out.
Inside Google’s Success
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Fast Company has a long, interesting report on How Google Grows….and Grows…..and Grows.
De-Google yourself
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Tired of being Googled? Christina Buu-Hoan offers some tips on creating a Google-free space online.
Good luck with that. (Via Search Engine Blog)
Image search engines reviewed
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TASI, the Technical Advisory Service for Images, has a nice review of image search engines. If you need to perform a search for images, this report will give you some good guidance on the best tools to use.
World’s largest online library
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Well, that’s what the directors of the new Alexandria Library want to create. With new software, the project will link digital archives around the world, with the goal to make virtually all the world’s books available at a single mouse click. Good luck with that. Seriously, this is a terrific (and long overdue) concept,…
Stores should take a clue from Google
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A new study reports that about two-thirds of online stores have ineffective search engines, which of course is bad for business. On the other hand, just use Froogle to search online stores, and skip the store engines entirely.
The Overture power play, Part II
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Last week I mentioned web advertising giant Overture’s purchase of search engine AltaVista. Apparently one search engine was not enough. This week, Overture is purchasing search services from FAST Search, which runs the terrific AllTheWeb search engine. Overture now owns two of the better search resources on the Internet — big news indeed.
January Zeitgeist available
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If you’re interested in what other people are searching for, January’s Google Zeitgeist is out. And just in case you were wondering, searches for “Joe Millionaire” outnumbered searches for the “Bachelorette” 9 to 1.