High rankings in search queries doesn’t just apply to traditional search engines. People who post on sites like eBay and Monster also want to make sure that their listings make it to the top of the list.
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Teoma unveils advanced search options
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
Actually, Teoma announced its advanced search options last November, but the search engine has now gotten around to creating anadvanced search form.
It’s hard to stay #1 forever…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
Sure, Google’s the hottest search engine going these days. But can it last? BusinessWeek Online reports on Google’s gaggle of problems.
Another reason why it’s called the “Web”
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Yesterday’s SearchDay reports on the TouchGraph Googlebrowser — it’s a neat tool that allows you to “see” what the Web looks like to a search engine. It also shows how sites are related to one another, a la Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. You’ll have to download a Java plug-in to view the Googlebrowser.
Search Tips from Pandia
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Pandia Search Central offers this short and easy search engine tutorial — it’s a nice run-down of search tips for the new researcher, and a good refresher course for the rest of us.
Top 10 Myth-takes in thinking about Google
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
SitePoint provides a nice article on the Top 10 Google Myths — most of it is heavy on Google’s PageRank feature.
Yahoo! to purchase Inktomi
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Very interesting……Yahoo! will purchase search engine specialist Inktomi for $237 million. I guess Yahoo! doesn’t want to play with Google anymore…
HotBot makes a comeback
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
HotBot, a search engine that doesn’t get much play on this website, relaunched this week, this time with the power searcher in mind. It’s essentially a front-end for FAST Search, Google, Inktomi, and Teoma, and it allows you to quickly compare search results between those four engines. You also have access to the Advanced…
Just in time for Christmas
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? If not, maybe Froogle can help. Yep, it’s another service from Google, and it purports to offer “All the World’s Products in One Place.” I searched for the Garmin V GPS system I have been craving, and it found a price way less than I had previously
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Today’s Google Trifecta
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Google Labs is at it again. First up is the Google Viewer — this is Google’s version of the Preview function found in other search engines. When your search results appear, they immediately begin cycling as part of a slide show; you can set the speed yourself. Next is Google Webquotes. Just plug in your…