A number of months ago, Amazon introduced its new A9 search engine, dubbed as a potential “Google killer.” After a few days the buzz about A9 went away, and we didn’t really hear about it any more. Until yesterday, that is. A9 has unveiled a new version of A9, and I have to admit it’s
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Google’s local search gets better
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Awhile back I mentioned that I liked Yahoo’s local search better than the service being offered by Google. Well, Google must have heard something, because it has improved the interface of its search results. The maps are now being displayed on the search results page, and it’s a cleaner interface. The results seem to…
The (last) month in search engines
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Chris Sherman’s Search Engine Milestones for August 2004 is already up, for those of you who missed the major search engine news last month.
Copernic: Looking Within
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines, Software
Copernic, which has previously been known for its meta-search tool and meta toolbar, is turning inward with its Copernic Desktop Search, a product that will index and search your computer for files. Best of all, it’s free! Gary Price has a review at SearchDay.
New search tools at Lycos
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Lycos has rolled out some new search tools, as reviewed by Chris Sherman. I agree with Chris that the PeopleSearch looks a lot like other people finders on the Internet. I also agree that the Lycos Discussion Search is pretty cool. It searches the Yahoo and MSN discussion groups, as well as other sites where…
The Engine of Possibility has a Blog
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Search Engines
Since the folks over at Google have had a blog for some time (which doesn’t get updated all that often), Yahoo just couldn’t be left behind. So Wednesday the search engine debuted its Yahoo Search Blog, to provide “a look inside the world of search from the people of Yahoo!” Let’s see if they…
The month in search engines
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Miss any of the July search engine news? Chris Sherman recaps the highlights in Search Engine Milestones for July 2004 (the title says August, but it’s really July).
Searching in your own backyard
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search
I need a new suitcase. While I know of a great luggage store on the other side of town, I’d rather find a place closer to home. I just don’t know of any luggage stores in the neighborhood. Enter local search, which along with search personalization is the hot new search idea. Google has been…
Updating the News
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Information Quality
One of the great things about the Internet is that information can be published to the entire world in a relatively short period of time. You would think that news organizations would be all over this, providing up-to-the-minute news on their sites. However, a recent study at UT-Austin shows that many news sites only update…
Browse by keyword, courtesy of Google
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Google has added a new feature to its toolbar that allows the user to navigate the Web by typing in a name rather than a URL. The update will be uploaded automatically to all users, but as of yesterday not everyone had been updated. Search Engine Watch has more.