Greg Notess at Search Engine Showdown has an interesting article on working with Google’s cache. The Google Cache can definitely help you find Web pages that are no longer available — if you know how to use it.
Search Engines
Your Google Doppelganger
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines, Web and Online Culture
Proof that Google is permeating our national culture — the New Yorker has another cartoon on the search engine.
2002 Search Engine Awards announced
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Search Engine Watch presents the winners in its 2002 Search Engine Watch Awards. As expected, the monopolist Google (see below) was the big winner.
The Google-opoly among us
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet and Technology Law, Search Engines
Dahlia Lithwick of Slate Magazine discusses, in the context of the SearchKing lawsuit, how Google has become a monopoly in the Internet search world.
Debating the ethics of “Googling”
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines, Web and Online Culture
The New York Times’ Ethicist column discusses the pros and cons of “Googling” the man you just went on a date with. We’ve all done it — haven’t we?
If size matters to you…
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Search Engines
If you want to check out the size of your weblog, try the Webpage Size Checker from Search Engine Watch.
It’s tough getting to the top
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
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.
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.