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PC Magazine
February 2, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
A9.com Maps (beta) A9.com Maps, still in beta, gives users an innovative, street-level view of the sites they're looking for.   |
Search Engine Watch
January 27, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Amazon's A9 Launches Visual Yellow Pages This new nationwide yellow pages directory comes with a twist--thumbnail images of business storefronts that let you take a virtual walk through the streets of 10 major U.S. cities. |
Inc.
April 2005 |
A New Way to Find Small Businesses Amazon's A9 Yellow Pages provide small companies with a new way to be found on the Internet. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2004
Pamela Parker |
Amazon Adds Search to E-Commerce The industry's newest search player mixes customer information from its online store into the search results and begins to explore the boundaries of personalization. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
Mapping Goes Local New local search services combine the search functionality of yellow-page sites, the cartographic abilities of the best mapping services, and a healthy dose of business and restaurant reviews provided by the locals themselves. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2005
Tim Gray |
Yahoo Sending Search From PC to Phone Yahoo has rolled out a new tool that allows users to forward search information to their mobile phones. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
A9.com's Streetwise Searches Amazon.com brings maps to life with street-level searches. |
Information Today
Barbara Quint |
Amazon Introduces New Web Search Engine Amazon.com's technical research subsidiary, A9, has released a new search engine that combines Google searching of the Web with searches of Amazon's own full-text collection of books and site information from Amazon's Alexa service. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Sinks A9 Amazon.com strips its search engine of local color and personality. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Is Amazon's A9 Benign? Search junkies can be psyched for a cool site, but will some features backfire? |
Search Engine Watch
April 21, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Blending the Best of Google and Amazon Amazon.com subsidiary A9 goes beyond Google, offering a number of unique options, including some very cool personalization features. |
Search Engine Watch
August 3, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Targets Google, Yellow Pages with New Local Search Yahoo has rolled out a feature-laden beta version of its local search service, sharply upping the ante in the rapidly evolving local search sweepstakes. |
InternetNews
July 25, 2005
Tim Gray |
Microsoft Debuts Street-Level Search Much like Google Earth, the MSN tool provides detailed street-level maps and point-of-interest information. The MSN product is currently limited to the United States. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Ask Jeeves Shapes Up Ask.com is the newest search engine to dish up new features. But investors should realize there is still risk attached to the company as the search industry continues to evolve. |
ONLINE
Mar/Apr 2006
Greg R. Notess |
On The Net - Tracking Your Search History Commercial databases and traditional online systems have offered a search history feature for decades. Web search engines are finally catching up. The options vary greatly among them, but all raise a number of privacy issues. |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
Yahoo's Search Engine Continues Evolving A new page dedicated just to Yahoo Search has been added, allowing those who want to bypass all the Yahoo portal and network information that crowds the regular Yahoo home page. The Yahoo Search page presents a Google-like pure search face to the world. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2005
Tim Gray |
Google Maps Local Search Game Google Maps enables users in the United States and Canada to find location information, navigate maps and get directions to neighborhood businesses. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Google Maps' New Direction Investors may wonder how Google will make money from maps. Two words: local advertising. |
PC Magazine
August 1, 2007
Lance Ulanoff |
Google Is Watching You Google is taking 360-degree images of major cities across the U.S. and tying them together with its Google Maps service. In some of the photos, you can make out faces, license plates, and more. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
More Next-Door Search Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves get even more local. |
ONLINE
May/Jun 2005
Greg R. Notess |
Searching Books Between the Covers When and how to use Google and Amazon for full text book searches. Also, a comparison of the two resources reveals inconsistency with both. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon's Holiday Pi The Internet giant offers A9.com-related discounts to its customers once again. Is there real potential for A9.com to skirmish with Yahoo! and Microsoft? |
Information Today
March 28, 2005
Richard W. Wiggins |
Amazon's New OpenSearch Enables Search Syndication Announcing the new service at a technology conference, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said vertical search service will do for search what RSS has done for content. |
Search Engine Watch
February 10, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Visualizing Paris, Barcelona and other Cities While local search in the U.S. has focused on providing basic business information, Wanadoo Maps has added a new twist to online yellow pages in Europe: photos of thousands of buildings in France and Spain. |
InternetNews
November 4, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Yahoo Offers Some Keys to Maps Yahoo unveiled the next iteration of Yahoo Maps, adding new interactivity and features. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
A9 Goes to "The O.C." The television show's influence shouldn't be underestimated. Despite its tongue twisting, Amazon's A9.com may get into the common vernacular yet. And in these search wars, that kind of pop culture credibility is not to be underestimated. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004
Janet Rubenking |
A9 This popular e-commerce company's new search interface adds many features and raises one big privacy concern. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
Amazon's Answer to Question Market Askville.com debut stirs online Q&A market, but there's more than that keeping the company busy these days. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon's Secret Sale In another move to steal search, Amazon offers discounts to A9.com users. |
Search Engine Watch
October 21, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
Local Search Part 2: Google & Mobilemaps Bring Back Geosearching How Google and Mobilemaps are making it possible to search the web yet filter results to a local level |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Clicks for Clicks Google Maps can be a bit of a shutterbug these days. Google's drive to enhance its user experience isn't entirely selfless. Yes, the sites are free, but every search engine is fighting to be your source for local information. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo!'s Local Goes Live To those who were already using Yahoo! Local, today's news seems a blip, a reminder of competitive forces and the search market land grab more than anything else. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Google Comes Knocking Add local pitches to the search king's quiver. This move won't do much to hurt Yahoo! But classic Yellow Pages? That's another story. |
PC World
August 2004
Tom Spring |
Search Tangles Internet search is big business. But the drive for profits by search firms and the sites they index is taking its toll on the results in your browser. |
InternetNews
December 14, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Search Industry Gains Clout Search engines are now recognized as full-fledged media companies and search engine marketing is no longer a cottage industry. |
InternetNews
August 3, 2004
Parker & Rodgers |
Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves Bow Local Search Tools The news follows closely on the heels Google's own local Web search offering. |
Search Engine Watch
July 12, 2005
Chris Sherman |
How Americans Search A recent study shows that over 50% of online users use a search service every time they go online. Common search goals include health and medical information, directions and maps, and news. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Google on the March As it moves ahead with a variety of initiatives, investors may want to be cautious about the search specialist. |
InternetNews
May 24, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Earth-to-Virtual Earth A future Microsoft MSN service called Virtual Earth is designed to be a deeply immersive local search experience. |
Information Today
April 25, 2005
Paula J. Hane |
Search Engines Roll Out New Personalization Options Several major search engines, such as Ask Jeeves and Yahoo!, are offering personalization upgrades to retain searchers. |
Search Engine Watch
October 5, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Introduces Personal Search Yahoo has enhanced its My Yahoo service with personalization features including search history, the ability to save pages to a 'personal web' and block URLs from appearing in search results. |
Search Engine Watch
January 19, 2006
Chris Sherman |
Survey: Google, Yahoo Still Favorites in North America For the second year running, a Keynote Systems study says Google provides the most satisfying search experience among North American users, despite competitive maneuvering from all of the other major search services. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Last Train to Askville Amazon's latest Web 2.0 strategy hopes you can come up with the right answer. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Google's Search for Stickiness The search for stickiness -- and therefore more and more real estate to draw eyeballs and advertisers -- continues unabated. The search giant will start offering real-time stock quotes through its site. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Google's Financial Makeover The search site's march toward full-scale portalhood continues. Should Microsoft or Yahoo! start to worry? Investors, take note. |
Search Engine Watch
June 2, 2000 |
Google Gets Kid Safe, Suggests Maps Google has added a new feature to filter adult content out of its listings, and the search engine now also provides links to online maps in response to relevant queries. |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Robert D. Hof |
Mix, Match, And Mutate "Mash-ups" -- homespun combinations of mainstream services -- are altering the Net. For example, HousingMaps.com combines homes for sale from craigslist with maps from Google Maps. |
PC Magazine
September 14, 2005
Michael J. Miller |
Web Portals Make a Comeback Google, Yahoo, and MSN are constantly adding more features to their portals... The community is taking a role in search engines... Microsoft's PlaysForSure concept isn't completely accurate... |
Search Engine Watch
November 7, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Google Launches Local for Mobile Google's new Local for mobile service is a stripped-down version of the web-based Google Local that puts a heavy emphasis on maps and driving directions. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Google's Suggestive New Service Google Suggest may come as no shock, but it's useful and accurate. |
