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InternetNews
February 27, 2006
Susan Kuchinskas |
Ask Says Bye to Butler Ask Jeeves rebrands to highlight new service and features.   |
Search Engine Watch
April 12, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Google Debuts Local Mobile Google has added a new service that enables cell phone users in the U.S. to use a remarkably robust version of Google Local directly from a mobile handset. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Ask.com Intros Mobile Search Ask.com has introduced Ask Mobile, a new service for searching the Web from mobile devices. |
Search Engine Watch
November 3, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Enhances Maps, Integrates Local Search In a major overhaul, Yahoo has significantly upgraded its Maps offering with cleaner maps and integrated local search results. |
InternetNews
October 6, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Google Mashes Up Local Maps and local search merge into Google Local. |
PC World
August 20, 2007
Steve Bass |
The Web's Best Mapping Sites At the top map services, driving directions are just the beginning. |
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
April 7, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Google Adds Answers, Augments Maps The search leader introduces new functions as features war with Yahoo and MSN rages on. |
InternetNews
February 9, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Mapping Google's Latest Direction Search engine now also helps you see where you're going with a new map service. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch
July 1, 2004
Danny Sullivan |
MSN Search Gets New Look; Microsoft Gets New Search Engine Microsoft released a public preview of its long-awaited web search technology today. The company also gave a facelift to its popular MSN Search site that remains powered by Yahoo's search technology and dropped paid inclusion listings there. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Amanda C. Kooser |
Latest Search Engine Releases Search engines are big business. Here are some of the latest developments from the leaders to make your search life a little easier. |
PC Magazine
May 17, 2006
Michael J. Miller |
Warning Children About Online Dangers We don't need a scare campaign, but we do need to educate kids about the basic rules of Internet safety.... The race to provide the best Internet mapping service... |
Search Engine Watch
August 2, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Results Continuing to Diverge A new study suggests that the overlap between search engine results is less than it was even a few months ago, and that the voices of each engine are growing even more unique. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Search Meets Maps, APIs Google will publish the XML schema it uses to describe locations and Yahoo will publish its own Maps API, built on the open standard for Geo RSS. |
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
August 5, 2005
Tim Gray |
MSN Feels 'Virtual Earth' Move Microsoft's new satellite mapping site had the highest week-over-week unique audience growth on the Internet. |
Search Engine Watch
January 13, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo & MSN Closing the Google Gap While Big G continues to maintain its leadership position in the eyes of web searchers, a new study finds that Yahoo, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves have all made significant improvements over the past year and are narrowing Google's mindshare advantage. |
Search Engine Watch
April 6, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Milestones for March 2004 Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month. Yahoo! Search Launches New Content Acquisition Program... Ask Jeeves Acquires Interactive Search Holdings... etc. |
InternetNews
June 5, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Ask Enters Third Dimension Ask.com introduced a new version of its search engine in hopes of boosting its lagging market share. |
PC Magazine
February 8, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
Yahoo! Local Maps (beta) This service forgoes a lot of the glitzy features in favor of a clean straightforward interface and good routing features. It provides a quick means of locating local places and things from within an intuitive interface -- and it's still only a beta. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Sprint Takes Microsoft Up on Local Search Offer Web-based search is coming to your mobile phone, courtesy of Microsoft and Sprint, who have struck a deal to offer Sprint's customers Windows Live Search, which includes local maps and directions, over wireless phones. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
PC World
July 2005
Laurianne McLaughlin |
New Search Stars What's the trend in Web search? Newcomers and search giants cook up specialty services that get you information faster than ever. |
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
August 17, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Yahoo's Neighborhood Watch The company adds forums to local search so users can weigh in on community issues. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Ask Gives Local Search a Try IAC/InterActiveCorp launched AskCity, a new local search product for its Ask.com brand. |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2004
Greg R. Notes |
Internet Search Engine Update Ask Jeeves joins the push for local search... Google and Yahoo! now have their own blogs... Lycos has introduced two new focused search engines: People Search and Discussion Search... MSN Search's technology preview of its new search engine is now gone ... etc. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
John Brandon |
Mobile Search Tips Find where you're going fast with these helpful mobile search engines. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2007
Katrina Chan |
Ask.com Seeking Better Algorithm The search site still lacks the right stuff. Ask.com could not separate websites from other search results, nor could it filter out duplicate articles from the same source. |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
The Bumpy Road To Maximum Monetization Most search engines come nowhere near monetizing all the links displayed on their search results pages. However, the quest for greater profits is likely to change this, especially if the search engines think it can be done without hurting the relevancy of their product... |
Information Today
December 2006
Paula J. Hane |
New AskCity Integrates Local Content, Technology, and Tools Ask.com, which has struggled for a share of the Web search market in the face of Google dominance, is hoping to make its mark in providing local search information. |
Search Engine Watch
November 11, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Microsoft Unveils its New Search Engine - At Last After months of speculation and two 'preview' releases, Microsoft has taken the wraps off of its new MSN search engine, the first major competitor to join the big leagues of web search in nearly a year. |
Search Engine Watch
December 3, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Yahoo Expands Paid Placement Listings Yahoo is now carrying paid placement listings on its search results pages, rather than just within its category pages, through a deal cut with Overture (the former GoTo) last month... |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Yahoo!'s Map to Success Yahoo! launches a new mapping service to make money from local searches. |
Search Engine Watch
December 29, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
2005 in Review: The Top Search Industry Stories of the Year Your Search Utility: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Developments With Consumer Search... Search Advertisers Deserve Better: Search Engine Ad Reps: Friend or Foe?... SEO Isn't A Criminal Activity... etc. |
Search Engine Watch
April 18, 2005
Gary Price |
A Roundup of Local Mobile Search Tools Google's new local search for mobile devices is garnering a lot of press, but there are a lot of other alternatives that are worth a look. |
Search Engine Watch
March 10, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Enhances Local Search with Maps Yahoo's new Smart View technology pinpoints the location of restaurants, banks, merchants and other businesses and attractions on local maps of cities throughout the United States and Canada. |
Search Engine Watch
February 2, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Yahoo Gets Paid Listings If the appearance of paid placement listings on search engines has been a revolution over the past few months, then the war is over, because they've now come to that most conservative of search engines, Yahoo... |
Search Engine Watch
December 2, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
Searching With Invisible Tabs Behind the scenes, search engines will one day automatically push the correct tab for your query and retrieve specialized search results. This should ultimately prove an improvement over the current situation where everything is answered by web page matches. |
Search Engine Watch
June 30, 2005
Chris Sherman |
What's Cooking in Search Engine Labs Want a peek behind the scenes at the research and development efforts going on at the major search engines? Here's where to find the freshest info. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Ask.com and Ye Shall Receive Ask.com enhances its search-engine offerings. With just 5% of the search engine market, IAC has no problem taking chances. Investors, take note. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch
June 2, 2004
Danny Sullivan |
The Paid Inclusion Dinosaur A look at the bet Yahoo's making and alternative plays they could have tried. |
Search Engine Watch
August 5, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Ask Jeeves To Carry Google's Ads A three year deal will see Ask Jeeves carrying paid listings from Google on its search properties, including Ask Jeeves-owned Teoma.com. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch
January 6, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Developments With Consumer Search This year, web search will morph into consumer search, where major search companies offer a robust range of ways to search for information in specialized areas. |
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... |
