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“This Yahoo! Search service finds content across the Web that has a Creative Commons license. While most stuff you find on the web has a full copyright, this search helps you find content published by authors that want you to share or reuse it, under certain conditions.” Additional details available from Internetnews.com
AP reports that Gannett Co., Knight Ridder Inc. and the Tribune Co. have each acquired a 25 percent share in Topix.net which already has an arrangement with the New York Times to feature selected topical articles each day. The full text of the press release with details about the future impact on the site and …
ZoomInfo, which has a free search engine as well as fee-based services, provides users with search options to: Find Person by Name, Find Employees by Company, Find Alumni by University, and to Find People Mentioned on a Specific Website [see this Advanced Search page]. Data retrieved on individuals varies in regard to its scope, consistency, …
The Google Codewebsite (“Google’s place for Open Source software”) indicates the launch on March 17 of two RSS feeds: “the updates feed and the featured program feed, in which we pick a great app that uses some Google tool or api.”
What is customized news?: “We’ve made a number of improvements to Google News that allow you to customize your News front page by creating sections that focus on topics you care about…You can also design your custom front page by mixing and matching existing standard sections from the 22 regional editions of Google News from …
PC Magazine compares, contrasts and rates the 12 top contenders in the emerging desktop search arena. Consideration is given to range of features and applications indexed, ease of use, security and privacy issues, reliability and future product availability. And the winner is….the free Yahoo! Desktop Search.
Program Manager Todd Colby posted to msnsearch’s WebLog last month on MSN Newsbot’s addition of a ‘similar coverage’ feature [SearchEngineGuide]: “As you may know, many news sites publish wire service stories, like those from The Associated Press. Since the same story is republished on multiple sites the reader does not gain by having these presented …
In the category of learning from the pros, this ZDNet article decribes the combination of hardware, software and expertise leveraged by Google to ensure optimal system performance. Scaled down to smaller enterprisewide operations, this information provides food for thought. Related news: “Google today announced the formal launch of Google Desktop Search, a free downloadable application …
How Google will scan the world, 1 book at a time.
Press release: America Online Launches New Local Search Service For AOL Subscribers and Web Users AOL Local Search AOL Local Search FAQ Related references: Ask Jeeves Adds Enhanced Local Search and Personalization Features and Keeping Your Search “Local”.
Looking for quick, easy and direct ways to use search engines, directories and online services to locate local information, sell unwanted items from you home, find bargains and good restaurants, arrange trips, comparison shop and more? Take some time to review these articles from PC World, Smart Searches, Without Google and New Names Shake Up …
“Welcome to Seekport (beta), the new Internet search engine optimised to meet the needs of users in the UK. Proven technology and a British indexing team ensure high-quality searching with much less spam and far fewer hits from the US.” [via URL Wire]
