Commentary on Political Coverage By Search Engine News Portals
Balancing Act: How News Portals Serve Up Political Stories
Category «Search Engines»
Ask Jeeves Adds Enhanced Local Search and Personalization Features
From their press release today: “The new products include the MyJeeves personal search system, robust local search, and the next generation of its proprietary Teoma search technology…Through a partnership with Citysearch announced in August, Ask Jeeves users now have access to comprehensive local business listings and data, including over 2 million editorial and user reviews …
Is Google Building a Browser
The New York Post indicates maybe so, as detailed in this article. See also this September 23 update, Clues may point to Google browser, and this September 24 article, Google as Browser?
Official Release of Amazon’s Search Engine
Amazon’s search engine, A9, released as a beta in October 2003, received its offical launch last night. See this FAQ for more information about features. Related news: A9.com To Make Searching The Internet More Effective and Amazon to Take Searches on Web to a New Depth The A9 Toolbar may be downloaded here Amazon aims …
Keeping Your Search “Local”
See Google Local, “Find local businesses and services on the web,” and Yahoo! Local – “Find businesses and services near you.” Related references: Whats New With Google News and this info from the Google Local product manager.
Congrats to ResearchBuzz
Tara Calishain writes: “On Thursday, September 9, ResearchBuzz celebrates its 300th issue. Since October 1998 ResearchBuzz has been providing weekly pointers and commentary to online research resources.” Readers may choose from several features available to read her terrific content, including through categories or by date. Also not to be missed, Tara’s new book, Web Search …
Nextaris Takes Searching and Info Management To A New Level
From the Internet search gurus at Surfwax, take a look at their latest offering, Nextaris. See detailed reviews by Lars Våge and Tara Calishain.
Check That Quote!
From Blogoscoped, this Quote Finder “checks possible sources or quotations for every sentence of a text using Google.”
Google and Yahoo’s Impact on Web Searching
More Is Not Necessarily Better “Few people realize that 95 percent of all Web searches in the United States are handled by two companies, Google and Yahoo, either directly or through other sites that use their technology…The influence of search companies in determining what users worldwide can see and do online is breathtaking.”
Beta URLinfo from FaganFinder
“URLinfo is a tool for handling web pages: finding information about it, translating it, finding related pages, etc.”
Innovative Search Applications To Browse Data Collections on Web and Hard Drives
Making a Web Search Feel Like a Stroll in the Library
Google’s Amended S-1 Discusses GMail, Privacy Issues and Comments
Google Inc · S-1/A · On 8/13/4. See also this press release, dated August 18: Google Inc. Requests Effectiveness of IPO Registration Statement, which includes a link to the updated prospectus. Related reference: from kottke.org, a link of the recent interview with Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and from the Financial Times, Comment: …
