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Today’s New York Times reported that Google seems intent on pursuing an IPO in early 2004 (with an offering of 10-15% of the company’s stock), and that talks with Microsoft have not resulted in any form of agreement.
According to this New York Times article, the Google toolbar is so effective in blocking unwanted pop-up ads that millions use it daily. However, website designers point out that along with blocking ads, the toolbar has the unintended consequence of blocking legitimate website content that is delivered via pop-up windows.
Google considers online auction of IPO shares: “Google is considering holding a massive online auction of shares early next year in an initial public offering that investment bankers predict could value the internet search-engine company at more than $15bn. An electronic auction would be designed to prevent a recurrence of the sort of financial scandals …
A new Australian search engine (it is in beta) was launched on October 22 by a company called Mooter Search. The CEO, Liesl Capper, stated that Mooter is unique in that it “look(s) at the long lists of results from other search engines and then…group(s) them using artificial intelligence algorithms. But also we look at …
From the Google Weblog, news that Google has incorporated a glossary feature: Use “define” along with a search term to retrieve a web definition – example: define habeas corpus. At the end of the definition, you will see the phrase “More definitions,” which will provide you with a list of definitions from a range of …
From Ask.com, the newly available Ask Jeeves Advanced Search Options providers users with features to focus search requests by indicating the requirement of an exact phrase, inclusion/exclusion or words/phrases, the location of words/phrases in a document, the document language, geographic region, date/date range the page was modified. See also this Help page for more information.
20 Great Google Secrets, by Tara Calishain, author of Google Hacks, offers useful suggestions to make your use of the search engine more effective.
The Online Journalism Review published an interview with Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist, Google Inc., the creative force behind Google News.
“New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today a settlement with Yahoo! Inc., the internet portal company based in Sunnyvale, California, that will protect consumers from unwanted email and telemarketing campaigns and ensure that they understand and control marketing solicitations.” [Link] In the Matter of Yahoo! Inc.
From the Google Frequent Searchers help page: “Do you search with Google a hundred times a day? Do you reach for Google before the phonebook, the dictionary or the newspaper? Do you think, just maybe, you’re a Google frequent searcher? Now you can know for sure. The Google search counter is accurate, easy to administer …
From PCWorld, news of the launch, in beta, of Google’s Search by Location service, which “helps you focus your search on a specific geographic location.” Users may indicate search terms, along with an address (US only), city & state, or zip code. The Google FAQ page is here.
This announcement from the Internet Archive about the site’s new Recall feature, currently in beta, directs users to a powerpoint presentation describing how the new engine works. In addition, see the Help Page, which states that: “Recall is a search engine at the Internet Archive that indexes the text of over 11 Billion pages. The …
