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From Google Village, this posting, Google, Privacy, Blogs and Alternatives to Search, continues the thread of discussion on growing concerns about powerhouse search engine Google’s approach to privacy issues that some liken to long standing complaints about Microsoft’s products and services.
Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) announced that another major e-commerce site, Dell.com, has deployed FAST Data Search to power the site’s search function. Dell joins AT&T, IBM, InfoSpace, Reed Elsevier (Scirus.com), Reuters and Terra Lycos, among others. In related news, the competition between Google and AllTheWeb for the accolade as “best” search engine continues with …
From the Overture press release: Overture Services, Inc., the world’s leading provider of Pay-For-Performance search to Web sites across the Internet, and AltaVista Company, a pioneer in Web search technology, and a majority owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Overture will acquire AltaVista’s business for …
This is from Google Watch, a site that obviously has an agenda, and it certainly is not hidden: 9 reasons why Google deserves your nomination for Big Brother of the Year.
Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing has an extensive and interesting review of the facts and speculation associated with Google’s purchase of Pyra Labs, the company that created the crest in the blogging wave with their user-friendly application, Blogger. Dan Gillmor broke the story on February 15, Google Buys Pyra: Blogging Goes Big-Time. See also, Puzzling …
The Kojo Nnamdi Show on public radio station WAMU in Washington, D.C. broadcast a segment on Tuesday, February 11 titled, Browsers and Search Engines, in which computer technology experts presented their views on the best search engines and browsers. This link comes via Pete Basofin.
The URAC (a non-profit charitable organization that establishes standards for the health care industry) and Consumer WebWatch (a non-profit that “seeks to improve the credibility of online information”, are partnering on a project to improve consumer access to health data on the web. Their study will entail benchmarking the quality of health related information on …
This Boston Globe Magazine article focuses on the ability of Google’s search technology to link researchers to extensive personal data on individuals who have no reasonable expectation of such data remaining private. Googling someone has become routine for many searchers, and the more thorough the research, the greater the potential to locate and disseminate personal …
On January 13, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, denied Search King’s motion for preliminary injunction against Google for tortious interference with contractual relations. See also this Slate article, Google-Opoly: The Game No One but Google Can Play.
From J M, via JOHO the Blog, another quick and easy way to locate names and addresses when you have only a telephone number: Using Google, simply type in the 10 digit phone number, and the search result will provide you with the name and address of the associated individual or organization, as well as …
From Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), this press release announces new features for AlltheWeb.com that include Automatic Language Mapping (the site determines the user’s language and provides query responses accordingly), new search tools, full support for common Boolean operators, and a Query Language Cheet Sheet. Teoma 2.0 was launched this week, highlighting the new Advanced …
The most recent search engine statistical report published by Greg Notess (December 31, 2002) indicates that Google still has a commanding lead, followed by AlltheWeb, and then AltaVista, who has made significant progress in regaining user confidence. Greg also reports on the continued downward spiral of once well regarded search engine Northern Light, a favorite …
