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- U.S. Online Ad Revenue Hit $21.2B in 2007
(PC World)
15 May 2008 at 2:00pm
PC World - U.S. online ad spending increased 26 percent in 2007 over 2006, as the Google-dominated search format not only remained the...
- Yahoo Search Monkey Opens to All Developers
(PC World)
15 May 2008 at 1:20pm
PC World - Yahoo will make available to all developers its Search Monkey platform on Thursday, another step in its wide-ranging effort to...
- Yahoo lets websites customize how searches work
(Reuters)
15 May 2008 at 12:13pm
Reuters - Yahoo Inc has introduced a
software development tool that lets outside parties create
customized views of Yahoo Web search results, the company said
on Thursday.
- Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references
(AP)
15 May 2008 at 7:37am
AP - Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals.
- Google social network ad business "improving": Brin
(Reuters)
15 May 2008 at 5:32am
Reuters - Google Inc co-founder Sergey Brin
said on Thursday advertising on social networking sites such as
Facebook and MySpace was getting better, but was still not
perfect.
- Powerset Previews Semantic Search Engine
(TechWeb)
13 May 2008 at 9:40am
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Powerset aims to prove that its natural language-based search makes it easier to find things on Wikipedia and Freebase, an open community database.
- Google joins effort to make more Web sites more sociable
(AP)
13 May 2008 at 7:34am
AP - The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd. Following similar moves by the two biggest online hangouts, Internet search leader Google Inc. is introducing tools that are supposed to make any Web site more sociable.
- Google Plans To Use Intel SSD Storage In Servers
(TechWeb)
12 May 2008 at 3:00pm
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company's adoption of solid state drives will reportedly save energy, speed search, and potentially lead to a shortage of 16-GB and 32-GB NAND flash chips.
- Powerset Does Semantic Searches of Wikipedia
(NewsFactor)
12 May 2008 at 12:47pm
NewsFactor - Powerset is offering a new way to search Wikipedia -- with natural-language technology and conversational phrasing instead of keywords like Google uses.
- Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool
(Reuters)
12 May 2008 at 10:48am
Reuters - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools
for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing
instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to
established Web search services such as Google.
- Powerset Vs. Google: Semantic Search Smackdown
(PC Magazine)
12 May 2008 at 8:11am
PC Magazine - A new search engine called Powerset tries to one-up Google with an emphasis on natural-language semantic search queries, although Powerset currently indexes just Wikipedia. To test it, we ran five questions by each (plus two challenging bonus questions) to see which one came out on top.
- Forrester Sees Convergence Trend In BI, Search
(TechWeb)
12 May 2008 at 1:50am
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - The ongoing convergence of BI and search will help "bridge the artificial system boundaries between structured data and unstructured content," the analyst firm said in a recent report.
- Powerset Unveils Test Version of Google-killer
(PC World)
12 May 2008 at 12:20am
PC World - The public will get its first chance Monday to test a search engine from start-up Powerset that eschews conventional keyword...
- Gates: Microsoft to go its own way
(AP)
9 May 2008 at 3:52pm
AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
- Britain's Blinkx flies on Google, Newscorp bid talk
(Reuters)
9 May 2008 at 6:46am
Reuters - Shares of British video search engine
firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday,
on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate
NewsCorp may bid for the firm.
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