Archive for July, 2007
Further Evidence Of Google’s Dominance Being Diminished?
Well I just read that Google missed second quarter earnings expectations. Although earnings were up 28% it clearly failed to meet investor expectations as the stock fell 5% in after hours trading. Is this a sign of further trouble in the short term? Probably not. But this is clearly another indicator and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Is Google’s Competition Finally Catching Up?
Is the public starting to acknowledge that Google may not be the only option when it comes to search engines? Within the past week compete and comScore have released web search market share results for the month of June which seem to indicate that Google is indeed losing market share to its competitors.
comScore June U.S. [...]
Is One Search Engine Enough?
Since I have been looking at my use of search engines with a little more determination recently I am slowly starting to realize that limiting myself to one search engine may not be a wise idea. While reading an article entitled Ask.com: Today’s Google Free Alternative at Search Engine Land today [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Finding People and Invites Is Easier With These Tools
There has been quite a lot of positive press on the web about a new people specific search engine called Spock. When it first came out I initially had an inclination to try it out but immediately discovered it was a private beta and only available through invitation only. Since [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Swivel: A You Tube for Data?
A New Web Repository For Data and Graphs
I just discovered this very innovative web site called Swivel. According to its website Swivel was founded in December 2005 by Dmitry Dimov and Brian Mulloy and its mission is to liberate the world’s data and make it useful so new insights can be discovered and shared. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is Natural Language Search Better?
Recently I read an interesting VentureBeat article on a new natural language search engine called Powerset and I became immediately intrigued. I really wanted to try it but the search engine was only available by invitation and I learned it would only be released to the public sometime later this year in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Search Engines Making Sense of the Web Encyclopedically?
I think almost everyone today is aware of the collaborative volunteer written Wikipedia and the important positive or negative influences this project has had on the web in terms of reference. However, I am not so sure everyone knows that there are also search engines out there today attempting to make sense [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mister Wong A Worthy del.icio.us Competitor?
I was able to receive an invitation to try out the closed beta of the English version of Mister Wong – Europe’s Largest Social Bookmarking portal and so I thought I would write about it today. For those who don’t know about Mister Wong it’s a German social bookmarking site similar to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Yahoo! Mindset: A Yahoo Research Experimental Search Engine
I just learned about and discovered an experimental search engine by Yahoo! Research called Yahoo! Mindset. According to its website Yahoo! Mindset applies a new twist on search that uses machine learning technology to give you a choice of viewing options for search results. The choice is between having Yahoo! Search results sorted [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My Journey To Search Engine Enlightenment
Since I have some time I want to talk about what inspired me to try and break my surfing habits and venture out of my comfort zone to seek alternative search engines. It wasn’t anything extraordinary but it was essentially a combination of little things that helped me see the light. First, [...]
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