The key word approach has dominated search in the consumer web. Google is my default launch page for the web. However, within the enterprise this approach is not always sufficient. People do not always know what they are looking for and, even if they do,... (posted on 21 May 2008 by The AppGap)
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Todd Bishop has got a feeling that Microsoft’s big search initiative that it will announce today (wed 21st) will be cashback for using it’s Live Search service.
Microsoft’s web site, “Live Search Cashback” promises to “pay... (posted on 21 May 2008 by GoMo News)
21 May 2008
Increase Productivity with Katapulco Search
Katapulco.com is a search home page designed for improved productivity since it lets you search the most popular search engines using only keyboard shortcuts and no mouse. Katapulco features almost all the important and popular search engines including... (posted on 21 May 2008 by Life Rocks! 2.0)
20 May 2008
Add Techmeme Search To Firefox & IE 7 Search Box
After a long wait, Gabe finally introduced a search engine for Techmeme that is actually very good. You may also install Techmeme to your Firefox or IE 7 search box.
To add Techmeme Search in Firefox, click here and for Internet Explorer 7, click... (posted on 20 May 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
9 May 2008
Oh! Yahoo Desktop Search Tool Goes Missing
Yahoo! launched Yahoo Desktop Search software in January 2005 using technology from X1.
Yahoo’s search program was definitely superior than competing products from Google or MSN because it supported many more file-types and would let you preview files... (posted on 9 May 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
Plaxo has added a people search engine to help you find friends who may be using Plaxo but are not connected to you yet.
Earlier, you could search for people on Plaxo only if you remembered their email addresses but now they have relaxed the rules and... (posted on 8 May 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
You know how to ego-surf with Google but Addict-o-matic can help you find occurrences of your name across a much larger web and that too, very quickly.
Addict-o-matic pulls search results for your name from all major sites like Google, Yahoo, Twitter,... (posted on 6 May 2008 by Digital Inspiration)
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Music sharing has been of the most common file sharing activities on the internet. There are many ways you could find the music you were looking for by using tools like Limewire, BitTorrent etc.. But most times nothing... (posted on 27 Apr 2008 by DailyApps)
Microsoft Corp. announced today that it has completed settlement of its tender offer for Fast Search & Transfer, a leading provider of enterprise search solutions. Microsoft’s plans to acquire FAST were originally announced on January 8th. FAST... (posted on 26 Apr 2008 by GoMo News)
2 Apr 2008
Twingly (Spam Free) Blog Search Engine
Twingly is a new blog search engine currently in private beta. What is unique about twingly over others like Technorati or Google Blog Search is that twingly claims they are 99.99% spam free. That sounds interesting, becoz both Technorati and Google... (posted on 2 Apr 2008 by Technology Bites)
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