Articles Sorted By Search Engine(3094) Articles in this category are broken down by search engine. These articles primarily cover business oriented issues.
Legal Issues(129) From lawsuits, to dealing with governments, the articles in this category cover the domestic and international legal issues facing search engines.
More Seth Godin Cluelessness On Search Marketing
Date: 2005-01-14 Source: Search Engine Watch
Search is so obviously huge media outlet. Geez, search engines have been among the top web sites people have used since, well, back when Godin used to work for Yahoo! It's like saying millions of people watch TV each day -- but do you think there's a TV industry? Do you think TV might be some brand new form of effective media? [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Can Desktop Search Find Profits?
Date: 2005-01-12 Source: BusinessWeek
The money-making potential of desktop search is dubious in the short term. The various players haven't announced business blueprints, but it's likely that some will experiment with ways to cash in, such as placing relevant ads alongside search results. Such a move, however, would be rife with controversy. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Developments With Consumer Search
Date: 2005-01-06 Source: SearchDay
Danny Sullivan reflects on how this year, web search will morph into consumer search, where major search companies offer a robust range of ways to search for information in specialized areas. He also reflects on other major developments that have emerged over the past year. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
New European Search Engine Seekport Launched
Date: 2004-12-30 Source: URLwire
Sophisticated ranking algorithms and local index teams ensure that Seekport's search results contain less spam and are more relevant than the results of competitors. In this way, Seekport will ensure a search customized to suit local conditions in each country or language area. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Searching for IBM
Date: 2004-12-30 Source: InternetNews.com
Researchers in IBM's information management systems unit have been discussing intelligence systems that are highly intuitive, with new software systems that go beyond traditional search by pulling subtext from stored data. This includes structured information in databases as well as unstructured data like e-mail or video files. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Proceed to Merge with CGI
Date: 2004-12-28 Source: ClickZ
Proceed Interactive has agreed to merge with CGI Holding Corporation, which owns online marketing firm WebSourced. Proceed, previously called Meandaur, managed $5 million worth of paid search and other marketing spending in 2004. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search Agencies Ripe for Picking
Date: 2004-12-28 Source: ClickZ
Last week's acquisition of search engine marketing (SEM) firm iProspect by the UK-based Aegis Group may jump-start a trend of larger agencies investing in SEM. It's a reflection of search marketing's increasing power and importance, industry watchers say. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search Industry Gains Clout
Date: 2004-12-14 Source: InternetNews.com
Search engines are now recognized as full-fledged media companies and search engine marketing is no longer a cottage industry, according to Danny Sullivan, editor of the Search Engine Watch Web site. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Accoona Mulling License For AI Search
Date: 2004-12-09 Source: InternetNews.com
Call it the new, vertically integrated, horizontal search engine with artificial intelligence to license -- and no worries about its growth plans against bigger search players. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Yet Another Search Engine
Date: 2004-12-09 Source: Fool.com
Even if you offered me $70 billion, I am not sure I could effectively break into the search engine business. To me, Accoona's late entry is a sign that the teams headed for the playoffs have been named and the competition will now begin in earnest. But maybe I'm wrong. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Hoopla Surrounds Launch of Search Engine Accoona
Date: 2004-12-07 Source: ClickZ
A new ad-supported search engine launched this week, touting its artificial intelligence ranking system, its partnership in China, and its connections to well-known names like former Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer and chess master Gary Kasparov. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
The Future of the Internet, Eleven Years Ago
Date: 2004-12-07 Source: SearchDay
It seems hard to imagine, but the Internet was still a wild frontier just a decade ago. But at a leading industry conference of the time a group of seers offered some remarkably prescient predictions of what was to come. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
WhitePages.com Lightens Ad Load, Adds User Features
Date: 2004-12-07 Source: ClickZ
WhitePages.com is expected Tuesday to unveil a redesign of its site, which will now carry fewer ads and offer advanced contact management functionality. The company hopes increased user loyalty will make it more valuable to advertisers. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Shopping Search Around the World
Date: 2004-12-02 Source: SearchDay
Although U.S. based shopping search and product comparison services receive the lion's share of traffic, other services are emerging throughout the world that serve specific regions and countries with more localized information. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Shopping Search Update 2004, Part 1
Date: 2004-12-01 Source: SearchDay
Here's a look at new and interesting developments at the major shopping search and comparison sites that happened during 2004. Today: BizRate/Shopzilla, Froogle, and MSN Shopping. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
