- Firefox, Google and Web Search
Date: 2004-11-09 Source: SearchDay
Mozilla Firefox has Google, Yahoo and other search tools baked in, but they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to search capabilities available with this innovative new web browser that launched its first official version today.
[Open In New Window] - Mozilla Firefox: The Searcher's Browser
Date: 2004-11-08 Source: SearchDay
Looking for an alternative to Internet Explorer that addresses IE's notorious security flaws and has killer search capabilities to boot? Look no farther: Firefox is truly a searcher's browser.
[Open In New Window] - Internet time and the reliability of search engines
Date: 2004-10-12 Source: First Monday
Search engines are unreliable tools for data collection for research that aims to reconstruct the historical record. This unreliability is not caused by sudden instabilities of search engines. On the contrary, their operational stability in systematically updating the Internet is the cause.
[Open In New Window] - Observing Real Time Search
Date: 2004-09-14 Source: Search Engine Guide
While tools like Wordtracker and Overture's search term suggestion tool let you find aggregated data on what people search for, a few engines allow you a real-time view into their searcher's minds.
[Open In New Window] - Terror Victims Dominate Search
Date: 2004-07-01 Source: Search Engine Guide
With the Internet providing quick access to news sources all over the world, search engine users are stepping up their searches for the names of terror victims.
[Open In New Window] - Is It Really Personalized Search?
Date: 2004-05-12 Source: SearchDay
Both search and social networking are hot! But don't assume that new sites offering both types of services necessarily provide something else that's hot -- search personalization.
[Open In New Window] - On Search, the Series
Date: 2004-01-29 Source: SearchDay
Few people who have a deep understanding of search have the ability to write eloquently about it. Search engine pioneer Tim Bray is one of those people, and he has written an absolutely fabulous series of essays that should be essential reading for anyone wanting a thorough understanding of the technology.
[Open In New Window] - Do Web search engines suppress controversy?
Date: 2004-01-09 Source: First Monday
Web search engines do not conspire to suppress controversy, but their strategies do lead to organizationally dominated search results depriving searchers of a richer experience and, sometimes, of essential decision–making information. These experiments suggest that bias exists, in one form or another, on the Web and should, in turn, force thinking about content on the Web in a more controversial light.
[Open In New Window] - Searching With Invisible Tabs
Date: 2003-12-02 Source: SearchDay
Behind the scenes, search engines will one day automatically push the correct tab for your query and retrieve specialized search results. This should ultimately prove an improvement over the current situation where everything is answered by web page matches.
[Open In New Window] - Finding Halloween Costume Ideas
Date: 2003-10-16 Source: About Web Search
hese days, kids and parents can hop on their favorite search engine and can pull up a list of Halloween themed sites and some excellent costume ideas in a matter of moments.
[Open In New Window] - Searching Multiple Libraries
Date: 2003-09-04 Source: About Web Search
Is there any way to concatenate the searching of several library catalogs into one search? (Today, I have to search each library's catalog independently)
[Open In New Window] - Q&A: International Search Engines
Date: 2003-08-28 Source: About Web Search
In today's Web Search Q&A, Parthiv Shah writes: "I would like to know how we can specified results for Specific Countries. For example "textile industries in Turkey." How should I do that? Are there any search engine for specific countries?" Find out the answer to this question in today's Web Search Q&A article: International Search Engines.
[Open In New Window] - Search Frenzy: Kobe Victim Picture
Date: 2003-08-07 Source: About Web Search
A frenzy of search activity over the last few weeks has made Kobe Bryant and his accuser the most popular topic on search engines. Find out how you can tap into the latest news about the subject online.
[Open In New Window] - The Internet Under Surveillance
Date: 2003-07-11 Source: SearchDay
One of the key architects of the Internet is calling for users to exercise 'due diligence' to assure that governments do not censor information for political purposes.
[Open In New Window] - Online Before the Internet
Date: 2003-07-07 Source: SearchDay
Most people think the word 'online' means the Internet. But there was an 'online' before the Internet, and some early pioneers have published a fascinating account of creating the world that was the principal ancestor of the web.
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