Google is heading a group of investors that are committing nearly $100 million to China’s largest search engine, Baidu.com.
FAST ESP To Power Human Rights Search Engine
HURIDOCS, a human rights network, has announced the implementation of the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (ESP) to power its search engine, HURISEARCH. HURIDOCS is a non-profit organization devoted to human rights and the dissemination of human rights information.
Nigritude Ultramarine Search Engine Optimization Winner Announced
As previously reported by Murdok, affiliate network DarkBlue held a contest that measured SEO skills of anyone willing to enter. The goal of the contest was to gain the top Google search engine result for the search of the keywords “nigritude ultramarine.” The contest ended today, June 7, 2004, and the winner has been announced.
WebSourced Acquires Engine Studio
CGI Holding Corporation today announced that its WebSourced, Inc. subsidiary has acquired the assets of Engine Studio, Inc. Engine Studio has two sites, www.GlobalPromoter.com and www.TurboPromoter.com, that offer search engine marketing services.
Vivisimo Ranked Second Most Popular Search Engine
In a study done by About.com, who polled a focus group of 181 men and women between the ages of 20 and 64, found that metasearch engine Vivisimo tied with Yahoo for the second place in popularity with a score of 4.6 out of 5.
Siemens Announces Mobile Phone Search Engine
Mobile technology giant Siemens has announced their plans to introduce a mobile phone search engine function. The search engine that will be integrated was developed by MotionBridge, a French start up funded by Siemens.
Dogpile Search Engine Toolbar Wins PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award
Metasearch engine Dogpile has won the PC Magazine Editor’s Choice Award for their search toolbar. The issue is scheduled to come out on June 8, 2004. This award marks the third major industry award won by Dogpile this year.
TransitionalMedia Integrates Metamend Search Engine Optimization
Metamend and TransitionalMedia have joined in a private label agreement to provide Metamend’s SEO techniques to TransitionalMedia’s client base. Metamend’s technology analyzes a web site’s content, and then submits these sites to a number of search engines.
What Lies Ahead For Local Search Engine Technology
No topic has received as much coverage recently as that of “local search” – the ability to find search results that are targeted to a users geographical preference. Google, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves are all making impressive advancements with local search, but there is another company that is vying for the local search crown.
Total Sports Online Launches Megasoccer Search Engine
As part of its Megasearch Project, a project that makes use of the Fast Search & Transfer search technology, Total Sports Online ASA has launched MegaSoccer.com, a “topic-specific” search engine devoted to the world of soccer.