The much-discussed Quaero project, in development with French tech giant Thomson, adds Bertelsmann AG as the German project lead and partner in the venture; apparently neither of them bothered to do a whois lookup on the name first.
Up Against the Jordan Bulls of Search
I don’t think there’s anything inherently virtuous in rooting for the underdog (unless that underdog is journeyman Paul Shirley) but I loathed the Jordan-era Chicago Bulls.
Previewseek: New Web Search Engine Impresses
In reviewing some recent visitor stats to my blog, I was curious about quite a few inbound links from a search engine I didn’t recognize – Previewseek.
Mobile Search: Coming to a Screen near You
The New Year has ushered in a number of high-profile partnerships in the mobile search space, confirming our prediction last summer that as go the major search engines, so goes mobile search.
PCs, Users Can Search For Stardust
UC-Berkeley’s newest shared computer project, Stardust@home, lets astronomy fans help track down grains of dust traveling from stars spanning the galaxy.
AOL Acquires Video Search Provider, Truveo
AOL has announced the acquisition of Truveo Inc. a video search engine provider based in Burlingame, California.
Alito Junkies Can Get A Search Fix
You can’t be too rich, too thin, or have too much access to the opinions of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, now available in a searchable format.
Search May Leech, But It Still Profits
Usability guru Jakob Nielsen calls search engines “leeches” and ponders how much of the value of online content has been plundered by the likes of Google and Yahoo; he misses a basic concept about search engines and SEM, and the traffic they deliver.
State of Search Marketing 2006
Happy New Year everyone! After a two-week slowdown, the North American business world is gearing up to its general terminal velocity.
Tyloon Yellow Page Search El-Speak-O La Lengua
A new online yellow pages and local search engine was recently launched called Tyloon that searches US directory listings, accepting both Chinese and Spanish keyword queries, or a mix of those with English. The service also returns maps and driving directions.