Search Engine News
Looking for something specific and can't find it? The following Category Section contains all of my Search Engine News posts to-date. Each listing contains a link and a detailed description so that you may locate and view the information you desire.
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AOL | Ask.com | DogPile | eBay | Google | Lycos |MSN | Yahoo!
Google, Yahoo!, and MSN Unite -- 11.17.2006
In the first joint and open initiative to improve the web crawl process for search engines, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft today announced support for Sitemaps 0.90.
Weekend Update Center -- 06.09.2006
The top 4 favorite search engines have added some tools to their game, which will no doubt help each to personalize the over all experience for their users.
AOL: Up For Grabs -- 09.23.2005
It appears that on Thursday of last week Microsoft had begun talks with AOL's parent company, Time Warner, regarding a partnership between AOL and MSN.
AOL Announces Red Blogs -- 04.01.2005
Time Warner's AOL took Blogging to a whole new level when they unveiled their newest service, Red Blogs, a blogging system that promises its users additional privacy-level settings for their content.
Ask.com's New Blog Search Engine -- 06.01.2006
Last night Ask.com staked its claim in Blog search atmosphere as it launched its long awaited Blog search service. Find out how Ask compares to the competition.
"Hey Hey Hey... Goodbye" -- 02.24.2006
The week has been a sad time for the Internet. As I am sure most of you already know, Ask Jeeves will be saying goodbye to their corporate icon of 10 years.
Smile: The Butler's Taking Pictures -- 01.27.2006
This past week Ask Jeeves launched its first proprietary image search technology, a service that features improvements to its current image search technology.
The Butler Enters the PPC Battle -- 07.29.2005
The Internet's favorite butler, Ask Jeeves, reported this past week that they have plans to soon market their own Pay Per Click advertising platform.
Jeeves' Releases New Features -- 06.03.2005
In what appears to be another attempt to outshine rivals Yahoo! and Google, Ask Jeeves added new features to its ever-growing search engine capabilities.
Blogging With The Butler -- 02.18.2005
Ask Jeeves has bought the privately held and popular Bloglines, a site developed for searching millions of personal web pages and aggregating news headlines.
Same Dog - A Different Pile -- 05.20.2005
This week my attention has been drawn towards the meta-search king Dogpile… yes, Dogpile, a meta-search engine that is owned and operated by Infospace.
eBay Acquires Shopping.com -- 06.03.2005
Auction king eBay announces it’s plans to acquire one of the web’s larger and more popular shopping engines, Shopping.com.
Google Buys YouTube -- 10.10.2006
In the case you've been living under your desk for the last week or so, Google has agreed to buy YouTube for a WHOPPING $1.65 Billion. That's freakin' crazy!
Should Google Roll "Wiki" Style? -- 03.17.2006
So Google has been rumored to hook up with Wikipedia. Could they finally be taking the final steps towards a full partnership? Read from today's guest Blogger.
Google vs The Bush Administration -- 01.20.2006
In an attempt to measure the amount of child pornography on the Internet federal prosecutors have subpoenaed Google to hand over millions of search records.
The Google Video Store -- 01.13.2006
This past Friday, Google announced its newest service, The Google Video Store, which allows it's users to rent or buy downloadable videos online.
Google Whistles A New Tune -- 12.16.2005
Google Music will allow a person to enter in the name of a band, artist, album, or song into the main Google search bar to view specialized music results.
Google Offers Free Web Analytics -- 11.18.2005
This past week, Google took another step forward in the website statistics / analytics direction and launched a free version of their Web analytics service.
"Google's Flight Search Takes Off" -- 10.28.2005
Google released yet another search feature to their very popular and beloved search engine and this time it's geared towards airline travelers.
Google Unveils Blog Search -- 09.16.2005
Google launched their long awaited blog search feature, a service deemed to go head-to-head with Yahoo!'s very focused search technology.
Google Launches IM Service -- 09.09.2005
This past week Google launched their new instant-messaging and chat service (in Beta), a program which allows users to either text or voice chat with others.
Google Rolls Out Desktop Search 2 -- 08.26.2005
This past Monday, Google rolled out a new version of its widely acknowledge desktop search software, offering new features and nifty widgets.
Google's in the "Directors" Chair -- 07.01.2005
“Lights… camera… action” seems to be the general theme these days as just this past week Google launched its own web-based video search service.
Google Gets Personal! -- 04.24.2005
Say goodbye to bookmarks! Google, in a move to outdo rivals, will begin to offer users custom accounts to track their personal query history.
Google - "Taking It Up A Notch" -- 04.10.2005
Google “took it up a notch” this past week when they added satellite technology to its already very popular mapping service.
Google Goes to the Movies -- 02.25.2005
Google Movie Search which will allow users the opportunity to use local data, such as a zip code, city or state, to find show times within local theaters.
Google Updates Toolbar -- 02.18.2005
This past Wednesday, Google announced and released its newest version of the Google Toolbar, a web-searching toolbar with a trio of new utilities.
Lycos Replaces Yahoo With Jeeves -- 03.04.2005
The web portal Lycos has decided to end its long term relationship with Yahoo! and has further selected to use the Internet’s favorite butler, Jeeves.
A Microsoft Take Over? -- 11.04.2005
While Microsoft's new "live" software push is mainly seen as an effort to compete with rivals such as Google and Yahoo!, a number of smaller companies suddenly find themselves in Redmond's crosshairs.
MSN Releases Desktop Search -- 06.03.2005
After five months in beta, Microsoft’s MSN has released the final version of its desktop search application, a tool said to incorporate new features.
Infospace and MSN Team Up! -- 04.24.2005
Infospace announced this past week its plans to add Microsoft's MSN Search results to its search engine and directory.
"Yahoo! Go" Partners with Motorola -- 07.21.2006
Yahoo! announced this past Wednesday that it has inked a deal with Motorola, the second-largest maker of mobile phones, to distribute Yahoo! Go services.
Yahoo! Goes Mobile -- 01.06.2006
Yahoo! has announced today that many of its premiere online services will now be made available on mobile phones and PC-connected TVs.
Yahoo! and TiVo Team Up -- 11.11.2005
In a move that further blurs the lines of television and the Internet, Yahoo! and TiVo have partnered to schedule downloads to TiVo boxes from any Internet connection.
Yahoo! Enters Bidding War For AOL -- 10.21.2005
Yahoo! has reportedly left the sidelines and entered itself in this ongoing struggle for a piece of American Online.
Yahoo! Dabbles In Blog Search -- 10.14.2005
Yahoo! launched a test version of their new Blog search tool on Monday, saying it aims to give consumers a more complete view of the news.
Yahoo! Acquires Upcoming.org -- 10.07.2005
Yahoo! has acknowledged that they have acquired Upcoming.org, a social events calendar website, in an effort to expand on its local-content offerings.
Yahoo! Makes 'Sense' of AdSense -- 08.05.2005
This past week, Yahoo! officially launched (BETA - US only) its long-awaited self-service contextual ad network, a venture similar in many ways to Google AdSense.
Yahoo! Acquires Konfabulator -- 07.26.2005
This past week search king Yahoo! announced that it has acquired software widget-engine Konfabulator, the home for hundreds of neat desktop applications.
Yahoo! Tests Personalized Search -- 07.01.2005
Yahoo! is testing a new service that extends its search functionality, as part of an effort to provide its users with new, quality searching solutions.
Yahoo! Plans For Music Search -- 05.06.2005
Web giant, Yahoo!, announces its plans to create a new search engine for finding downloadable songs and music data from across the Internet.
Yahoo! Pledges Full Firefox Compatibility -- 04.15.2005
Yahoo! has confirmed plans to allow Firefox users to access all of the portal giant's products and services, many of which are only available through Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
Yahoo! Invades On Google Territory -- 03.11.2005
Yahoo! has announced plans to launch its own advertising network program for publishers... similar to that of Google's adsense program.
