SearchShots – See your search
This directory based on the ODP shows thumbnails of the search results. 06/25/01 update: Google has a similar feature now in beta. And some Altavista European sites too (at least… Read more »
Category: search engines
Mining the Invisible Web
LLRX.com — Mining Deeper Into the Invisible Web – Did I mention ResearchBuzz?
Well-organized web sites support QBE
Remember how Borland used to advocate Query By Example (pronounced “cube”) to promote its Paradox database? Today, some web sites help users find a whole category from a single example…. Read more »
Ask Jeeves Needs Help from Actual People
Ask Jeeves, real people answer I wanted to know how to write an effective job description. Compare AskJeeves absolutely useless pseudo-AI “answers” with the relevant sites already found by other… Read more »
Search Us, Says Google
MIT Tech Review: “Since we’re a private company, it’s not necessarily a bad thing that people are skeptical about our business model. Doubts about the viability of this kind of… Read more »
fusionOne Closes $80M in Funding
That’s a lot of money for a synch service. They’re also in the crowded bed of buzz-of the-day Groove. I wonder how the different third parties plugged in the Groove… Read more »