November 30th, 2004
CNet News.com is reporting that Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly developing new search tools for digital video, foreshadowing a high-stakes technology arms race in the battle for control of consumers’ living rooms.
Google’s effort, until now secret, is arguably the most ambitious of the three. According to sources familiar with the plan, the search […]
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November 30th, 2004
Mamma.com and Copernic Technologies have announced that the Mamma.com has signed a letter of intent whereby Mamma.com will acquire all of the shares of Copernic Technologies for a combination of cash and shares of Mamma.com
“This significant transaction will result in a company which is at the forefront of the Internet Search industry and a stronger […]
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November 29th, 2004
Three Google executives have disclosed that they have adopted trading plans for their company stock, a week after Google’s co-founders and chief executive expect to sell portions of their stakes through similar plans.
The three officials, including Google chief financial officer George Reyes, sold more than 300,000 Class A shares Monday under the stock-trading plans, […]
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November 29th, 2004
In a bizarre example of either wishful thinking or delusional behaviour little know Australian internet search engine company Ansearch Pty. Ltd. is saying it will be going head-to-head with Google by launching its own branded search engine for Australian users, and that somehow, despite the 1000’s of other search engines on the market, it will […]
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November 26th, 2004
Ask Jeeves has launched four new ’smart’ search tools as the company continues to improve the relevance of its results to compete with Google, MSN and Yahoo!.
The new tools include ‘binoculars’, an option that allows surfers to roll over an icon to view a preview of the site behind a search result. The tool […]
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November 26th, 2004
For the fifth year, Ask Jeeves’ trademark Internet butler will be featured in today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The company, which owns Ask.com and Excite.com, won’t say how much the exposure cost.
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November 26th, 2004
Webpronews reports that there has been 1.3 million hits to the Google Desktop download page and half as many again downloads
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November 25th, 2004
ISEDB reports that Ask Jeeves and Lycos have entered the organic search engine optimization market.
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November 25th, 2004
Search Engine Watch is reporting that Google Local has expanded to 9 countries.
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November 25th, 2004
Creative Commons today unveiled an updated beta version of its search engine, which scours the web for text, images, audio, and video free to re-use on certain terms a search refinement offered by no other company or organization today.
Creative Commons’ announcement coincides with the Mozilla Foundation’s release of its industry leading browser, Firefox 1.0, which […]
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