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YouTube to Promote Interaction with Presidential Hopefuls

Riding on the coatails of their recently launched Political Vlog, YouTube has gone one step further by allowing you to have a two-way dialog with the future Presidents of the United States. In the YouChoose section of their website, videos from Presidential hopefuls like Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will be displayed and YouTube users can upload video responses which will be followed and viewed by each candidate. Video replies by the candidates...

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Is Google Too Powerful?

Business Week Online has a fascinating cover story which examines the growing dominance of Google on both the information economy and the business world. The question "Is Google Too powerful" is not merely rhetorical as the article delves into details about how Google is using its profits to encroach upon traditional media such as television, magazines and radio. Experts like Tech historian George Dyson have even suggested that Google might become a national defense...

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Technorati vs. Google Blog Search: Which is Better?

Robert Scoble recently raised an interesting question on his blog: Which blog search is the best of them all? According to Scoble, Technorati seems to trump Google blog search because it includes information that Google Blog search does not, and offers more search results when you punch in a specific term. Founder and CEO of Technorati, David Sifry has joined the discussion in the comments by offering several search examples (EMI Apple DRM,...

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All about Search in China: A Current Market Analysis

Read/Write Web has a fascinating article on the outlook of Search in China. There is an intense competition for internet users among search engines, particularly between Google which trails the current market leader Baidu. According Aydin Senkut's analysis, Baidu currently enjoys double the market share in all types of search over Google because of several key reasons. These include the strength and popularity of Baidu's Bulletin Boards as well its heavily used MP3 search...

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ZoomInfo Relaunched : Semantic Business Information Search Engine

Claiming to have created the first market-ready semantic search engine, ZoomInfo has announced a new version of ZoomInfo.com, a search engine that's designed for business users who need access to information on companies, people and jobs. Integrating the comprehensive job search function of Indeed.com, ZoomInfo will allow job seekers to search for companies across a wide range of factors such as location, size and industry. ZoomInfo.com will also provide a list of relevant...

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AfterVote : An Ajax Powered Social Search Engine

Younanimous is a AJAX-powered social search engine that provides users with additional details such as the Alexa Ranking, Google Page Rank and domain age for each website. What's interesting is the additional of social sharing buttons at the bottom of every individual link result. This allows you to instantly submit each link to websites like StumbleUpon, Digg and Reddit. Not only are we a meta search engine, but we also have a passive voting system in...

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PHP Search Engines Roundup

Michael Douma from PHP Dev Center has come up with a list of PHP-friendly search engines that will allow you to easily integrate customizable search functions on your server while controlling the indexing process and search results. If you want your visitors to have "voilá!" moments, consider incorporating an internal search engine into your web site. Search tools not only make your information easily accessible, but they also increase the time visitors spend on...

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Building the Celebrity Cult: Personality-Centric Search Engines

What do pop singer Kevin Federline and a Yahoo-powered search engine have in common? Nothing except a fascinating collusion of celebrity branding with Internet search. I'm referring of course, to SearchWithKevin.com a Yahoo-powered search engine that allows you to win prizes such as a Kevin Federline T-shirt or Autograph CD, whenever you search the web. We've already seen other search-to-win engines like Blingo and Winzy but this is this first time I've seen a search...

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