IBM would like to see its WebFountain supercomputing project become the next big thing in Web search. The Internet can be a treasure trove of business intelligence–but only if you can make sense of the data.
Entries from March 2004
IBM advancing on its search engine project
March 22nd, 2004 by rankforsales | 2 Comments
Microsoft MSN Search to Launch by July
March 22nd, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
Microsoft will be launching its new MSN Search Engine by July of 2004 according to a Micorsoft spokesperson. Along with the new search technology launch, MSN will also change the way their search results and paid sponsored links are shown on the search pages.
Microsoft has been loading up their search research teams in preparation to […]
Google to Integrate Orkut into Search
March 22nd, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 4 Comments
Google CEO Eric Schmidt commented on the integration of Google’s Orkut social networking service into Google search results withing the year. CNet reports that Schmidt, speaking at the PC Forum conference in Scottsdale, AZ, announced the intended move without a set timeframe, adding that “most products stay in beat for about a year.”
Schmidt further […]
Lycos Hotbot Brings Desktop and RSS to Search Toolbars
March 22nd, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 4 Comments
Lycos launched the new HotBot Desktop Internet browser toolbar that allows users to search the web, e-mail, files, and browser history, as well as browse, search and subscribe to syndicated news content using the RSS format -helping to legitimize the use of RSS as a news and information subscription service.
HotBot Desktop provides users with the […]
Kanoodle Launches ClickFactor for Contextually Targeted Advertising
March 22nd, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 4 Comments
Kanoodle.com, Inc. today announced the launch of their ClickFactor(tm) ranking system, a proprietary method that will determine the ranking of Kanoodle’s ContextTarget(tm) listings on partner Web sites. ClickFactor is designed to maximize the effectiveness of advertisers’ ContextTarget campaigns by putting the most relevant ads in front of the right people at the right time. For […]
The new Yahoo Web Rank™ Toolbar
March 19th, 2004 by rankforsales | 1 Comment
In case you haven’t noticed yet, Yahoo has been hard at work lately. If you missed it, Yahoo now has its own toolbar. In a similar fashion the Google toolbar works, Yahoo just introduced Web Rank™. Web Rank™ happens to be Yahoo’s new search engine algorithm, as well as the name it gave its new toolbar.
Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Webrank
March 19th, 2004 by aaron wall | No Comments
Recently Yahoo! has announced the release of Yahoo! Webrank, a website popularity measurement.
Google AdSense Offers Channel Level Tracking
March 19th, 2004 by aaron wall | No Comments
Google AdSense has recently announced the release of better tracking for webmasters involved with the AdSense program. The new tracking code will allow webmasters to determine which pages, layouts, and sites have the best clickthrough rates.
AOL Owns Google Warrants
March 19th, 2004 by aaron wall | 6 Comments
In 2002 AOL obtained Google warrents when they signed their distribution contract with Google.
Yahoo, Google, and MSN Tackle The News
March 18th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | No Comments
Recently Yahoo, Google, and MSN have made all kinds of news of their own when it comes to their search engines and advertising programs. However, instead of just making news, all of these top Internet enterprises have also taken on the task of indexing and making news searchable using their respected search technologies and partnerships.
Today […]
