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What are the latest developments in web
searching?
- search tool databases are
growing fast; competition is keen to be the largest and
fastest database
- convergence or integration among
services and tools is increasing - Open Directory on Google, Hot Bot, Yahoo; Inktomi- powers Hot Bot and MSN;
AlltheWeb behind Lycos advanced search; AskJeeves and Alta
Vista
- search terms are becoming
more meaningful - Oingo allows the searcher to specify which
meaning they prefer, Excite offers "more like this",
AskJeeves allows natural language queries
- popularity linking to inform
users what are the most frequently "linked -to
"sites (Google) and most frequently
"clicked-on sites" (HotBot-Direct Hit)
- vortals industry specific web
sites offering a new wave of e-commerce enabling transactions,
publishing news, assembling resources
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Time
to Change Search Engines? Fred Langa. WinMag.com January 19,
2001. Proxy required
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Searching
for Perfection....newer search engines make finding things on
the web easier--and more fun. Anita Hamilton. Time, August
12,02 Proxy required
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