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Wendy's Web Search Blog October 2005 Archive

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

Day 49 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days-Gigablast

Monday October 31, 2005
Here's my profile of Gigablast, an Internet search engine with some interesting features, good advanced search power, and an excellent user experience. Don't forget to check out the rest of the ... Read More

Watch Out! It's Creepy Gmail!

Monday October 31, 2005
Want to get REALLY freaked out on Halloween? You might want to read Creepy Gmail, a semi-long treatise on how Gmail is taking over the world, our minds, and generally ... Read More

Creepy Halloween Video-Man Walks Through Window

Monday October 31, 2005
Creepy! Check out Man Walks Through Window. Safe for kids; there's a lot of "bleeping" where people have used some questionable language, but other than that, it's okay for children. ... Read More

Monday Web Search News Headlines

Monday October 31, 2005
Step away from the big bowl of Halloween candy...it's evil. Instead, grab a cup of coffee and a bowl of something fiber-y and start reading these news snippets from 'round ... Read More

Yahoo and Google Celebrate Halloween

Monday October 31, 2005
Check it out: Related: Learn more about Google and Yahoo, or print out a Google Cheat Sheet or a Yahoo Cheat Sheet.

Happy Halloween! Top Ten Viral Videos on the Web

Monday October 31, 2005
Happy Halloween! Here's a few of the many viral videos on the Web today to have some Halloween fun with. What is a viral video? A viral video is a ... Read More

Day 48 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days-Little Known Google Facts and Does Google Worry About Spelling?

Monday October 31, 2005
Google is such a HUGE search engine that I've decided to break it up into manageable chunks. So, for today's search engine information, we'll look at little known Google facts ... Read More

Six Degrees of Wikipedia

Sunday October 30, 2005
You might want to check out Six Degrees of Wikipedia on this sleepy Sunday morning. What is it? "six degrees finds the shortest path between any two Wikipedia articles in ... Read More

Cribcandy-Bookmarkable Stuff for Your Home

Sunday October 30, 2005
I just bought a new house and am now in the phase known as "acquire", or "buy", because all my milk crate and 2X4 furniture just doesn't sit well ... Read More

Day 47 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days-Ditto.com

Saturday October 29, 2005
Here's my review of Ditto.com, an image search engine that gives the user thumbnails and links to the original image. Don't forget to check out the rest of the search engines ... Read More

Find a Flu Shot

Friday October 28, 2005
Need to know where to get a flu shot? Use the American Lung Association's Flu Clinic Locator. Just plug in your zip and you'll see a list of clinics offering ... Read More

Halloween on the Web

Friday October 28, 2005
Here are a few great Halloween sites on the Web that should get you into the Halloweenie mood. So grab some candy corn, turn on the scary mood music, and ... Read More

Day 46 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - LookSmart Rolls Out Biggest Vertical Search Launch In Web History

Friday October 28, 2005
Here's a transcript of my chat with Dave Hills, CEO of LookSmart, about their huge vertical search launch on October 27, 2005. Thirteen separate topic clusters are now live with ... Read More

It's Book Review Friday - Review of Podcasting Hacks

Friday October 28, 2005
Here's my review of Jack D. Herrington's book Podcasting Hacks. You'll find tips and tricks for picking the perfect microphone, how to reduce noise, give listeners access to your shows, ... Read More

Friday Web Search News Headlines

Friday October 28, 2005
It's raining, Sesame Street is on, and I've got a huge mug of too-strong coffee. Let's look at the news from the world of web search, technology, and general geekery: Bloglines ... Read More

Day 45 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - FoodieView, a Recipe Search Engine

Thursday October 27, 2005
FoodieView is now one of my "must have" sites on the Web. Searchers can find all kinds of recipes on here from a multitude of different recipe sites, including Food ... Read More

Amphicar for Sale on eBay

Thursday October 27, 2005
The Web is full of gems and this amphicar is no exception. From the description: "Trying To Decide If You Should Get A New Convertible Car Or Possibly A New Boat?. ... Read More

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Thursday October 27, 2005
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is an amazing database: "This Archive will be a digital encyclopedia of television, accessible worldwide by students, historians, and the public. In fact, ... Read More

Star Wars Masks and Haunted House Map

Thursday October 27, 2005
Via BoingBoing, you can go to Star Wars Kids and get your very own printable Revenge of the Sith masks, including Darth Vader, Yoda, R2-D2, and more. Scroll down to ... Read More

Thursday Web Search News Headlines

Thursday October 27, 2005
I turned on the new gas fireplace this morning, and it smells like popcorn. I don't know if this is a good thing or not. Well, anyway, here's some headlines ... Read More

Banterist.com

Wednesday October 26, 2005
My pick for snort-milk-out-the-nose-laughing site of the day has to be Banterist.com, "a weblog of original humor by Brian Sack." Here's a brief sample from Helpful Plastic Surgery Tips: Plastic surgery ... Read More

Day 44 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Turbo10, a Deep Web Search Engine

Wednesday October 26, 2005
The Deep Web is a vast, uncharted wonderland of information, and there are many tools and search engines out there that are attempting to mine it for you. Read my ... Read More

Spamming the Search Engines: Or How To Get Your Site Dropped, Banned, Etc.

Wednesday October 26, 2005
Every time I think of Spam, the little ditty from Monty Python immediately comes to mind: "Spam, spam, spam, spam!" There are a few different types of spam-email spam, ... Read More

Wednesday Web Search News Headlines

Wednesday October 26, 2005
Right now my cat is doing the Catnip Dance behind me, I've got some coffee brewing, and it's time for the Wednesday Web Search News Headlines. Yahoo to Debut New ... Read More

New Look for Web Search Blog - Permalinks!

Tuesday October 25, 2005
Eagle-eyed Web Search site readers will notice something new down there at the bottom of every post, and that is a permalink. What is a permalink? From Wikipedia: "A permalink (a ... Read More

Boolean Search - What is Boolean Search?

Tuesday October 25, 2005
Boolean search is just a way to refine your searches using specific Boolean operators, such as AND, OR, NOT, or NEAR. Learn what Boolean search means, and then take a ... Read More

Day 43 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Ithaki for Kids - A Kids Meta Search Engine

Tuesday October 25, 2005
Ithaki for Kids is a kid-friendly, safe search, meta search engine. From the site: "Ithaki 4 KiDs helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in ... Read More

Time Wasting Site of the Day - MAD Magazine Covers

Tuesday October 25, 2005
Welcome to a veritable clickable wonderland at MAD Magazine Explorer. You just wave your magic mouse over the covers to see a full-size version. Alas, yet another site to distract ... Read More

Tuesday Web Search News Headlines

Tuesday October 25, 2005
Here's a few headlines from the Web world. Get your Starbucks caramel macchiato (venti, please - no whip), turn on some music, and start reading. White House Not Fond of Onions ... Read More

Day 42 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Pretrieve, a Free Public Records Search Engine

Monday October 24, 2005
Find free public records with Pretrieve, a free public records search engine. Find people online, search for business information, look for addresses and phone numbers. Don't forget to read about the ... Read More

Monday Web Search News Headlines

Monday October 24, 2005
Owie. We moved this weekend. Note to self: Tylenol and the heating pad will be your best friend for a few days. Here's some news headlines from the world of ... Read More

Free Public Records Search

Sunday October 23, 2005
Are you looking for an obituary, marriage certificate, or deed of trust? How about declassified CIA documents, or a political candidate's money trail? Whatever public record you might be looking ... Read More

Day 41 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - ZapMeta, a Meta Search Engine

Sunday October 23, 2005
Learn more about ZapMeta, a great meta search engine that delivers fast, relevant results with plenty of extra search features, such as Quick View, results snapshot, and advanced relevance filtering. You ... Read More

Table of Contents Up for 100 Search Engines in 100 Days

Saturday October 22, 2005
Ever the helpful husband, Mr. Web Search pointed out that my huge gob of links for 100 Search Engines in 100 Days "made my eyes hurt." So, I've made ... Read More

Day 40 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - AlltheWeb - Profile of AlltheWeb Search

Saturday October 22, 2005
AlltheWeb.com is a search engine whose results are powered by Yahoo. AlltheWeb has some very advanced search features that make it a good search destination for those looking for pure ... Read More

Recent Web Search Articles and Information

Friday October 21, 2005
Whether it's your first time at the Web Search site, or you make it a frequent stop on your Web travels, here's a few articles I've been working on. ... Read More

Friday Web Search News Headlines

Friday October 21, 2005
Get comfortable, grab some java, and browse a few headlines. Internet Explorer Gets Anti-Phishing Filter...Kind Of: From eWeek; "The Microsoft Phishing Filter, which is being embedded into IE 7, will now ... Read More

Useful Site of the Day - Freecycle.org

Friday October 21, 2005
Freecycle.org puts together "one man's trash and another man's treasure." There are literally hundreds of Freecycle groups all over the world; just find one near you and you can post ... Read More

Day 39 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Isohunt, a Bit Torrent Search Engine

Friday October 21, 2005
Find Bit Torrent files with Isohunt, a dedicated Bit Torrent search engine. Isohunt does not host these Bit Torrent files, it merely helps you find them, which makes it a ... Read More

Thursday Web Search News Headlines

Thursday October 20, 2005
Coffee's perking, cat is flipping out down the hall for some reason, and kids are playing Ninja Jump (long story) behind me on the bed. Here's some web search headlines ... Read More

Cool Site of the Day - Zoicks.com Nested Tables Design

Thursday October 20, 2005
Back in the day when I had a thriving eBay business, I used Zoicks.com all the time to create nifty auction layouts that would help me stand out. Here's how ... Read More

Day 38 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Lycos Search

Thursday October 20, 2005
Learn more about Lycos Search: how to search with Lycos, how to perform advanced searches with Lycos, Lycos features (including Lycos 50 and Lycos Entertainment),and Lycos's efforts to help missing ... Read More

Find Game Cheats with Ask Jeeves

Wednesday October 19, 2005
Cheats? We don't need no steenkin' cheats! Well, apparently someone does, and that's where Ask Jeeves comes in. I learned from the offical Ask Jeeves Blog that you can do ... Read More

Huge Scary Paul Bunyan-Like Gardening Machine-Interesting Site of the Day

Wednesday October 19, 2005
From Vestal Design via Pruned: This is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road ... Read More

Wednesday Web Search News Headlines

Wednesday October 19, 2005
It's Wednesday, I've got coffee on, and it's starting to sprinkle outside. Good time to read the news: Yahoo Makes Lots of Dough: From John Battelle; Yahoo releases its earnings statement ... Read More

Jill Whalen's Top Ten Tips to the Top of the Search Engines

Wednesday October 19, 2005
Jill Whalen is one of the top search engine optimization experts out there today. Here are her top ten tips for any site owner that wants more traffic, more sales,and ... Read More

Yahoo List of Products and Services

Wednesday October 19, 2005
Before seeing this extensive list of Yahoo products and services, I seriously had no idea that Yahoo had this much stuff. All you need to do to get to any ... Read More

Day 37 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Yahoo Cheat Sheet

Wednesday October 19, 2005
Here are the top Yahoo Search Shortcuts that will make your Yahoo search experience fast, fun, and ultimately efficient. You'll find that using these Yahoo Search Shortcuts will greatly cut ... Read More

Buy Your Own Search Engine

Tuesday October 18, 2005
I'm SO tempted to bid on this. You can bid and buy your own search engine right now on eBay; so far, the bid is up to $2025.00.

Web Search and SEO Word of the Day - Hidden Text

Tuesday October 18, 2005
What is hidden text? Hidden text is VERY naughty. Bad, bad, bad. Don't do it. Basically, it's putting invisible text on your web pages so more keywords will be submitted ... Read More

Fun Site of the Day - Horrton Hears a Heart

Tuesday October 18, 2005
This via BoingBoing; a mashup of Edgar Allan Poe's wonderfully thrilling short story The Tell-Tale Heart and Dr.Seuss's Horton Hears a Who. Here's a snippet: "True, I've been shaken - and ... Read More

Tuesday Web Search News Headlines

Tuesday October 18, 2005
Happy Tuesday Morning to you! I've got my industrial strength coffee, and cat on top of the computer. Here's some web search headlines for Tuesday: Estonia votes via the Internet: From ... Read More

Day 36 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days: Google Cheat Sheet

Tuesday October 18, 2005
Here are the top Google Shortcuts that any savvy Googler should have under his or her belt. You'll find that using these Google Search Shortcuts will greatly cut down on ... Read More

Want to put MSN Ads On Your Blog or WebSite?

Monday October 17, 2005
The Official MSN Search Blog is calling for guinea pigs, er, "loyal blog readers", to participate in the MSN Ad Center Pilot. More from the site: "As we prepare to launch ... Read More

Google Earth Compromising Security?

Monday October 17, 2005
From the India Times: "Speaking to The Times of India, India science and technology secretary V S Ramamoorthy said, 'What is a matter of great concern is the sufficient resolution provided ... Read More

Cool Site of the Day - Live Mars Images

Monday October 17, 2005
This is so COOL. Check out: Mars Odyssey Mission Themis Via PhysOrg.com, this is a " A new Web site at ASU provides the public and scientists “live” views of Mars. A ... Read More

Monday Web Search Headlines

Monday October 17, 2005
A few headlines from the world of web search: Bloggers go to school: From CNet; more and more students are utilizing blogs to turn in assignments, journal, and interact with their ... Read More

Day 35 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days: Kartoo, a Visual Search Engine

Monday October 17, 2005
Today's search engine is Kartoo, a search engine that offers a visual, interactive search results page; it's an interesting way to view your search results. So far in the 100 ... Read More

Sunday Web Search News Round-Up

Sunday October 16, 2005
Here's a few headlines from the world of web search: Google Updating Page Rank and Backlinks: Some speculation as to whether Google will be updating its Page Rank and backlinks index ... Read More

Fun Site of the Day - Go Fug Yourself

Sunday October 16, 2005
Celebrities make horrendous fashion choices and Go Fug Yourself is there to catch every single awkward moment. I visit this particular site every day to get my daily dose of ... Read More

Day 34 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Test Your Search Engine Smarts Quiz

Sunday October 16, 2005
Here's a good way to while away this Sunday (other than church and nap, and those preferably not happening at the same time) - a search engine smarts quiz. Related: Check ... Read More

Discount for Web Search Readers - Jill Whelan's High Rankings Seminar

Saturday October 15, 2005
If you are interested in attending the upcoming High Rankings Search Engine Marketing Seminar put together by Jill Whalen and friends, I've got a discount for you....in fact, a 25% ... Read More

Interesting Site of the Day - Memeorandum

Saturday October 15, 2005
As someone who spends a lot of time on the Web doing research, keeping up with what's going on, etc., I always welcome anything that will help me actually stay ... Read More

Day 33 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Travel Search Engines

Saturday October 15, 2005
If you've ever tried to find a last minute travel deal, secure a good deal for your upcoming vacation, or create a combined air-hotel-car business package, then chances are you've ... Read More

Useful Site of the Day - Placeopedia

Friday October 14, 2005
Well, I know what I'm going to be doing for the next coupla hours and that's playing with Placeopedia, a site that connects Wikipedia articles with their actual physical locations. ... Read More

Search Word of the Day - Adjacency

Friday October 14, 2005
The search word of the day is Adjacency: a word that's hard to spell and difficult to pronounce correctly. It also refers to the proximity, or closeness, of search terms ... Read More

Fun Site of the Day - Pink is the New Blog

Friday October 14, 2005
"For the honor of gossip...I have the POWEERRRRRR!" Other than the whole He-Man and Skeletor thing that he has going on, Trent of Pink is the New Blog also has ... Read More

Friday Morning News Round-Up

Friday October 14, 2005
Here's some news from the world of web search and search engine optimization on this (at least in my neck of the woods) foggy Friday morning. Grab a cup of ... Read More

Day 32 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Do Search Engines Search The Entire Web?

Friday October 14, 2005
Find out if search engines search the entire Web; you might be surprised at the answer. Related: See all the 100 Search Engines in 100 Days.

Interesting Site of the Day - A Collection of Chinese Newspaper Mastheads

Thursday October 13, 2005
I really have NO clue how I happened upon this Flickr collection of Chinese newspaper mastheads, but it's really neat. From the photo description: "This is an outstanding collection of Cultural-Revolution ... Read More

Useful Site of the Day - Peat's Books

Thursday October 13, 2005
Right here in my neck of the woods is Peat's Books, a great site that helps you "save a heap of cash on used technical books." Basically it's a site ... Read More

Morning Search News Round-Up

Thursday October 13, 2005
There's just so much going on in the search world that I thought today I would just do a brief round-up of headlines. Here's the scoops: Internet not as vulnerable to ... Read More

Interview with Jill Whalen

Thursday October 13, 2005
Read my interview with SEO expert and HighRankings owner Jill Whalen. As always, Jill's got some interesting things to say about search and search engine optimization, and we even get ... Read More

Day 31 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Yahoo Reference Search

Thursday October 13, 2005
Yahoo has a plethora of great reference materials available for pretty much anything you want to look up. Here are just a few of the great resources that Yahoo Reference ... Read More

MC Hammer Visits Google

Wednesday October 12, 2005
Please, Hammer...don't hurt 'em. Spotted via Threadwatch, via New Google Blog:

Yahoo Podcasts

Wednesday October 12, 2005
Yahoo Podcasts is up and running, allowing users to search for podcasts, download programs, and tag them for other users. What is a Podcast? A podcast is nothing more than an ... Read More

Top 100 Font Downloads

Wednesday October 12, 2005
Most font sites I've seen lately don't have anything comparable to the stuff (FREE) that's on daFONT, a free font download site. Here are a few of my favorites: Directions for ... Read More

Google.org

Wednesday October 12, 2005
Just spotted this: google.org is officially up, nothing really on there but a couple of quotes: This will be the future site of Google.org – the philanthropic arm of Google. We ... Read More

Find People Online

Wednesday October 12, 2005
I get a few emails every week asking me to help them find someone's information on the Web. Here's a few resources that I can recommend to help you get ... Read More

Yahoo Adds Blog News to Yahoo News Search

Wednesday October 12, 2005
I thought this commentary from RedHerring was especially interesting: "Yahoo added blogs to its news search engine Tuesday so that blog links now appear next to news stories from major media ... Read More

Day 30 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Search Engines for Kids

Wednesday October 12, 2005
Find search engines and other sites on the Web specifically targeted for kids. Related: So far in the 100 Search Engines in 100 Days, we've looked at AskJeeves, AOL Search, we've had ... Read More

Gada.be

Tuesday October 11, 2005
Lots of buzz yesterday and today about Chris Pirillo's gada.be metasearch tool. I chatted with Chris about gada.be back in the beginning of September and was sworn to secrecy ... Read More

Day 29 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - AskJeeves.com

Tuesday October 11, 2005
AskJeeves is a very popular crawler-based search engine. Some of the reasons that it has stayed so popular with so many people are its ease of use, cool search features ... Read More

Day 28 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - AOL Search

Monday October 10, 2005
Learn why so many people have chosen AOL Search to be their premier search destination. With its ease of use, simple accessibility, and nifty search features, AOL Search has carved ... Read More

New Hitwise Study: "94% of UK internet searches are powered by 14% of search engines"

Monday October 10, 2005
From Hitwise, a web stats site: "Google UK and Google.com together power 7 in 10 UK internet searches and so have a clear hold on the bulk of searches in the ... Read More

Web Documentary - Florida's St. Johns River

Monday October 10, 2005
Found via URL Wire, this web documentary (webumentary?) about the St. Johns River-The River Returns. "The St. Johns River is born in marshes, then winds northward for 310 languid miles before ... Read More

Google Reader Bookmarklet

Sunday October 9, 2005
What is a bookmarklet, first of all? From Wikipedia: "A bookmarklet is a small JavaScript program that can be stored as a URL within a bookmark in most popular web browsers, ... Read More

Asia Quake

Sunday October 9, 2005
The Bloggers Blog has a ton of links for coverage of this tragic event; in addition, About's Glabalization section has some good initial coverage of the Asia quake. There are ... Read More

Day 27 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Interview with MyStanky

Sunday October 9, 2005
Read my interview with Steve Stankiewicz, creator of MyStanky.com, a metasearch engine that is virtually a one-man show. Related: So far in the 100 Days, we've looked at MSN Search, Online Shopping ... Read More

Whole Lotta Searchin' Going On

Saturday October 8, 2005
This via Smart Mobs from MediaPost Publications: "This Media Post article says there were 5.04 billion searches in August across 65 engines, which is up 10% from the 4.6 billion searches ... Read More

Google Reader Released

Saturday October 8, 2005
Google released its bright and shiny new toy on Friday, the Google Reader (Beta), which "makes it easier to keep up with your ever-expanding reading list of content from across ... Read More

Day 26 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - MSN Search

Saturday October 8, 2005
Day 26 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days brings us to a revamped look at MSN Search; Microsoft's offering to the search world. Learn about MSN Search: its ease ... Read More

Use The Web To Find Low Gas Prices

Saturday October 8, 2005
With gas prices getting as high as they are, it's a good idea to do a bit of Web research first in order to find lower gas prices in your ... Read More

Google Local Search Out of Beta

Friday October 7, 2005
From InternetWeek: "Google Inc. on Thursday launched out of beta its local search service, which merges search for locations in cities and towns with the company's mapping service. Besides giving information on ... Read More

AOL Buys Weblogs

Friday October 7, 2005
This from BusinessWeek: "America Online Inc. will inherit Engadget, Autoblog and other popular Web journals as part of a $25 million deal announced Thursday that expands AOL's presence in the blogging ... Read More

Dylan Thomas Reads His Poetry Online

Friday October 7, 2005
I about blew a gasket when I saw this via BoingBoing: "Salon.com has got the entire, eleven-volume set of Dylan Thomas recordings from Caedmon as free MP3 downloads. Subscribers get 'em ... Read More

Day 25 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Best of the Web Shopping

Friday October 7, 2005
Today is Day 25, and I've created a Online Shopping Guide, with my picks for the best of the Web shopping search engines, comparison shopping search engines and sites, ... Read More

Day 24 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Interview with BigClique Creator, or How To Start Your Own Search Engine

Thursday October 6, 2005
Got some extra time on your hands, and crocheting that beer-can afghan just isn't doing it for you anymore? Well, then take a page from the book of Femi Olu, ... Read More

October Halloween Web Scavenger Hunt

Wednesday October 5, 2005
It's Wednesday morning. Ready for some distraction from that boring old research project, overflowing inbox, or piles of clean laundry waiting to be put away? Have I got the thing ... Read More

Day 23 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - What is a Search Engine?

Wednesday October 5, 2005
If you've ever wondered what a search engine is and how it works, then you'll enjoy today's article. I've written a very concise picture of what search engines are and ... Read More

Pay Per Click Advertising - What is it and how do I do it?

Wednesday October 5, 2005
I received a wonderful article this week from Dan Skeen, who works as the Director of Search Engine Marketing for Quarry Communications. If you've ever wondered what pay per click ... Read More

EatFeed.com - Useful Site of the Day

Wednesday October 5, 2005
I came across EatFeed.com today and thought I would share it with you. It's a podcasting show/channel/feed/site dedicated to food. Oh, and not just food, folks. Gourmet food, a real ... Read More

Google to Partner with Sun - Live Webcast

Tuesday October 4, 2005
Click on the image link above for direct access to the live webcast this morning at 10:30 AM PST at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California: "Please join Scott ... Read More

Free eComXpo Passes For Y'all

Tuesday October 4, 2005
Well, even more eComxPo freebies! The good people in charge there fixed me with Exhibit Hall and Keynote Passes for any of you that are reading this right now: Free Pass ... Read More

Day 22 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - SingingFish

Tuesday October 4, 2005
Whether you're looking for Maria Callas arias, Sponge Bob cartoons, or the latest from NPR's Brian Naylor, SingingFish will help you with its dedicated multimedia search service. Related: So far in the ... Read More

Yahoo Getting Into The Book Business

Monday October 3, 2005
This via CNet.com: "Yahoo is working with the Internet Archive, the University of California and others on a project to digitize books in archives around the world and make them searchable ... Read More

First Search Engine Wedding Proposal

Monday October 3, 2005
In the "awwwww" department, we have the first ever wedding proposal via a search engine; that of popular Search Engine Roundtable author Barry Schwartz, or as he's better known in ... Read More

Day 21 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Answers.com

Monday October 3, 2005
Answers.com is a great search tool that will help you find the answers you're looking for fast, with maximum credibility. It's also one of those sites that you can get ... Read More

Yahoo Advanced Web Search with Creative Commons and Subscriptions

Sunday October 2, 2005
I don't know how long this has been up, but while fooling around with Yahoo today I noticed that they have added Creative Commons in their Advanced Search page. Creative ... Read More

Yahoo Blog Search Coming This Week

Sunday October 2, 2005
According to Business Week: "Look for Yahoo! to unveil a response to Google's blog search early next week. This from Bradley Horowitz, director of tech development in the company's search group. ... Read More

Day 20 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Podscope.com

Sunday October 2, 2005
If you are finding it difficult to search for podcasts with conventional search engines, your wait is over. Podscope is a specialized podcast search engine that will make it easy ... Read More

Day 19 of 100 Search Engines in 100 Days - Zabasearch.com

Saturday October 1, 2005
Find people with Zabasearch.com, a somewhat controversial free people search engine. You can search by what is available in the public domain for free public access, and can find some ... Read More

Yahoo Site Explorer

Saturday October 1, 2005
Yahoo just unveiled Yahoo Site Explorer, which "allows you to explore all the web pages indexed by Yahoo! Search. View the most popular pages from any site, dive into a ... Read More

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