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December 2005

Wednesday, 21 December 2005

Search engines as utility

I've long deliberated over the idea of search engines as utility or infrastructure, what with the internet progressively becoming an major part of the economy and search engines the critical thoroughfares of commerce and information. Perhaps search engines are the...

Google / AOL Deal Done

Google and AOL finally reached the long rumoured deal on Tuesday that expands on their long standing technology and advertising partnership and ends advances to AOL from other interested parties, in particular Microsoft. The deal is rumoured to involve Google...

Tuesday, 20 December 2005

SEM a $5.75 billion industry in North America

SEMPO have just released some highlights from their latest Annual State of Search Survey. Interestingly it looks like businesses are finally factoring search engines into the cost of their website projects. SEM was a $5.75 billion industry in North America...

Yahoo! Open Shortcuts

Yahoo! is getting in on the 'search as command line' act and has launched an open shortcut service following the lead set by YubNub, meaning you can create your own search commands and run them through their search engine. Shortcuts...

Friday, 02 December 2005

Microsoft Does Google Base

Well, it may not have enjoyed the smoothest of launches, but it appears that Google Base is already being afforded the sincerest type of flattery by Microsoft - that of imitation. Microsoft are strongly rumoured to be launching their own...

Blinks teams up with the Times

Called 'Smart Search' the websites of the British Times newspapers have teamed up to offer a cobranded version of the Blinkx desktop search tool. Obviously a great way to take ownership of an ABC1 and business audience.

Thursday, 01 December 2005

everywoman award

Congratulations to our MD Lucy Cokes who was a finalist for the Demeter category at the prestigious 2005 NatWest everywoman Awards. She beat hundreds of women entrepreneurs for a top three position for the IBM sponsored Demeter Award that honours...
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