posted by Susan @ 5:51 PM
A ResourceShelf Interview:
20 Questions with Gary Flake, Head of Yahoo Research Labs Thursday, June 3, 2004
"Dr. Gary Flake, Principal Scientist & Head of Yahoo! Research Labs, was kind enough to answer 20 questions for this email interview. This is a 'must read' for those of you interested in web search and online information retrieval."
This is Part II of the ResourceShelf interview with Gary Flake
20 Questions with Gary Flake, Head of Yahoo Research Labs Thursday, June 3, 2004
"Dr. Gary Flake, Principal Scientist & Head of Yahoo! Research Labs, was kind enough to answer 20 questions for this email interview. This is a 'must read' for those of you interested in web search and online information retrieval."
This is Part II of the ResourceShelf interview with Gary Flake
posted by Susan @ 6:01 PM
Coming Soon - the Death of Search Engines? from LLRX, May 24, 2004
"A look at the challenges search engines are facing, such as indexes being too large and the resurgence of search engine spam. Will dissatisfaction allow pay-per-view searching to finally come of age?" Search Engine Report
"A look at the challenges search engines are facing, such as indexes being too large and the resurgence of search engine spam. Will dissatisfaction allow pay-per-view searching to finally come of age?" Search Engine Report
posted by Susan @ 4:25 PM
Google Gains Overall, Competition Builds Niches ClickZ, June 2, 2004
"Latest stats from OneStat put Google with the largest global search share, 56 percent, followed by Yahoo at 21 percent, then MSN at 9 percent. Also has demographics about major search engines as provided by Hitwise. Google is slightly more "male" than MSN Search and slightly younger."
"Latest stats from OneStat put Google with the largest global search share, 56 percent, followed by Yahoo at 21 percent, then MSN at 9 percent. Also has demographics about major search engines as provided by Hitwise. Google is slightly more "male" than MSN Search and slightly younger."
posted by Susan @ 4:22 PM
The Web Search Behavior of Adult Learners from Pandia Search Engine News
"An EU Socrates project has mapped the search strategies of adult learners."
"An EU Socrates project has mapped the search strategies of adult learners."
posted by Susan @ 3:29 PM
Able2Know from Search Engine Report #92
"New search toolbar letting you query many major search engines and smaller players such as Gigablast or Nutch-powered Object Search. Does search term highlighting, jumping to keywords on pages, pop-up blocking and more."
"New search toolbar letting you query many major search engines and smaller players such as Gigablast or Nutch-powered Object Search. Does search term highlighting, jumping to keywords on pages, pop-up blocking and more."
posted by Susan @ 2:53 PM
Yahoo Gas Prices Shortcut, Search Engine Report #92
"Type "gas 92663" or any other US zip code, and Yahoo provides links to sites that show gas prices for that area at the top of its results. Link above provides a list of all types of shortcuts like this Yahoo offers, as well as further instructions."
"Type "gas 92663" or any other US zip code, and Yahoo provides links to sites that show gas prices for that area at the top of its results. Link above provides a list of all types of shortcuts like this Yahoo offers, as well as further instructions."
posted by Susan @ 11:49 AM
Web searchers don't tune in with radio buttons Penn State University, June 22, 2004
Danny Sullivan: "Study finds that if searchers made use of options such as radio buttons, they'd more easily find images, audio-visual files or other non-web page content. The same is true about tabs and drop-down boxes, of course. As I've written before, searchers simply ignore all these type of things, which is why search engines are having to progress to invisible tab insertion of material."
Danny Sullivan: "Study finds that if searchers made use of options such as radio buttons, they'd more easily find images, audio-visual files or other non-web page content. The same is true about tabs and drop-down boxes, of course. As I've written before, searchers simply ignore all these type of things, which is why search engines are having to progress to invisible tab insertion of material."
posted by Susan @ 11:39 AM
A Web Directory that Helps You Do, Not Find, SearchDay, June 1, 2004
"Gimpsy is a different kind of directory, listing only sites that provide online activity or help you accomplish a specific task. Gimpsy founder, Mordechai Chachamu explains why."
"Gimpsy is a different kind of directory, listing only sites that provide online activity or help you accomplish a specific task. Gimpsy founder, Mordechai Chachamu explains why."
posted by Susan @ 11:33 AM
Google Gains in Popularity, But Will It Last? by Chris Sherman, Associate Editor, SearchDay, June 16, 2004
"Over the past year, Google took significant market share from Yahoo and MSN, according to a new report from industry analyst Hitwise. But the increasing popularity of vertical search sites poses a big threat to all of the major search engines."
"Over the past year, Google took significant market share from Yahoo and MSN, according to a new report from industry analyst Hitwise. But the increasing popularity of vertical search sites poses a big threat to all of the major search engines."
posted by Susan @ 11:03 AM
MSN Search Gets New Look; Microsoft Gets New Search Engine from SearchDay, July 1, 2004
"Microsoft released a public preview of its long-awaited web search technology today. The company also gave a facelift to its popular MSN Search site that remains powered by Yahoo's search technology and dropped paid inclusion listings there."
"Microsoft released a public preview of its long-awaited web search technology today. The company also gave a facelift to its popular MSN Search site that remains powered by Yahoo's search technology and dropped paid inclusion listings there."
posted by Susan @ 10:52 AM
