Search Engines

Cuil is Cool but No Google

Jul 28, 2008Comments

Today marks the begining of search results for Cuil, pronounced “cool”, the new search effort created by ex-Google employees.
Taking some test runs on Cuil, it’s a nice search environment. A couple positives is that it lets you dig down into your results by giving you different categories that would apply to your search. [...]

Google Opens Way to Search Individual Sites

Apr 4, 2008Comments

I’m not sure if I’m late to the game or not here, so forgive me if so.  This morning I’ve been doing a bit of searching on Internet Security Suites.  My current subscription will expire soon and I really don’t want to use what I’ve been using.  Hint… It rhymes with a popular movie in [...]

Top 10 Search Providers, August 2007

Sep 28, 2007Comments

We all know that Google is the wildly popular search engine used by the majority of web users. But, where else do Internet users go to search the Web?
Nielsen/NetRatings ranks the top 10 search providers by the number of users and share of total searches for the month of July.

Top 10 Search Providers by [...]

Do you do .biz?

Jun 11, 2007Comments

Aaron Wall made a post today stating that he doesn’t like .biz domain names. I can’t say that I’m a fan of them either, but I’m not sure about his reasoning.
The question posed was along the lines of switching from a .biz to a .com for better ranking. Aaron believes that a .biz [...]

Google gives back the old Image search

Feb 22, 2007Comments

You may remember a few weeks back that I wrote about the new Google Image Search Interface. I, like many, couldn’t stand the new interface.
Guess what? Google listened! They have reverted back to the old interface that shows the image details without needing to hover over each item.
Thanks for listening Google!

Gmail Is Now Open To Public

Feb 8, 2007Comments

A report over at Search Engine Roundtable has confirmed that Gmail is now open to public registration.
No more begging or bidding to ge an invite. At one point it would cost you $250 for an invite on eBay.
So head on over to Gmail and sign up without an invite!