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  • The quest for perfect search

    Susanne Koch, co-founder of search engine information site Pandia, says search engine "optimisation" has degenerated from something approaching an exact science into an occult art.

  • All the news that's fit to search?

    News and information sites are joining the commercial search craze, adding paid links to their query results and pushing the boundaries of the Web's hottest advertising format.

  • Common-name searches: Bringing order to the Web

    New search methods are tackling the problems of long, complex Internet addresses and unwieldy search-engine results. ZDNet reports on the latest advances in name resolution technology

  • News Corp in talks to buy search engine

    News Corp. is in talks to buy a stake in an unnamed search engine as part of its plan to create a major portal and expand on the Internet, chief executive Rupert Murdoch said this week.

  • Yahoo sticks up search suite with Glue

    Yahoo has begun testing Glue Pages, a new way to present search results that take advantage of its background as an Internet portal.

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    MyPerfect.com.au has potential

    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Channel 10 & the Web

    Channel 10's threadbare online presence stands out among the other TV networks' swish Web sites. But why?

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  • Microsoft's new search head on how Redmond will fight Google

    When it comes to Web search, Microsoft is the undisputed underdog, a position it doesn't usually find itself in. Satya Nadella, corporate vice president of search and advertising at Microsoft, explains how the company plans to improve its market share and improve search for the long haul.

  • Do you Google?

    As the company reaches beyond its Internet search roots, critics ask whether success may breed an identity crisis.

  • Future of search rides on relevance

    Search engine companies agree that their success is contingent on becoming more important in people's daily lives.

  • Microsoft.com revamps search

    The software giant updates its corporate Web search technology with in-house software, its latest effort to catch up with innovations in the navigation tools market.

  • Can IBM be a Google for businesses?

    Firm quietly working on data storage software designed to help companies find business documents scattered across their networks.

Reviews (19)

  • Search Engines

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • MSN gets on search bandwagon

    Web portal MSN is testing a new search service that touts faster, tidier results, in what is the latest development in a fast-moving contest to help people find what they're looking for online.

  • The Google gods

    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

  • How much do you trust Google?

    Commentary: Google is one of the best things on the Web--but there are signs that it may be tempted into rank commercialism.

  • Lenovo loads up on Windows Live Search

    All Lenovo computers worldwide will soon come bundled with Microsoft's Windows Live software, the companies announced Wednesday.

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