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Google Debuts Custom Search Engine
Web publishers now have a powerful new tool from Google at their disposal. The Google Custom Search Engine is a new product that draws results from specific sites and blogs and is skinned to take on the look and feel of the webmaster’s site.
U.S. Employees Use Computers in Search of Porn
The Interior Department’s inspector general has unearthed evidence of widespread computer misuse among government employees, including numerous visits to sites featuring adult content and gambling.
Google Launches Code Search
In its bid to become the index of the Internet, search engine giant Google has launched Code Search, which allows users to search billions of lines of code.
Full On Video Partners With Sex Search
Content provider Full On Video has partnered with adult personals and swingers site SexSearch.com to provide webmaster affiliates with a branded DVD plugin feed. The feed plays a video clip that aims to entice surfers to navigate to the SexSearch.com website.
Yahoo Named Default Search Engine for Hewlett-Packard
The battle for search engine dominance is not over yet, according to Yahoo, which said it has inked a deal with personal computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard to pre-install the company’s search engine tools on laptops and desktops.
New Porn Search Engine Launches
Recently released PremiumPornSearch.com bills itself as the “next generation in porn search engines.”
AOL Offers Publishers Free Video Search
AOL has launched a developer program for its video search engine, another indication the company wants to weave integration of its own services into websites and blogs.
Microsoft Debuts New Search Engine
Software giant Microsoft is officially launching its updated and renamed search engine today. Live Search steps up the company’s search capabilities to capture the market share dominated by Google and Yahoo.
Wall Street Journal Dissects Popular Search Terms Using AOL Data
AOL’s recent security gaffe that leaked thousands of customer search terms may have created a wave of protests from politicians and privacy advocates, but for Wall Street Journal technology reporter Lee Gomes it was fodder for a recent article that revealed what people most look for online.
Melissa Midwest Starts Model Search
Deciding that one Melissa Harrington, aka Melissa Midwest, wasn’t enough, the popular web model has launched a contest to find the next amateur star made in her mold — the "naughty girl next door."
U.S. Appeals Court Expands Right to Search Laptops
In a boon to prosecutors, a federal appeals court has ruled that U.S. guards at international borders may search and seize the contents of laptop computer files without probable cause.
Playboy Opens Website for Las Vegas ‘Bunny Search’
Playboy Enterprises and the Palms Casino Resort are rabbitting for new Bunnies to help kick off the grand opening of the Playboy Experience. The search starts today at 3 p.m. at PlayboyBunnySearch.com
AOL Releases Private User Search Queries
Responding to an apparent privacy breakdown, AOL has apologized for releasing search queries generated by more than 650,000 of its users.
FBI Continues Search for 2257 Violators
Amateur gay producer Sebastian Sloane Productions was the target of a second investigation over 2257 records that apparently is spreading nationwide.
Playboy to Begin Search for ‘Women of Poker’ Series
Poker and adult entertainment, they go hand in hand. That’s what Playboy Entertainment had in mind when it teamed up with PlayersNetwork.com for the “Playboy’s Women of Poker” TV series that is slated to debut later this year.
Safe Mode on Yahoo Image Search Fails to Protect Kids from Porn
A British school in China has criticized Internet portal Yahoo for failing to install proper filtering tools on its image search after students using the service at school were inadvertently exposed to online pornography.
Yahoo to Release New Search-Advertising Software By Summer
In development since late 2004, Yahoo has been busy at work creating a search-advertising system code-named Project Panama. On May 17, the company will offer more details about the planned rollout and financial impact of the ambitious project expected to release this summer.
Tag Spam Stirs Debate Among Search Engine Insiders
A Google ranking can be the gold standard for any website operator, but according to a debate that erupted at this week’s Search Engine Meeting, tricking the search engine with tag spam is all too easy and common.
Microsoft Eyes Mobile Search Market
Microsoft has thrown down yet another gauntlet in the technology wars, and according to a company executive the newest battlefield will be mobile searches.
IRS Wins Court Order to Search PayPal Records
More than two years after PayPal dropped the adult industry from its client list, the online payment processor is now under pressure from the Internal Revenue Service to help hunt for tax evaders.