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Mistrial Declared in Yahoo Search Patent Trial
Yahoo's claim to a patent that protects the business method behind paid search advertising has gone uncontested after a judge declared a mistrial in a federal patent infringement trial against search engine FindWhat.com.
Search Engines and RSS
RSS is the latest craze in online publishing. But what exactly is RSS?
Yahoo Beta Tests Personal Search Engine
Following the launch of Yahoo Search earlier this year, the web portal released the beta version of a new personal search engine that enables users to store search results and share those results with other users.
My Google Search Sparks Privacy Fears
Privacy advocates are worried that My Google Search, a new service that keeps a detailed history of a surfer’s search activities, will make users’ online behavior available to too many prying eyes.
S-Search Web Offers Billing Services
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – A new company has entered the Internet Payment Service Provider (IPSP) arena.
Search Engine Found Liable in Celebrity Sexpic Case
A meta-search engine that aggregates content from other search engines can be held liable for defamatory content, a German court has ruled. The case pitted popular German TV host Babette Einstmann and a meta-search engine that allegedly listed her when "naked" was searched.
Affiliate Programs Team Up to Launch Adult Search Engine
CECash, OCCash and GigaCash have joined together to roll out AdultGalleria.com, an adult search engine designed to help affiliates increase targeted traffic, have more control over search results and generate additional revenue, according to company representatives.
Search Engine Click-Throughs Not Linked to Audience Size
A new study released Thursday indicates that total search engine click-through rates are not proportional to the audience size of the search engine.
Search Engine Ad Growth to Plateau, Study Says
The paid search engine market is beginning to plateau, with the explosive spending experienced during the last few years expected to taper off through 2006.
Five Out of Six Users Confuse Paid, Unpaid Search Results
Less than a fifth of all search engine users can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid ad placement, according to a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Search Engines Ordered to Block Porn in China
China’s official Internet regulatory group has imposed new rules forcing search engines to reject adult content. The new regulation bars search engines from collecting, disseminating or linking to any websites with “illegal or inappropriate” content, and that includes all pornography.
Pure Pleasure Launches Porn Star Search
Newly launched Pure Pleasure Productions announced a worldwide porn star search, inviting potential male and female talent from around the world to submit self-made videos of themselves in one or more of the contest's six categories.
Yahoo Explores Video Search Engine Technology
In keeping with similar efforts underway by Google and Microsoft to capitalize on multimedia search engine technology, Yahoo launched a beta site for its new digital video search feature called Yahoo Search Video.
Search Engine Term Prices Shoot Up
Once sold for pennies per click, many search terms and phrases are skyrocketing in price, rising as much as 80 percent from year-ago figures. Minimum prices for key words start at 10 cents on Google's AdWords and Overture but can also command stratospheric prices.
Search Wars Heat Up, Microsoft Launches Search Tool
After publicly admitting that it had made a mistake by underestimating the revenue potential of the search engine market, 18 months later, Microsoft has finally launched its new beta search technology to a great deal of industry fanfare.
Yahoo Launches Mobile Search Interface
In yet another move to rattle the gilded cage of search king Google, Yahoo Inc. launched a mobile search interface just a month after Google launched a similar service. The announcement was released through the Yahoo Mobile division, which launched in 1999 in anticipation of a burgeoning mobile industry that has taken five years to manifest.
Google Desktop Search May Contain Security Risks, Experts Say
The release of Google’s new Desktop Search function met with a wave of questions this week regarding security risks posed by the ultra-powerful indexing tool. According to experts, there may be inherent security risks when the program is installed on shared computers.
Overture Founder Launches New Search Engine
After being mired in controversy, investor lawsuits, and bad publicity for the past several years, Pasadena, Calif.-based Internet incubator Idealab Inc. has risen from ashes, according to founder Bill Gross, and is on the verge of releasing a new search engine.
New Clustering Search Engine Debuts
Web surfers searching for an alternative to Google may have a new link come up on their result list. Four-year-old Vivisimo launched its new search service Clusty to the world today, giving users the ability to not only return individual results with every search but also automatically order the results into an expandable menu on the fly.
Amazon Launches Unique Search Engine
The latest player to enter the competitive search market is Amazon.com, who released it's offering this week through subsidiary A9.com. Only a few days after its launch, however, privacy concerns are being raised...