Google Unveils U.S. Government Search Site

March 10th, 2006 Microsoft unveils Windows Live portal and search interface which is like good 'ol excite.com on AJAX diet and some more. The key features are: Search results allows controlling the level of details using a scrollbar Results can be scrolled using a scrollbar and fetched live with AJAX.

January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.

February 23rd, 2008 Simple Thoughts blog now boasts a new and improved search facility, thanks to Google customized search. Now you can get the search results on our site with our look and feel, without having to go to Google.

July 9th, 2006 Nowadays it is common to complain about the accuracy of Google web search results (not image search as I have done in my earlier post). Most of the people complaining about Google web search are SEO types and those who have been affected by sudden lack of Google love.

May 23rd, 2005 UK Government departments have begun sourcing the new 'e-Communications Infrastructure' for public sector websites that will replace DotP, the Government's short-lived £35 million ($64m) bespoke content management system (CMS). Whereas DotP was custom-written specifically for government use, the e-Communications Infrastructure...

May 29th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has unveiled a new search engine named Bing, renewing its efforts to challenge the dominance of Google in the Internet search market. The company said the new service will begin to roll out over the coming days and will be fully deployed worldwide June 3.

August 23rd, 2006 Search engines like Google often fetch your site description from ODP (Open Directory Project) description instead of fetching it from the site content or meta-tags. This may not always be desirable as it may not represent your site properly.

July 30th, 2009 A look at how the Microsoft-Yahoo deal will workAlthough Yahoo and Microsoft could soon be working together on Internet search, their collaboration would mostly occur behind the scenes. Consumers would still see Yahoo's logo striped across Yahoo.com.

April 5th, 2005 Is there a broader plan behind latest Google innovations? At first sight some of them seems random addition to the Google family (20% effort or not) and somewhat unrelated to its search focus. Lets scan Google News lately: Google Maps now has a satellite Google Ride Finder - Builds on top of Google Maps to show you the live positions of various taxis in your area.

June 1st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft stepped up its efforts to cut into the search dominance of Google, launching a public preview version of its widely praised Bing search site Monday. The site offers several features that are not automatically available on Google such as instant excerpts that allow users to see the contents of a page without actually clicking on it and a sidebar detailing related searches.

October 26th, 2006 I have been in an interesting discussion with a very high profile client when Google Search came up. One recurring thought which came up was how the apparent strength of Google search, that made it the number one search engine, is its very weakness in several industries.

August 10th, 2006 Google Base team worked with the U.S. government to get clinical trial data from http://www.clinicaltrials.gov.

August 11th, 2009 Google provides peek into new search engineNEW YORK — Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate. The new engine, available at a separate address, looks the same as the current one but ranks results differently, which could affect businesses who rely on Google results to drive traffic.

August 7th, 2009 Google search engine now available in HawaiianHILO, Hawaii — Google users can now use the popular Internet search engine in the Hawaiian language. Web surfers can find the option, "Huli ia Google," or "search Google," on Apple's Safari browser, thanks to a project by a University of Hawaii at Hilo professor.

June 19th, 2009 Google to step up anti-porn efforts in ChinaBEIJING — Google Inc. said Friday that it was working to block pornography reaching users of its Chinese service after a mainland watchdog found the search engine turned up large numbers of links to obscene and vulgar sites.