RSS Push Model (ex. PubSub) is not viable in long runMarch 23rd, 2005 PubSub is a tool to push feed items to your desktop. You register at PubSub, identify topics of interest and the news will start coming to your desktop automated and in near real-time.
Full Content RSS Feeds Compounding the Splog Problem?October 21st, 2005 It appears to me full content RSS feeds are actually helping and compounding the splog (spam blog) problem. Splogs or spam blogs are blogs which are created by using syndicated content of other blogs, automatically aggregated, to increase their PR and AdSense dollars.
Can RSS Feeds carry a Virus Payload?June 12th, 2005 With the rapid proliferation of RSS Feeds and offline aggregators it is presumable that virus writers will try to exploit this avenue to spread the virus. But the question is whether it is feasible?
In short technically a resounding YES.
In Defence of Google Web SearchJuly 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.
A brief description of what it means when Yahoo farms out its search engine to MicrosoftJuly 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.
New Search for Simple ThoughtsFebruary 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.
How To Change Firefox Location Bar SearchingNovember 18th, 2007 By default in Firefox you can type one or more keywords in the location bar. Firefox recognizes that it is not an URL and uses I'm Lucky search with Google search engine for version < 2; it uses Google search by name for Firefox version 2 and above.
Finally Yahoo joins the web services posse!March 1st, 2005 Too bad their sample request url's do not work!
Their width of services is more than google - image, news and video search capability in addition to standard web search. They seem to think that location based search is a separate category.
When Google Search FailsOctober 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.
How to Change Your FireFox Location Bar Search EngineOctober 25th, 2005 If you, like me, has been the victim of Yahoo Spyware aka Yahoo IM then you may notice that in the firefox location bar if you type in a keyword, it takes you to Yahoo preferences page. Previously it used to perform a Google "I'm Lucky" Search and take you to the first page of its search results automatically.
How To Easily Use & Manage Your Search Engines in Opera BrowserNovember 10th, 2006 Opera Browser is the best in terms of search engine integration. It allows you to easily add your own search engines, access search engines by a single alphabet and finally set any search engine as the default.
Web surfers can now 'Huli ia Google,' or 'search Google,' in Hawaiian languageAugust 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.
Google ventures into movie search!February 28th, 2005 Another feather in their search engine cap!
Microsoft always claimed that it loves competition, looks like finally it got one. I wonder when Microsoft will go for purchasing Google...
Google provides peek into new search engine with different results rankingAugust 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.
Google Quick Search Box for Mac usersJanuary 13th, 2009 Are you a Mac-buff and looking for a Google experience. Obviously you know Google is best for online searches.
Lately whenever I am checking my blog stats in PubSub, I am getting "blog.taragana.com" has not been active in the past 30 days.. blog.taragana.com has been very much active during this time. On a hunch I tried to find blog activity of popular blogs like Scobelizer or GoogleBlog. They too haven't been active in the last 30 days according to PubSub! 
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September 13th, 2006 at 6:46 am
Business still comes down to business, and business models are still about monetizing revenue (pardon the redundancy). While hobby sites are great, and I’m all for it, those who want to monetize something with RSS have to think more creatively than aggregating content on behalf of potential customers. Better to sign up the customers first!
Also, see this reprieve from GigaOM.