Web Search--Business
Source: Upside "Search Engines Search for Profitability"
What does the following passage mean for those of us who use the web as a research tool? From the article, "Many in the search space are discovering that profitability may lie in the search results themselves. Bob Davis, former CEO of Lycos and now a partner with VC firm Highland Capital Partners, thinks that the pressure to develop sound business models may force people to look toward search as an increasingly important ingredient in revenue models. According to Davis, "It is not unreasonable for search services to charge for catalog listings. Search is a major distribution point on the Web, and we may see the day that, if you're a business, and you want to show up in the search results, you have to pay. That's the way the Yellow Pages do it."
Info Industry--Moreover
Source: The Guardian Nick Denton Becomes Chairman at Moreover.Com
From the article, "Nick Denton, one of Britain's best known young dot.com entrepreneurs, is stepping down as chief executive of the Silicon Valley firm that he founded. Online information service Moreover.com has appointed "Valley veteran" Susan Atherton to take over the day-to-day running of the company from 34-year-old Denton. Ms Atherton previously held senior positions with Doubleclick and Oracle and has been hired for her experience of selling product to large corporate customers."
Medical Journals "Free Access to Medical Journals To Be Given to Poor Countries"
Source: Washington Post
Lead of story, "Six giant publishing houses will announce today that they will provide free electronic access to about 1,000 medical journals to medical schools, research laboratories and government health departments in poor countries."
Information Industry--Dialog
Source: Online "ONLINE Dialogs with Roy Martin, New CEO of Dialog"
Marydee Ojala, editor of Online, chats with Roy Martin about a wide variety of topics. From the article, "Symbolic perhaps is the new theme for the company. Martin smiles. "Yes, there's a new tag line. It's 'Information to Change the World.' We think that it emphasizes the importance of the information contained within Dialog. This is information that customers use to make major business decisions, to develop truly innovative products, to use in real research. This is rocket science. Dialog is not My Yahoo!" See Also: Additional Content from the July issue of Online
Libraries--Web Directory UNESCO's Library Portal Reaches 6,000 Link Mark
If you haven't visited and bookmarked this site make sure to take a look. From the news release, "After only six months of existence, the UNESCO Libraries Portal has hit the mark of 6000 links. The Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to library resources available on the World Wide Web as well as to issues affecting librarianship. The site provides links to websites of libraries and information centres around the world irrespective of their language of origin." Direct to the UNESCO Libraries Portal
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