Web Search--AllTheWeb More on The Changes To AllTheWeb.Com That We Mentioned A Couple of Weeks Ago
This morning the Fast/AllTheWeb management released an official news announcement with "official" word about many of the changes we higlighted a couple of weeks ago.
From the news release: *The Entire Database is Refreshed Every 9 to 12 Days
If AllTheWeb can live up to this claim this is a major step forward. *The AllTheWeb Multimedia Database Provides Access to 70 Million Files See Also: The AllTheWeb review from this site on 7/08/01
Web Search Industry
Source: InfoToday.Com "Consumer Watchdog Files Complaint Against Eight Search Engines for 'Crass Commercialism' "
Chris Sherman provides a complete overview of the recently filed complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. From the article, "Commercial Alert, a 3-year-old group founded by consumer activist Ralph Nader, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against eight Web search engines �for placing ads in search engine results without clear disclosure that the ads are ads.� Named in the complaint were AltaVista Co.; AOL Time Warner, Inc.; Direct Hit Technologies (owned by Ask Jeeves); iWon, Inc.; LookSmart, Ltd.; Microsoft Corp.; and Terra Lycos S.A. (owner of HotBot and Lycos). �These search engines have chosen crass commercialism over editorial integrity,� said Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert."
Search Tools--Northern Light Intranet and Extranet Searching "Northern Light Launches Daily Site Search for Corporate Web Sites, Intranets and Extranets"
"Northern Light(R) Technology (http://www.northernlight.com) today announced a new set of services to provide search technology and content to corporations for use on their public Web sites, internal intranets and corporate extranets. Search ToolKit(TM) combines site search including a daily crawl of the public pages of a company's site, and includes the option to access related content from the Web and Northern Light's online business library. Search ToolKit gives companies new ways to increase the usability of their Web site by providing timely access to their site's content to better insure customer retention and allow for the "stickiness" so desirable in today's competitive Web environment." Thanks to GT for the tip.
Web Search--FirstGov.Gov
Source: Federal Computer Week The Latest on FirstGov
According to the article it's going to "get better" over the summer. I hope so.
Full-Text Document Shelf (3 Items) Elections--United States
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000.
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--- Performing Arts--United States
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts/RAND The Performing Arts in a New Era
From the news release, "The report, The Performing Arts in a New Era, by Kevin McCarthy, Arthur Brooks, Julia Lowell, and Laura Zakaras, is the first to analyze the entire performing arts system--theater, opera, dance and music in the commercial, professional nonprofit, and the community-oriented volunteer sector--over the past 30 years. The major objective of the study was to examine trends affecting audiences, artists, organizations and finances and to identify the policy implications of those trends." Research Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text
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--- Cell Phones--Safety--United States
Source: NHTSA NHTSA Reports on Major Survey Of Cell Phone Use by Drivers Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text
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