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Monday, 20th March 2006

Clusty.com Launches Free Site Search for Nonprofits, Schools and Universities

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+ Clusty.com Launches Free Site Search for Nonprofits, Schools and Universities
Neat!!!
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+ Yahoo Launches Local News Beta (via SEW Blog)
See Also: Topix.net Offers Local News for Every U.S. Zip Code and Most Canadian Postal Codes. Culled from more than 12,000 sources.
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+ MSN Search Link Operators Explored (via SEW Blog)
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+ Google Launches Finance Portal (via News.com)
I've noticed that some articles say they are current but are not. Opening day jitters perhaps. One example. Note the article titled, "Cisco systems actively eyeing SMEs in RI." It's from 1/1/2006 and contains no text.
A few quick notes:
1) Google only includes US and Canadian listed companies, Yahoo and MSN list companies found on markets from around the world.
2) No info for insider trading. Yahoo yes, MSN yes.
UPDATE: Google does offer some insider trading info for top management but not all insiders. Mouse over the Management section and find a direct link to insider trading (via Yahoo). Looking for a great insider trading info service (free) check out SecForm4.com. Even export info in Excel. Example. They also offer an excellent watch/alert feature.
3) MSN and Yahoo offer industry pages with background, Google categorizes stocks but does not offer the additional background including industry profiles.
4) MSN offers the very useful "key developments" feature.
5) Both Yahoo and MSN offer stock screeners, Google no.
6) Yahoo offers bond prices
7) Several types of info on Google Finance link to other sites like MSN, Yahoo, and Marketwatch.com (they also power investor information on Ask.com), TheStreet.com.
8) Option info is available from Google; however, they link out to another site, MSN and Yahoo offer their own sections.
9) Yahoo Alerts offers alerts, delivered via IM, email, SMS when stocks reach certain thresholds.
10) I've seen several stories touting the fact that Google Finance has info on private companies. Fyi: Yahoo, Hoover's, and of course the Forbes 500 (Private Companies) and the Inc. 500. Also, many large and small private companies have Wikipedia entries that place prominently as Smart Answers on Ask.com.
Bottom Line: If it's Google, it needs watching but Google Finance (although it's a beta) appears to need more heavy lifting.

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