So it seems Google have launched a new site, albeit very quietly. The new service is called “What do you love?” and the long-term plan looks to give a unified UI to search across many of Google’s services – or, to put it in English – provide a single page of relevant results from multiple ... Read more
Mashable just covered the new Microsoft service Bing – which is positioned as a new rival to Google (and an overhaul of the old Microsoft search):
“Following speculation last week that Microsoft was planning to rebrand its search engine, the company has announced that it will be launching Bing on June 3rd.
In addition to a new ... Read more
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It’s official. We are in a recession. So in this time of crisis, where the latest news announcements can make a massive difference to the UK consumer, what are they searching for? News on Banking Crisis? Recession? Debt? Switching Suppliers?… or Holidays?
Yes, it appears that when the sh*t hits the fan we all decide to ... Read more
It is generally agreed that when we potter over to Google, hunting for enormously exciting topics to read about, we want it to return the best results possible for a search. But who or what should decide what those “best” results are? Option one – is a machine. Since its conception in 1998, Google has ... Read more
As I sit here endlessly typing different search criteria into Google hoping that I will find some little gem that I have never stumbled on before, I can’t help feeling a little frustrated. As much as I can appreciate it is not nearly as interesting as any subject matter that Carrie Bradshaw would be chatting ... Read more
Well, rather lost in Galaxy. A Tag Galaxy to be more specific. A nice new Flickr search tool from some German developers. A simple interface belies an engrossing site and slick animation touches that will have you hooked for some time.
Start by entering a tag for Flickr – being a Londoner my imagination stretched as ... Read more
Whilst looking for somewhere to live in London (that offers more than one bedroom for less than £1 million pounds and therefore is affordable on the income of someone who doesn’t own an Arab state’s oil reserves) I recently stumbled upon probably the best property website – Nestoria.
Nestoria is a website along the same lines ... Read more
On Tuesday I spent the day at the Being Digital Mashup conference. It was a really interesting and insightful day – although there were way too many pitches crammed into the programme.
For those of you that didn’t attend, I’ve put together a summary of the key predictions from the event, outlining what is going to ... Read more
Lycos Europe, one of the dominating search giants of the 90s, is now up for auction. Unable to compete with Google’s power, the search engine ran into net losses of EUR 5.9 million for the first quarter this year, according to PaidContent.
Dresdner Kleinwort is now Lycos’ advisor in its bid to find a new strategy ... Read more
For years, the clean white page and simple search bar has been synonymous with Google. Now there is Blackle. How can I put this best…
Blackle is Google but with a black background. Yes, that’s it. One tiny change. But why? Well, black backgrounds use a (tiny amount) less energy than white backgrounds. Yes, it is ... Read more