Posts Tagged ‘search engine’

How Does Yahoo's "Search Direct" Compare to Google Instant

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“I’ll just Yahoo it.” That is the statement the second largest search engine in the world, Yahoo! Inc, hopes millions of Internet users make now that upgrades to its search product have been released. Sure, the new search on Yahoo is instant and user-friendly. But is it really enough to make Internet users stop saying “I just Googled it.”

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What is Greplin and Why Are People Comparing It To Google?

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Reports say that Greplin works quickly and faster than Google, finding one’s own posts, email, and documents scattered around the various services. But it’s more. Greplin can also search posts and documents shared by friends’ accounts. The site launched in late February and now people are comparing Greplin to Google.

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Jinni Founder Reveals The Power of Emotion Based TV Recommendations [Interview]

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How would you like to search your TV Guide according to your mood? Users in Belgium now have this option with the latest investment by Belgacom, the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, with Jinni.com, a movie and TV search engine and recommendation site. This addition to Belgacom will enable viewers to search for Web TV content based on their mood and emotions. Jinni is an online search engine that calls itself ‘the Taste Engine’ and likens itself to ‘Pandora for Movies’ because users search for content according to mood, plots, titles, or whatever meets their fancy. Jinni has made some milestones this year such as becoming Google’s partner for Google TV and winning the award for “best product idea” at the CableLabs Winter Conference. I had a chance to talk with Jinni Founder and President, Yosi Glick, about the recent investment and what users love about Jinni. Read more

New Social Search Remembers Who Said What…So We Don't Have To

sentimnt iconGoogle may still be king, but new personal search engine Sentimnt might become the most convenient way to find information in the future. The service is still in the private beta stage — but its ability to search through your social media accounts to find tidbits that relate specifically to your life is something to get excited about in advance.
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Mahalo Gets a News Ticker, Wants to Liveblog the World

Those who know Jason Calacanis would certainly be aware of Mahalo, his human-powered search engine. For quite sometime now, Mahalo has been struggling to make it big in the search engine market. What if you are proposing a new way of searchign the web and up against industry giants such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft? For Calacanis’ Mahalo one way to do that is probably by including News ticker on its home page. Read more

Find Quality Blogs at Twingly Search Engine for Blogs

For Swedish startup Twingly.com, world domination will not be a hard feat to achieve. What if you have a very good product that if given the right promotional strategy (and perhaps VC funding?), it may well be on its way to world domination indeed. But the guys behind Twingly blog search engine said they are not out to conquer the world, so let’s leave it at that. Read more