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Ask Jeeves buys Bloglines: Ask Jeeves buys BloglinesNot bad.Providing search services for Blogs is a pretty interesting idea. How long will it take M$ to follow suit - or buy Ask Jeeves?; Tags: SEARCH, Ask Jeeves Inc., Bloglines; Discussion threads 2005-02-08
Ask Jeeves to buy Bloglines?: Ask Jeeves to buy Bloglines?Jeeves please buy Bloglines!Well the headline told me to ask..../duc $ run; Tags: Bloglines, Ask Jeeves Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-02-07

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Review: HTC Advantage X7510 with 16GB flash drive, haptics keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1: The most powerful Windows Mobile device I ever evaluated was the HTC Advantage X7501 that was released back in August of 2007 and I wrote quite an extensive review that was my most viewed blog post of 2007. The successor to the Advantage X7501, the X7510, was announced at Mobile...; Tags: Application, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Battery, USB Flash Drive, Content, HTC Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Powerset shows semantic search solution: Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...; Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12
The battle for the embedded market heats up: The battle for the embedded market heats upLinux 2.6.25 Real-time Group Scheduling[url=http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges#head-1f0e10ed0b44ad27adf75772669461e100c6189a]FYI, Linux 2.6.25 kernel now includes [b]Real-time[/b] Group Scheduling.[/url]Off-topic. RSS abuse.I really wish this blog followed the convention used by the rest of the Known Universe and limited the RSS feed to summary information. Then I could quickly scan...; Tags: RSS, RSS feed; Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Mowser ends, but the mobile web must live on: I am sure most of the mobile-focused readers of this blog have read or read about Russell Beattie's The end of Mowser blog post that has turned into an "End of the Mobile Web" debate. I am sorry that Russell's mobile initiative didn't work out, but as I'll talk...; Tags: Web, Phone, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Web, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-15
CustomizeGoogle (xpi): CustomizeGoogle is a Firefox extension that enhances Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, and MSN) and removing unwanted information like ads and spam. All features are optional and easily configured from the options menu You can also stream search results so you can...; Tags: CustomizeGoogle, Cyberthreats, Cloud Computing, Search, Security; Software downloads 2008-03-11
Ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan out: Ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan outWhen they became a regular search like everybody else . . .When they became a regular search like everybody else, they pretty much lost their audience. There was no more reason to use them. Sorry, but they should've bought back the one innovation that made...; Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Ask.com, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
Virtual doctors still a long way off: Stephen J. Schueler of DSHI Systems in Florida wrote yesterday, asking that I check out their latest venture. FreeMD. It purports to be a virtual physician, but it's more like the ELIZA program from back in the 1960s. ELIZA was, in the end, more a...; Tags: Physician, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-31
Viigo for Windows Mobile (exe): Welcome to the fastest mobile internet experience on the planet! Viigo is a free mobile application, giving you instant access to Entertainment, Sports, Traffic Reports, Weather, Business, Blogs, RSS and Free Cool Services on your WM Smart Phone. Its simple one click functionality and rich search features empower you to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Search Technology, Microsoft Windows, Viigo, Internet, RSS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-12-17
IAC: If at first you don't succeed, spin off the weak stuff: Wanted: Shareholders for four of Barry Diller's castoffs. Requirements: A high tolerance for pain and an affinity for businesses--a struggling TV-based retailer, an online mortgage referral business, an under siege ticket vendor and a company the hawks condos and vacations--that require a long-term view. IAC delivered a strong message...; Tags: IAC/InterActive Corp., Retail, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheets, Mortgages, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Financial Statements, Capital Structures, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-05
Google Reader improvements leave more room for improvement: For the first time since coming back from vacation earlier this week, I finally took the plunge and looked at my RSS reader. Like coming back to e-mail, it's a moment I've been dreading because, with all of my subscriptions (I keep whittling them down, but that doesn't seem...; Tags: Intuition, Google Inc., Google Reader, Item, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-09-07
BetterSearch (xpi): BetterSearch: An extension for Firefox which enhances Google (all international flavours, too), Yahoo Search, del.icio.us, MSN Search, A9, Answers.com web results, AllTheWeb, ask.com Ask Jeeves, Clusty.com, Vivisimo.com and Simpy.com by adding previews thumbnails and Amazon product images and info (type, price, rating for US/DE/UK/CA/FR products), a quick preview feature as...; Tags: Web, BetterSearch, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Search, Marketing, Internet; Software downloads 2007-08-20
Bloglines (widget): Use this widget to display your Bloglines subscriptions, including each feed's unread status. For those who do not know, Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com) is a free, online news aggregation service. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Bloglines; Software downloads 2007-08-02
Spokeo now a place to track friends: Spokeo, which I profiled at the start of the year, has re-launched its social network aggregator -- taking the unusual but refreshing step of narrowing its focus and actually ditching most of its social features. The end result is a slick application that's much simpler to grasp, and does one...; Tags: Social Networks; Blog posts 2007-07-24
eBay: Spending on Google ads, but diversifying: eBay CEO Meg Whitman said the company is allocating marketing dollars to Google, but also plans to spend with other partners on increase returns.On eBay's earnings conference call Whitman addressed the Google flap last month eBay pulled its Google ads over a Google Checkout spat. Overall, eBay had a solid...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Google, General, eBay, E-commerce; Blog posts 2007-07-19
iPhone Diary Day 6: iPhone's hidden RSS client: iPhone Diary Day 6: iPhone's hidden RSS clientMore coming?When you start thinking that the iPhone hasn't been out for a week and that it is running OS X I think it clear that more apps and features are on the way, both from Apple and from developers.I would guess that...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple Inc., RSS, Apple iPhone, phone; Discussion threads 2007-07-03
Ask3D brings a fresh look to search: Ask3D brings a fresh look to searchEverything old...... may not be new again, but it shouldn't be forgotten. Ten years ago at least, Inference Corp. developed two search tools -- one of which was called InferenceFind (and I can't remember the other) -- that both relied on Inference's AI technology...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Ask3D, Ask Jeeves Inc., Ask.com, Inference Corp., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
I'm getting separated from Google: I'm getting separated from GoogleYou know....You can ask the same thing about Microsoft Windows can't you....Just thought I'd interject that into your anti-google piece.Google used Microsoft's forumlaGoogle mirrored Microsoft's formula for success: race to the front with some slick features and an attractive package. Get people entrenched in your...; Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., search engine; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
Google bets billions to lock-in search dominance: Google bets billions to lock-in search dominanceApparently you don't know about the alternatives...Pity you don't know how to use other options like: [url=http://www.ask.com/]Ask.com formerly Ask Jeeves[/url], [url=http://www.msn.com/]MSN Search[/url], [url=http://www.yahoo.com/]Yahoo[/url] (which powers things like [url=http://www.go.com/]Go.com[/url], or a meta search engine like [url=http://www.metacrawler.com/]MetaCrawler[/rul] (which uses Google, Yahoo and MSN Search), [url=http://www.hotbot.com/]HotBot Web...; Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., MSN; Discussion threads 2007-06-03