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(Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)

(Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)What about HotBot?What about HotBot? I used to use them almost exclusively. The green/red webpage was hard on the eyes, but their search results were a lot better than Yahoo!. I toggled between Webcrawler and HotBot back in the early 90s until...

Tags: HotBot, Old Search Engine, Dinosaur Sightings

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

HotBot Quick Search Deskbar 3.1.6 (Windows)

The HotBot Quick Search Deskbar allows you to search over 200 search sites, including HotBot, from one searchbox! You can also access a number of useful tools from the same input. Free up browser and folder windows with the HotBot Quick Search Deskbar as it is installed directly into your...

Tags: HotBot, HotBot Quick Search Deskbar, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Construction, Operating Systems, Web Browsers, Software, Internet

Software downloads 2003-08-21

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Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?

Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?RE: Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?I would say it looks like ask and google,since ask has the colored backgrounds and overlapping screen widgets like the map in the bing videowhile google recently...

Tags: Bing, Google Inc., IS IT, Encarta.com

Discussion threads 2009-05-30

Google: $900 price targets and the 'most basic element of Internet life'

Google: $900 price targets and the 'most basic element of Internet life'But wait!! But wait!!! This is all based on Linux and users do NOT likeLinux. It is only for nerds that use the command line and recompile the kernel.Silly in the extreme...I hope I am able to catch it...

Tags: Investment, Linux, software-as-a-service, Google Inc., valuation

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

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

Why Google Search will NOT rule the Universe!

Why Google Search will NOT rule the Universe!Why am I not surprised? More trash.Back in the early days, when Google was bashing advertising-supported search engines, they were specifically referring to situations where actual search results were the advertisements... the highest bidder was the number one search result... the number...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Search, Google Inc., advertisement, search engine, search result

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Easy Website Promoter 8.0.0.4 (Windows)

Easy Website Promoter, this easy-to-use software allows you to add/edit/remove your own engines and creat custom databases so you have complete control over your submissions. Easy Website Promoter Enterprise is a valuable tool that automates the process of instantly submitting your Web sites. Truly automate your Web site submissions to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Performance Softwares, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet

Software downloads 2007-04-03

The Search Engine Solution 8.0.0.4 (Windows)

The Search Engine Solution, this easy-to-use software allows you to add/edit/remove your own engines and creat custom databases so you have complete control over your submissions. The Search Engine Solution Enterprise is a valuable tool that automates the process of instantly submitting your Web sites. Truly automate your Web site...

Tags: Web, Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Performance Softwares, Search Engine Solution Enterprise, Search, Web Site Development, Internet

Software downloads 2007-04-03

Link Popularity Check 3.0.3 (Windows)

Many search engines rank Web sites in part by the site's link popularity. Link popularity is determined by the number, quality and context of the Web sites that link to your site. Link Popularity Check tells you the link popularity of your Web site in Google, AltaVista, AOL, HotBot and...

Tags: Web, Popularity, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-03-12

SubmitWolf 7.08.002.0418 (Windows)

Submit to 1000+ Engines, Directories and 500000+ link pages Most traffic comes via the major engines, however a listing on a large number of small engines can also generate significant traffic. Another advantage of a listing on smaller engines is that you are not competing with a billion other pages...

Tags: Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Engine, SubmitWolf Enterprise, Search, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2007-02-08

Firefox developer blasts Google

Firefox developer blasts GoogleI blame MarketingAll of a sudden what was originally deemed important in a name starts to waver. Of course they want to promote their products, but those products should use the same ranking style such as other products.Linux holds itself to higher standards than Microsoft .........

Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox developer, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-02

Wired News rejoins Wired Magazine

The pioneering Wired News is finally coming out of exile, formally rejoining the Wired Magazine family after eight years of separation. Conde Nast, the owner of Wired Magazine, decided to it was time to unite the Wired properties, which were sold off separately during the early Web days. The mothership,...

Tags: Magazine, Wired Inc., Wired News

Blog posts 2006-07-11

True Search Bar(IE Toolbar) 2.0.1 (Windows)

True Search Bar is a Internet Explorer Toolbar, which can be used to Search and Advanced Search Text in 20+ Best Search Engines [Google, Yahoo, MSN, Answers, Ask, AltaVista,HotBot,Specific Topic], Without Open the Home Page of Search Engine. A Must Have Tool for HardCore Internet Searcher. Advanced Search Options Window...

Tags: Search Bar, Search Engine, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, TrueLogic Software, Search

Software downloads 2006-01-31

Google's software choices do not threaten Microsoft (yet)

Google's software choices do not threaten Microsoft yetHow about this for a problem...Google reaches 90% of its customers through a competitors platform.Gates said that Vista will allow searching from the Taskbar bypassing the browser and, by default I'm guessing, utilizing MSN for internet search.Google at $600 a share? Not likely.This...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web browsers, SEARCH, software, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-06

Gates shows off Vista in CES keynote

Gates shows off Vista in CES keynoteIt's not made in USTo tell you the truth dudes, a majority part of Windows vista is developeed in China and India. In fact, other microsoft softwares are also outsourced to these two countries: Visual Studio, Exchange server, MSN, to name a few....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Desktops, Sidebar, video, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-04

Search All 1 (Windows)

Search All is a useful tool for SEO experts, copywriters, link builders, and researchers who need to search for the same keywords in multiple search engines. Just type-in the keywords and view the search results from all popular search engines right in the same window. Search All, as the name...

Tags: Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Keyword, JSK Infotech, Search

Software downloads 2005-05-31

Lycos asks Jeeves to replace Yahoo

Lycos asks Jeeves to replace YahooMy default search page is hotbot.com.I believe it is owned by Lycos. What I like about the site is there are two choices for the search engine you want to use. One is Google and the other is Jeeves. The only problem with...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Lycos Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-03-03

Yahoo, Microsoft gaining ground on Google

Yahoo, Microsoft gaining ground on GooglePerformance"Keynote said it found that actual search results returned by the five search engines do not differ significantly." Really? Maybe not for some people, but when I'm researching a technical problem the bigger the bucket of info, the better.For example: A search for "Linux" on...

Tags: Performance management, SEARCH, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MSN, search engine, MSN Search, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-01-13

Is there a best browser toolbar?

Our editors review seven browser toolbars from the biggest search engines on the Web: A9, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, MSN, and Yahoo... 

Tags: browser toolbar

Blog posts 2004-11-22

Microsoft ready to launch search engine

Microsoft ready to launch search engineNew Search Engines here also.Find more new search engines, search software and search tools at.http://www.searchenginesinternational.comYou will love all the new tools and free downloads of search software.I've been using googlefor so long I have no reason to stop unless it becomes littered with junk like...

Tags: SEARCH, Now IT, certainty, search engine, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., desktop

Discussion threads 2004-11-09