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life without google: Can Yahoo regain search share?: Yahoo has a strategic plan due in 100 days and lags Google in most metrics. Yet despite Yahoo's issues it still has the No. 2 market share in search. But if Yahoo wants to change its standing it should work on its interface a bit more. According to Nielsen/Netratings, Google's...; Tags: Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-07-27
life without google: ChaCha bets on people power: Can human aided searches be a differentiator? A lot of search firms--including ChaCha--sure hope so.Just to be upfront--I'm skeptical about people powered search. Despite that perspective, I decided to give ChaCha a whirl as part of my Life without Google series see gallery right.I discovered ChaCha courtesy of Webware, a...; Tags: Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, General; Blog posts 2007-07-10
life without google: Can Clusty get traction?: Clusty is a meta search engine that gives you a result and then offers you to drill down based on clusters of content. The big question is whether you'll appreciate these clusters.The Clusty approach is particularly handy if you're doing basic research and don't mind suggestions for more information (see...; Tags: Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-22
life without google: Quintura a nice alternative with adoption hurdles: Quintura has just about everything you'd want in an alternative search engine: Solid results, a nice interface that's intuitive and social features to share searches with friends. However, Quintura see gallery isn't easy to add as a default search into your browser. Those hurdles may ultimately limit adoption rates.As I've...; Tags: General, Google, Life Without Google, Search, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-06-18
life without google Day 5: The Kartoo experience: Can you get used to a search engine that has a creepy little mascot whose eyes follow you around as you click on icons?If so maybe Kartoo is for you.Kartoo is a meta search engine see gallery that is interesting from a user interface perspective. The search is so-so, but...; Tags: Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-13

life without google: Today is Google free day: Richard MacManus at Read/Write Web has declared today Google free day. Among his rules: Don't use any of the five major search engines; Avoid meta search engines; Ditch vertical search engines; Consider changing your home page or uninstall everything; Document your experience.Richard will be trying out Hakia. I'm perusing Kartoo as we speak. Updates tomorrow....; Tags: Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-12
How much is that Safari search box worth?: One of the more annoying things about the Safari Beta 3 is the inability to add search providers to the search box in the top right. At least there's a good reason for limiting choice: Money.This topic is more of a passing interest to me given that I'm doing a...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-12
life without google: The importance of toolbars and browser add-ons: As I go out and try different search engines, one thing is increasingly clear: Toolbars and browser add-ons are crucial. In fact, the lack of browser integration is probably the biggest reason alternative search engines remain just an alternative. My plan for this life without Google series was simple: Find...; Tags: Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-11
life without google: Altavista a depressing dead end: Using AltaVista was like going into a house that has been closed down for the last five years. There was mold, cobwebs and overall the whole experience was depressing when you ponder what might have been.Simply put, I made a wrong turn, which may be a common thing in my...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-08
life without google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contender: Microsoft's search efforts--Windows Live Search--have been much maligned, but actual search experience may differ from perception.Indeed, the numbers don't lie. Microsoft is a distant third behind Google and Yahoo, according to Comscore. In April, Microsoft's search had a market share tally of 10.3 percent, third behind Yahoo's 26.8 percent and...; Tags: Search, Microsoft, Life Without Google, Google; Blog posts 2007-06-08
life without google Day 1: The Ask experiment: Has Google become so ingrained in our lives that we can't live without it? There's only one way to find out: Stop using Google for a few weeks. While you can stop the Google you can't stop the Web searching. Hence my experiment to swear off Google and try other...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Microsoft, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-06

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A stick and personal care for those who can afford it: Lorne Stitsky has a dream. It's the comfortable life internists enjoyed generations ago. A small number of patients, whom he can know intimately and who will depend on him as families did way back when. You can almost hear Randy Newman's Dayton Ohio 1903 playing in the...; Tags: Patient, Dr., Lorne Stitsky, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Aliph releases new Jawbone that is 50% smaller than the original: IMHO, one of the best Bluetooth headsets you can buy after getting the swing of putting it on and off is the Aliph Jawbone. Today the announced a new model that has several improvements that look like they actually listened to what consumer wanted changed. There should be one at...; Tags: Gram, Battery, AT&T Corp., Model, Aliph Jawbone, Battery Life, Engineering, Retail, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Off Topic: Integrating mobile devices can be a challenge: I've been working through a project for a KG client that involves running through the same script on Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.5) and Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. I mentioned the overall parameters of that effort in the post Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and...; Tags: Microsoft ActiveSync, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Device, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Linux, Desktops, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-15
The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?: I actually believed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer when he said he was walking away from buying Yahoo. I wasn't among the crowd who thought Ballmer was just posturing, waiting for Yahoo stock prices to plummet and Yahoo shareholder lawsuits to mount before sweeping back in and getting Yahoo for a...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?: As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...; Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
10 attributes of bad CIOs (self test): Chief Information Officers are responsible for both high-level business strategy and detailed technology decisions, making the job among the toughest in business. The high incidence of IT failure demonstrates the extreme difficulty of juggling business and technology goals that are sometimes in direct...; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Indecision, Asset Management, Financial Management, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?: Updated: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced an alternate board of directors for Yahoo in a move that could revive a Microsoft bid. Will Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer bite? As expected Icahn announced his alternate slate, which includes Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content: Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...; Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices: I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15