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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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Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions

Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Mail.app, Entourage, Web, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Macintosh, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

To Stay in Business,eventually they will turn to Android.The SAME WAY did HTC and MOTOROLA.and IT will not Take Long!RE: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, PalmRIM forever!droid is cool, but read the comments on the original article.this guy is probably waaaay off.IT Analysts are kind of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Handhelds, droid, IT-Analysts, Motorola Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., phone, Pre, v60

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

My Top Scary Technology Trends

The Most Terrifying:Google.Kills good companies by handing out "freebies". VERY scary.Machines replacing humansI thought they were tools to enhance our experience on earth.The worst is when customer is an AI telephone. "I'm sorry, could you repeat your last phrase. I did not understand". I thought the buttons were bad enough.RE:...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Google Inc., hardware, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor

buble bust...anyone learns from 2000 and so IT burst?Current interest in private cloudsHi Joean interesting piece, and thanks for the link to my post? This current enthusiasm for private Clouds is also interesting? and I am left wondering how long it will continue.It's presumably a mix of security concerns (real...

Tags: Marketing research, cloud computing, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?

RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?snow leopard is 10.6 the figures don't even mention that!!!???!Years if you look at adoption ratesBased on percent of existing users. RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?One week.RE: How...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 market share, Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Google Voice mails exposed for all to see and hear

If you believe the "explanation"then no problem, though honestly, I think we just witnessed another reason why "living in the cloud" is not for those with anything of importance that needs protecting.I doubt that Google intended for all of those private voice mails to be made public.RE: Google Voice mails...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Voice mail, voicemail

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009

Q4 early?Doesn't Q4 end Dec. 31st? Shouldn't these figures be for Q3??yathats what i was thinking. How could they know their earnings before the Quarter is even over? RE: Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009I find it intrestering how the typical apple user is the berkinstock wearing...

Tags: Desktops, Win7, Apple Inc., hardware, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Information technology departments are overloaded, missing the consumerization wave, and failing to use new developments to cut their budgets. Those are some of the takeaways from a Gartner presentation at the IT Symposium in Orlando. The spiel by Gartner analysts David Mitchell Smith and Tom Austin revolves...

Tags: Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Information Technology Department, Discontinuity, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19