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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: Can Yahoo regain search share?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5747]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:04:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: ChaCha bets on people power]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5593]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:15:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: Can Clusty get traction?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5463]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:48:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: Quintura a nice alternative with adoption hurdles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5397]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:17:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google Day 5: The Kartoo experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:14:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: Today is Google free day]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5357]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:03:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How much is that Safari search box worth?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5356]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:39:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: The importance of toolbars and browser add-ons]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5334]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:04:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google: Altavista a depressing dead end]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5324]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:55:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contender]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5320]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:41:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Life without Google Day 1: The Ask experiment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5286]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:54:19 -0700</pubDate>
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