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For the past several days individuals have been reporting getting MSN beta results when performing a search from MSN.com. There is speculation who is getting these results and who is not, however any search I have performed in the past several days has given me beta results as well.
The most obvious indicator of his is […]

Users of Wi-Fi wireless internet technology were warned today of a new internet fraud risk that is being dubbed the “evil twin”. Apparently hackers have been constructing artificial internet environments, which can capture wireless connection requests.

Users, when connected, believe that they are connected to the Internet, and may perform banking or other transactions […]

Search Engine Watch has confirmed that Google, Yahoo and MSN plan to support a new ‘nofollow’ link tag.
For all the obvious reasons, and stated in the above linked article, this is a big step forward for allowing blog owners to gain a bit of control of the blog spam that comes their way. You’ll notice […]

On January 6th, Yahoo announced that they have made an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to include Yahoo! services in Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, the newest release of Windows XP which is designed to provide an all inclusive entertainment resource for home PC users.
My Yahoo! and Yahoo! Premium Video will be available in […]

As search engines attempt to furnish increasingly relevant results for searchers, many fascinating technologies have emerged. Among the most important are those which relate to language interpretation. From what was once the inherent weakness of search indexes has emerged some of the most advanced conceptual interpretation systems that have ever existed.
The research effort in this […]

Over the next several issues I’m going to go over Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Many of the guidelines posted here are no-brainers, however some are often over looked are considered no-so-important. Certainly the importance of any single guideline presented by Google can be up for debate, however each must contain some measure of importance if Google […]

A new newsletter is was posted today. I wrote a rather lengthy article talking about Google’s Design and Content Guidelines as posted on their site. A lot of good information contained therein, but some of my own conclusions are not fully settled in my mind. Nobody knows for sure the extent at which Google checks […]

In a news release today, Google anounced that it has fixed the GMail security flaw discovered by HBX Networks last week, which potentially allowed users to access the login information of other users. HBX Networks stated that they discovered the flaw when some of its memebers sent themselves a test newsletter, prior to sending […]

Search Engine Watch is reporting that MSN beta search will go live Feb. 1. This is the first actual date I have heard, but we’ll have to wait for an official confirmation.

HBX Networks, a UNIX developers community, has identified a flaw in Google’s GMail systems that could allow GMail users to access other users’ private access information including logon ID and password. Apparently this is accomplished by manipulating the “From” field of an e-mail, which is then sent to another GMail user. Any response […]

I’m not sure if this is new or if I just noticed it, but AskJeeves allows you to preview certain sites in their search results before deciding to click on the link. Type in your search and some results will show a pair of binoculars. Put your mouse over that image and a preview […]

January 11th, Yahoo’s Desktop Search Tool moved into Beta and was released to the public. Yahoo’s Desktop Search is based upon a specialized search technology developed and licensed by X1 .(a Pasadena based software startup)
In my opinion the release is a major disappointment and another glaring example of Yahoo’s lack of innovation and originality. […]