Industry News

Yahoo! Revamp Set to Rival Google
Yahoo! has launched a revamped search engine in a bid to oust Google from pole position. The new search property will combine Google-like features with Yahoo! customised services.

Yahoo shows off its new search site
The original king of the search engines fluffs up its feathers

Government websites ranked
Canada comes top again as Governmental websites come under scrutiny (From BBC)

Yahoo! to integrate Inktomi by end of 2003
Launching their overhauled search site yesterday, Yahoo! confirmed that they will use Inktomi search tools by the year's end

InQuira corporate search upgraded
A year after it was formed from search facilities Electric Knowledge and AnswerFriend, InQuira has released the first fully integrated edition of its corporate search software (from CNet News)

Activism search engine launches
A group calling themselves The Resist! Collective has announced the launch of a new search tool for activists

Yahoo! on Tour
Yahoo!'s rebuilt search engine offers users Google-like features with Yahoo! customised services covering news, sports, weather and directions. Is it set to overtake Google in the search marketplace?

Fair Trading by Overture and Espotting?
The Office of Fair Trading is investigating Overture and Espotting, after the PPC magnates raised their minimum bid from 5p to 10p.

Blog search the next big thing?
Massachusetts-based company launches new Blog specific search service

Overture joins Google in Dublin lock in
Overture second search firm to move to Dublin this year just a month after Google revealed similar plans