Industry News

Community search engine Lycos in the pink
Search engine and portal Lycos supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month by going pink.

Worldpay struck by online attack
The internet payment system Worldpay is under attack from unknown hackers, disrupting thousands of online retailers around the world. [BBC]

Second Round of MSN Search Technology Preview
MSN have released a second peek at their new technology. "What do we have under the hood? Our new algorithmic search engine with a few more features and a bigger index than last time you visited this site"

Yahoo adding new search engine tools
Sunnyvale-based Yahoo expects to begin testing the new features on Tuesday at http://next.yahoo.com.

Google Print
With Google Print, search engine Google is starting a free e-commerce service for publishers. And it's really just the start. Fenced-off marketplaces like eBay will gradually be stripped naked. [Yeald.com]

Google Code Jam - 2004
Search engine Google announced the 50 finalists in the second annual Google Code Jam.

Search Wars: Google, Snap, Amazon arm for battle
The Google book-search move may contain the most intrigue. [Linux Insider]

Men's Search Engine Enters The Search Race
KaZaZZ! is pleased to announce the launch of its men's search engine called MaZaZZ! The new search engine takes all the traditional search engine tools and caters these tools to the interests of men. [eMediaWire]

Utility providers harness online marketing
Utilities suppliers are turning to online marketing to build brand awareness and customer relationships as competition in the sector heats up. (New Media Age)

Transparent search a Snap
A new company launched by dotcom survivor Idealab aims to take a chunk out of the search market by letting users slice and dice their search results. [InternetNews]