Industry News

Google Suggest
Google's latest lab trial is likely to add another layer to search engine marketing. The new Google Suggest automatically suggests keyphrase searches to you as you type.

Changes in Google UK
Search engine users in the UK will today discover that Google.com redirects automatically to Google.co.uk.

Microsoft raises stakes in search war
Microsoft yesterday responded to rivals in the burgeoning search engine business by unveiling a test version of a free desktop search tool that will help computer users find information on the hard drives of their PCs. [FT]

Don't use Google desktop search in your business, warns Gartner
The clear message is: "Don't use Google's desktop search because of security concerns. Instead, use an alternative. But since they don't exist, use Google." [The Register]

Google adds major libraries to its database
"Libraries have been the keepers of information for centuries. We're excited to unlock that wealth of Information." - Susan Wojcicki, Google's director of product management. [TechSpot]

Geico case against Google
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a key element of insurer GEICO's trademark infringement case against online search engine Google Inc. [Reuters]

'Horoscopes' is AOL's most searched word
America Online today released its most popular search terms, which showed that Britney Spears has reclaimed the title of most searched person of 2004 from rapper 50 Cent. [The Register]

Searching for Innovation
Haven't we seen all this before? Moseying in to the suddenly hot arena of desktop search is Ask Jeeves, the ne'er-do-well also-ran in the search category. [Motley Fool]

Video search coming next
In what feels like a sneak peak into 2005 Yahoo have released a beta version of their video search.

Ask Jeeves introduces desktop search application
Ask Jeeves has released a beta version of their own desktop search.