http://dir.salon.com/topics/search_engines/?source=rss&aim=search_engines en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/21/microsoft_cashback_search/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/21/microsoft_cashback_search/index.html?source=rss Even if it looks a bit desperate, this marketing plan is genius -- and the search engine beats Google's Product Search. Andrew Leonard Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/08/chinese_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/08/chinese_obama/index.html?source=rss Why is the Democratic candidate for president throwing a net over the logo for China's biggest search engine? Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/07/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/07/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Microsoft signals hostile intentions, and Yahoo fights back. Yes, this is surely the way to beat Google. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/07/search_wikia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/07/search_wikia/index.html?source=rss But founder Jimmy Wales is as optimistic as ever. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret. Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/09/perfect_10/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/09/perfect_10/index.html?source=rss The publisher of Perfect 10 claims search engines should pay him damages for linking to illegal copies of his pictures of naked women. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/27/wiki_search/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/27/wiki_search/index.html?source=rss Jimmy Wales invests in a "distributed" effort to index the Web, part of his plan to build an open alternative to Google. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/09/roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/09/roundup/index.html?source=rss Everyone's waiting on Apple, everyone loves the Wii, and don't even ask about Ask. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/10/20/google_desktop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2004/10/20/google_desktop/index.html?source=rss Another great leap for lazy thinkers: My computer is now as easy to search as the Web. By Mathew Honan Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/26/gmail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/26/gmail/index.html?source=rss Privacy advocates are frothing about Google's plan to scan e-mail for advertising purposes. A report from an early tester of the service says their concerns are overblown. By Alex Wright Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/09/deep_web/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/09/deep_web/index.html?source=rss The next generation of Web search engines will do more than give you a longer list of search results. They will disrupt the information economy. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/25/google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/25/google/index.html?source=rss The king of search rules the Web -- but now some of the natives are growing restless. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/29/google_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/29/google_watch/index.html?source=rss A crusading webmaster says the popular search engine's page-ranking algorithm is "undemocratic." By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/21/google_henziger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/21/google_henziger/index.html?source=rss While other search engines sputter and fail, Monika Henzinger, Google's director of research, has an answer to every query. By Mark Durham Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/03/24/google_odp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/03/24/google_odp/index.html?source=rss Will the streamlined search engine's decision to mix in the 20,000 editors of the Open Directory Project mess with its mojo? By Scott Kirsner Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/01/24/lycos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/01/24/lycos/index.html?source=rss Lycos chief executive Bob Davis argues that Yahoo's single-brand strategy is the Web star's Achilles' heel. By Janelle Brown Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/24/ask_jeeves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/24/ask_jeeves/index.html?source=rss Jeeves is the first Net character to get a float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who'll be next? By Janelle Brown Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/23/google/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/23/google/index.html?source=rss Google, a favorite search engine of the plugged-in crowd, uses its $25 million in venture funding to launch a site almost unchanged from the "test" version. By Janelle Brown Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/21/lycos_50/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/21/lycos_50/index.html?source=rss Pamela Anderson? Britney Spears? Who tops the list of celebrity search terms on the new Lycos 50? By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/04/22/altavista/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/04/22/altavista/index.html?source=rss Paid search results aren't a despicable sellout -- they're a sign that the search engines can't keep up with their job. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/01/20/straight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/01/20/straight/index.html?source=rss @Home's purchase of Excite poses a new challenge to AOL and leaves Microsoft on the sidelines -- for now. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/12/21/straight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/12/21/straight/index.html?source=rss Yes, there is a better search engine. While the portal sites fiddle, Google catches fire. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/07/08/straight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/07/08/straight/index.html?source=rss "Groupthink-ware" lets you follow the crowds on the Web -- instead of going your own way. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 21 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/06/22/straight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1998/06/22/straight/index.html?source=rss All-in-one Web sites are sparking a corporate mating frenzy. Are they really worth the billions?