Mozilla Firefox to challenge Microsoft's IE
Say hello to the first true searcher's browser that addresses IE's notorious security flaws and works on all operating systems including Windows, Linux, MacOS X and more. (03/18/11)

A closer look at Yahoo's Local Search Listing options
While Yahoo no longer powers its own organic search results, Yahoo has retained control of its Local business directory. Businesses can choose between two local listings: Yahoo Local Basic and Yahoo Local Enhanced local business listings. (01/10/11)

Ask.com providing more personalized user experience
Ask Jeeves has been working on improving the quality of users’ experience on Ask.com and improve the relevance and usefulness of answers produced. This week they began rolling out the ability for users to personalize their Q&A experience via their "Browse by Interests" tab. (01/12/11)

The Big Switch! Yahoo moves to Bing-Powered Search Results
Yahoo’s alliance with Bing was announced today by Shashi Seth, Senior Vice President of Yahoo - the anticipated "big switch" will happen. Organic search is the first switch, soon to be followed by paid search (PPC) advertising later with the integration of Microsoft Adcenter. (08/24/10)

Goodbye AskJeeves
It was inevitable and only a matter of time before Ask Jeeves threw in its search towel, unable to compete head on with Google. Ask.com accounted for less than 2% of US search traffic. (07/11/10)

The rise and fall of Inktomi
Inktomi co-founder, Dr. Eric Brewer and professor at the University of Berkeley, gives an up close and personal view of the fascinating history of Inktomi. (05/14/10)

Google Still Reigning as King of Search
According to the latest report by commScore Networks, Google still reigns as king in the search market, claiming 47.3% of the market with Yahoo claiming 28.5%. (01/17/07)

Wikipedia-Based Search Engine launched by Searchme
A consumer-level meta search engine that displays Wikipedia results above normal Web search results was released today by Searchme. (01/17/07)

Look out, Google, here comes MSN!
The wait is almost over for the long-anticipated launching of MSN's new search technology. (11/10/04)

Small online travel company purchased by Yahoo
In its quest to be the most comprehensive search engine on the Net, Yahoo has purchased New York-based FareChase.(08/06/04)

Yahoo! Blows Away Wall Street
On Wednesday Yahoo reported first-quarter earnings that blew away Wall Street expectations. (04/07/04)

New Hot Bot Desktop Search Toolbar
HotBot is now offering a new browser plug-in, Desktop Search, that not only searches the web, but also indexes the files and email on your computer, making them searchable as well. (05/14/04)

Yahoo launches SmartView on Yahoo!Maps
On Tuesday, Yahoo! launched SmartView on Yahoo! Maps, providing users with an interactive and visual way to search for local content. (03/09/04)

Google reigned at the top of January search charts
According to a survey conducted by Nielsen/NetRatings, 39% of all active Internet surfers used Google to search in the month of January. Yahoo and MSN came in the #2 spot each with 30%, followed by AOL (15%) and AskJeeves (8%). Will Google still reign at the top in the months to come? (02/24/04)

"YahooSlurp" makes its debut
What a surprise! Yahoo has unveiled its own search engine crawler, YahooSlurp. This move certainly surprised many of us who thought for sure Yahoo would adopt the results from Inktomi's database after announcing last month that it will cease displaying Google results by the end of quarter one. (02/19/04)

Google boasts bigger index
Search engine giant, Google, announced on Tuesday that it now boasts an index of more than 6 billion items. (02/17/04)

Yahoo reports 4th Quarter Earnings.
Yes, the web war continues to rage on. Yahoo made it official on the 16th that the anticipated "big switch" will happen. (01/04)

The mayhem over Google's "Florida" update . November 16th appears to be the magic date when Google unleashed it's latest algorithm and the mayhem began. (12/03)

MSN is testing "MSN Newsbot," an aggregator of over 4,000 headlines, on MSN UK, France, Spain and Italy. This appears to be a glimpse of what's ahead as MSN continues to vie for it's foothold in the search arena. (11/03)

New Year to bring new CEO for Ask Jeeves
Ask Jeeves will start the new year with a new CEO. This move comes in the midst of a wave of changes rippling through the search industry. (11/03)