84% of Business Executive's Dissatisfied with Search Results

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Business Users Prefer Organic Search
Engine Results to Paid Listings

Business Users Prefer Organic Search
Engine Results to Paid Listings 12/17/2003 02:28 PM

Feedster Powers RSS and Blog Search
Results for Eurekster - News Search
Expands the Scope of Search Engine
Powered by Social Networking Technology

Feedster Powers RSS and Blog Search
Results for Eurekster - News Search
Expands the Scope of Search Engine
Powered by Social Networking Technology 09/16/2004 03:28 AM
Feedster, Inc., the first company to utilize RSS feeds and weblog content to enhance broad web search, today announced that it will power RSS and blog search results for Eurekster, the first and only Internet search engine powered by social networking technology. By integrating Feedster’s news search technology and RSS feeds, Eurekster now provides its users and subscribers with an expanded search solution containing new sources of information and data beyond traditional Web search. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Access 90 Search Engines’ Results With
Firefox’s Search Box

Access 90 Search Engines’ Results With
Firefox’s Search Box 03/17/2005 03:02 AM
TurboScout.com launches a Firefox extension which empowers over 27 million Firefox users to access original results from more than 90 search engines with just a click. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]

Perl Web Search Engineer for a leading
B2B Internet company within the
sponsored search business

Perl Web Search Engineer for a leading
B2B Internet company within the
sponsored search business 09/03/2004 02:45 PM
- United Kingdom, London (2004-09-03)

Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business

Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business 09/22/2004 12:34 PM
A survey found that half of hotel guests would not stay in a hotel again if they were dissatisfied with the Wi-Fi service there: Most of the folks in the survey said Wi-Fi was important to their visit, so it sounds like they chose the hotel based on the availability of the wireless network. The conclusion here is that while Wi-Fi is broadly used as a customer retention tool, the opposite is true if the service is poor....

The Business Of Making Your Google
Results Worse

The Business Of Making Your Google
Results Worse 08/06/2004 06:45 PM
While it's well known that there are plenty of folks working on ways to boost rankings in Google, it turns out that the opposite is true as well. First, there's the sort of confidential information that accidentally gets revealed online, which people don't want Google to have. Usually that can be quickly removed from the index by letting Google know. However, others want to make sure that bad or embarrassing things aren't the top results. The article even notes that one PR firm has a full-time search engine optimizer whose main job is to make sure bad stories about clients get pushed down in the rankings.

Why you should be ignoring your search
results

Why you should be ignoring your search
results 06/22/2005 02:06 AM
Today I’m attending a search engine research workshop run by Brad Fallon in Atlanta, Georgia, and am fascinated by the people here who obsessively track their SERPs (search engine results placement, jargon for what match number you are on Google for a given search term). My part of this workshop is to talk about how blogging can help your search engine placement, but what I’m actually talking about is whether SERP is a meaningful measure… Direct and Related Links for 'Why you should be ignoring your search results'

Save search results in 10.3

Save search results in 10.3 04/08/2005 11:58 AM
I don't know if everyone knows this, but it wasn't documented as a shortcut in the Finder menu bar ... pressing Command-T while doing a search from the Finder's toolbar, or after finishing a search, the Finder will create a f...

Better search results than Google?

Better search results than Google? 01/05/2004 12:19 PM
CNN Jan 5 2004 10:58AM ET

Merging search results

Merging search results 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Template snippet showing how to merge seearch results from several Movable Type blogs into one ordered list and create friendly suggestions when a search returns zero results.

Using PHP Includes for MT Search Results

Using PHP Includes for MT Search Results 07/04/2004 03:28 PM

A lot of people want to roll their own search with Movable Type. Us, for instance — Gadgetopia has a two-tiered search system based on whether the search term appears in the title, keywords, or body of the entry (see this post for more information).

Our search is done in with SQL and PHP, abandoning the MT search system completely. The probem with this method is rendering the search results. If you don't use MT, then you lose two things:

(1) Auto-creation of the permalink. The URL isn't stored anywhere in the database, so you have to recreate it. If your URLs are just based on the entry ID, then it's not hard. However, look at our URLs — they're a conglomoration of the date and the entry title. We'd have to create a PHP function to recreate this scheme — and if we ever changed the URL structure from within MT, we'd have to change the PHP function separately.

(2) Text filters. If you're just converting line breaks, the text filter is not so hard to re-produce. However, if you're using Textile or some other plug-in to filter your text, you're going to have to reproduce that in PHP as well so the previews render correctly.

You can avoid all this, however, by simply using PHP includes and an extra Individual Entry Archive. The result is an elegant solution that blends PHP and MT to eliminate the tedium of recreating MT functionality in PHP.

To do this, create a new Individual Entry Archive in MT called "search_fragment." This template should contain the just HTML to present a single search result. Like this:


<tr class="title">
  <td class="title">
    <a href="<MTEntryPermalink>"><MTEntryTitle></a>
  </td>
  <td class="date">
    <MTEntryDate format="%m/%d/%Y">
  </td>
</tr>
<tr class="excerpt">
  <td colspan="2">
    <MTEntryExcerpt>
  </td>
</td>


Configure this template to generate a file in a "search_fragments" directory named for the entry ID only. You don't even have to add an extention, though you can if you like (if so, you'll need the change the PHP code listed below). So the entry in the archiving configuration would be something like:

search_fragments/<MTEntryID>

Now when an entry rebuilds, it will create two files: (1) its normal archive file, and (2) a search result fragment file called "1", "2", "348", etc. in the search_fragments directory. Notice that since we're using standard MT templates to create the fragment, the permalink will be created by MT, and the excerpt text will be formatted according to the text filter the entry is using.

Now, when you use your SQL to get your search results, just SELECT the entry ID, then spin through those and use PHP to include the matching search fragment file. Like this:


<table>
  <?php
    while ($r = mysql_fetch_assoc($keywordResults)) {
      @include "search_fragments/" . $r['entry_id'];
    }
  ?>
</table>


This will dump the contents of each search fragment file in the table. Since each file contained two rows, the resulting table will be valid HTML. Notice we're surpressing any errors on the inclusion line just in case a file is missing for some reason.

We've be using this system here for months, and it works great.

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The Inevitability of Search Results as
RSS

The Inevitability of Search Results as
RSS 09/10/2004 02:12 AM
Tim Bray, in reporting on a visit to an Intelligence Technology gathering said: They’ve also done something way cool with their Google appliance; one of the bright geeks there has set up a thing where you can subscribe to a search and get an RSS feed. Well, duh. Anyone could fix up one of those using the Google API, I wonder why Google isn’t supporting this already? I can't help but to laugh because at this point we all know...

In Search of Good Results

In Search of Good Results 07/05/2004 07:46 AM
In Search of Good Results
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1002877

A recent survey by FIND/SVP found that 84% of business executives queried thought Web searches using commercial search engines took longer than they should because they tended to deliver too many irrelevant results, resulting in an estimated loss of $31 billion in lost productivity. In addition, 74% expressed doubts that the results were reliable and 39% felt that information found online is outdated. Despite their reservations, 67% indicated it would be difficult or impossible to do their jobs without Web-based search tools, with 28% reporting they spend between 6 and 10 hours a week researching online. The most sought after information was financial information and reports, followed by information on competitors. "The commercial search market is dominated by search engines that must target the broadest consumer audience possible, with the broadest scope of content, in order to sell advertisements for any and every product and service possible," says a META Group VP. "The commercial search market has barely begun to address the untapped demand for highly specialized and screened content and we believe this market is poised for growth in the next three to five years."

"Put these search results on your site]"

"Put these search results on your site]" 09/22/2004 08:23 AM

Better Search Results Than Google?

Better Search Results Than Google? 01/05/2004 04:11 PM
Mechanik writes "CNN has an AP article about the next generation of up and coming search tools, which try to cope with the glut of hits that result from ...

Nuggets Win Again, but Karl Dissatisfied
(AP)

Nuggets Win Again, but Karl Dissatisfied
(AP) 03/31/2005 06:31 AM
AP - It turns out George Karl didn't change all that much during his time away from the NBA. He's still more prone to misery than most coaches — even when his team wins.

Windows Server System. Turn IT
Capabilities into Business Results

Windows Server System. Turn IT
Capabilities into Business Results 04/13/2005 05:40 PM

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User experience accountability:
Assessing your impact on business
results

User experience accountability:
Assessing your impact on business
results 11/16/2003 05:56 AM

A9 Offers Search Results From Five
Sources

A9 Offers Search Results From Five
Sources 09/16/2004 01:04 AM
A9, the search engine from Amazon.com, has relaunched its search engine. It now offers search results from several different sources, including the IMDB and of course, Amazon.com. It's available at...

Visualizing Google Search Results

Visualizing Google Search Results 08/30/2004 01:46 PM
Source: SearchDay - MoreGoogle is a simple utility that enhances Google result pages with thumbnail images and other useful links....

Remixing Google's Search Results

Remixing Google's Search Results 06/02/2004 11:07 PM
It appears that there are a lot of folks out there who are trying to "remix" Google's interface. The one that got the most press, of course, was A9, who built an entirely new interface to searching Google. Then, there's Prog (formerly Proogle), which adds in PageRank info to Google search results. Now comes the news of an application called MoreGoogle, which tries to add additional features to the Google interface to make it more useful. I haven't tried it (and some folks may be a bit wary to download a random app and let it hijack their Google searches), but the article suggests that the author of the program just wanted to make the Google interface more useful. Once the program is installed, it basically watches over any Google searches, and alters the results to make them more useful: adding in thumbnail images of the website and adding an "open in new window button." The application adds in some new text ads, that appear to be part of AdSense (this isn't clearly explained) in order to get some money back for altering the Google interface. Obviously it would be pretty simple for Google to add these features themselves, and it's unclear how legit this particular app really is, but it's still very cool to see people trying to "remix" Google results to make them more valuable. Of course, there's a pretty good chance that Google's lawyers might not find it as cool.

Deceptive Advertising in Search Results

Deceptive Advertising in Search Results 03/23/2005 08:11 PM

Google: An explanation of our search
results

Google: An explanation of our search
results 04/15/2004 03:47 AM
An explanation of our search results .. Google has officially responded .. Please read our note here .. ad

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Yahoo! Tests New Look for Search Results

Yahoo! Tests New Look for Search Results 07/07/2004 04:09 PM
Source: Search Engine Guide - Following on the heels of an updated look from rival Microsoft, popular search engine Yahoo! is also testing some updates to their search results....

Personalizing Search Results After The
Fact

Personalizing Search Results After The
Fact 09/15/2004 04:23 AM
I haven't been a huge fan of the concept most people talk about when they discuss "personalized search" which usually seems more like giving up a bunch of private info so that search engines can better target ads for you. However, rather than focus on personalizing the searches before they're done, a few recent announcements suggest there's some potential in personalizing the search results after they've been done. Much of the tech world is focusing on the latest launch of a9, the Amazon.com owned startup that is working on ways to make the search interface better (it's worth noting they don't seem to be doing anything to make search itself better -- but just the interface). One of the new features is that it lets users better handle search results, keeping track of what sites they've clicked on, taking notes, and even "organize" past searches. This sounds quite similar to another (much quieter) announcement, earlier in the day, from a small-time meta search engine named iZito whose meta-search engine lets users organize the results -- "parking" certain results while deleting or minimizing others. This seems like a different way to approach search. Rather than focus on trying to better anticipate what a searcher really wants, both of these moves show that sometimes it's best to let the human doing the searches take control. Give them more of the raw data and shape it into useful results. In a subtle way, it's almost admitting that automated search really can't figure out what a person really wants very easily -- something most people know, but many in the search world don't like to admit.

Visualizing Yahoo Search Results

Visualizing Yahoo Search Results 06/24/2005 03:05 PM

LookSmart Search Results to Feature On
100.com

LookSmart Search Results to Feature On
100.com 07/15/2004 03:12 AM
Search engine newcomer 100.com has elected to align itself with LookSmart to access it's directory listings and bid-for-placement distribution network. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

Top 200 MSN popular search results IN
ORDER.

Top 200 MSN popular search results IN
ORDER. 12/19/2004 03:08 PM
It may be in flash, but that never stopped a SEO'er.

Blinkx Update Merges Search Results

Blinkx Update Merges Search Results 04/04/2005 11:57 PM
The startup revamps its desktop-search client by displaying search results in one place, whether they are from a user's hard drive, the Web or television programs.

A Search Engine for Racing Information
and Results

A Search Engine for Racing Information
and Results 06/22/2004 06:08 AM
A plain query box gives you the ability to search information on 12,000 races, 12,000 records, 30,000 drivers, and fifty championships. The site is called CEEM@il and it's available at...

Affiliate Links in Search Engine Results

Affiliate Links in Search Engine Results 12/17/2004 06:32 PM
Former Yahoo hacker turned Feedster hacker Ray suggests that search engines are missing out by not dropping in an affiliate code in their links back to sites like Amazon.com. Near the end of that post he says: And when I do click the product link on Google's result page, they're missing out on any potential revshare. I don't think inserting an affiliate ID would be seen as doing evil or tarnish their credibility. It wouldn't even give me pause in...

AdSubtract to snip paid search results

AdSubtract to snip paid search results 12/08/2003 07:10 PM
While some search engines, such as Google, do a good job of segregating paid advertisements visually and spatially from legitimate search results, other search ...

Googles Interesting Search Results Gets
a Tad More Press

Googles Interesting Search Results Gets
a Tad More Press 12/13/2003 12:40 PM
Although the now famous "Miserable Failure" and "Water Bed" searches on Google are quite common, they are tending to get a bit more press these days.

New Tool To Pull Out Paid Search Results

New Tool To Pull Out Paid Search Results 11/17/2003 02:06 AM
Now that pop-up and banner ad blocking software is becoming more common, the makers of such products are turning their efforts to other sneaky advertising tricks. InterMute, makers of AdSubtract, are launching a product that will try to remove paid inclusion search results that have been coming under increas ing scrutiny lately. It's a little unclear from the article exactly how the search removal program will work. It might just be designed to work with sites (like Google) where the paid text ads are obvious - but it suggests that it will try to pick them out of other search engines where the paid inclusions are mixed right in with the unpaid. Of course, I wonder how big a market there is for such technology? While the more tech savvy folks may know about paid inclusions, most people don't. Furthermore, they're not intrusive - which is what is most annoying about pop-ups and spam. People are willing to pay to get rid of intrusive advertising, but I'm not sure they're willing to pay to get rid of subtle advertising.

AdSubtract Blocks Paid Search Results

AdSubtract Blocks Paid Search Results 12/08/2003 07:09 PM
While some search engines, such as Google, do a good job of segregating paid advertisements visually and spatially from legitimate search results, other search ...

Google Says It Doesn't Plan To Change
Search Results

Google Says It Doesn't Plan To Change
Search Results 04/12/2004 11:30 PM
Google has no plans to alter its search results despite complaints that the first listing on a search for the word "Jew" directs people to an anti-Semitic Web site.

Google Fights Lawsuit Over Search
Results

Google Fights Lawsuit Over Search
Results 01/14/2003 12:26 PM
In a case that underscores the increasing importance search rankings have on business, Google Technologies is fighting to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it ...

Amazon Calls for Open Search Results

Amazon Calls for Open Search Results 03/17/2005 04:22 AM
At the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego Tuesday, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos introduced a new initiative to standardize search results. The goal, says Bezos, is to bring together thousands of specialized search engines using an open format that can be easily syndicated.

Wanadoo rapped for 'misleading' search
results

Wanadoo rapped for 'misleading' search
results 06/18/2004 04:55 AM
Sponsored links must be clearly flagged
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84% of Business Executive's Dissatisfied with Search Results

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