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Yahoo has a new research fellow

November 18, 2005 Andrei Broder, who once worked for AltaVista and IBM, says Yahoo is the "perfect environment for fundamental research on the Web." TAGS: AltaVista Co., fellow, Yahoo! Inc., IBM Corp., search technology

Yahoo puts Inktomi to the test

August 21, 2003 The portal giant is expanding tests of search technology from its recent Inktomi acquisition in preparation for a global launch. TAGS: Inktomi, Diana Lee, Fast Search & Transfer, Peter Crowe, AltaVista Co., Overture Services Inc., Yahoo! Inc., search technology, Internet search, Brazil, Australia, acquisition, portal, Google Inc., U.S.

MyDoom variant slams mailboxes, search engines

July 26, 2004 New version of worm clogs e-mail systems around world, slows Google, Yahoo, AltaVista and Lycos to a crawl. TAGS: MyDoom virus, AltaVista Co., Lycos Inc., variant, worm, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., virus, mailbox, e-mail address, search engine, message, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., technique, e-mail

Are search engines confusing surfers?

October 14, 2003 The FTC says search companies still have work to do in making sure that ads placed in search results are clearly marked as such, so consumers can tell them apart. TAGS: Inktomi, Overture Services Inc., AlltheWeb.com, AltaVista Co., placement, Yahoo! Inc., search result, inclusion, search engine, Google Inc.

Updated MyDoom targets Google--again

February 17, 2005 Worm searches for e-mail addresses in the infected PC's domain--targeting all users from a specific company or ISP. TAGS: MyDoom virus, Sophos Plc., variant, antivirus company, worm, Lycos Inc., AltaVista Co., antivirus, query, e-mail address, search engine, Google Inc., e-mail, Yahoo! Inc., hard drive

Search prototype gets the picture

March 31, 2004 Researchers develop a search engine that retrieves results based on a sketch: Draw a wing nut, and the engine retrieves all database images that match the drawing. TAGS: Virage, image search, sketch, nut, AltaVista Co., video search, search engine, researcher, image, engine, Yahoo! Inc., database, text, picture, Google Inc., video

Patents raise stakes in search wars

February 26, 2004 The dispute between Yahoo and Google over keyword auction method offers an early sign of the intellectual property struggles to come in one of the Web's hottest markets. TAGS: Overture Services Inc., patent, intellectual property, AltaVista Co., Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Internet search, sign, Google Inc., R&D, attorney, search engine, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo to launch product comparison service

September 22, 2003 In the profitable Web search market, comparison shopping engines have become a promising niche, and industry heavyweights want a piece of the action. TAGS: DealTime, product comparison, Shopping.com, PriceGrabber, Internet search, comparison, AltaVista Co., engine, Nielsen/NetRatings, Yahoo! Inc., e-commerce, search engine, Real-Time, Google Inc.

Yahoo dumps Google search technology

February 18, 2004 Yahoo drops Google as the default search technology provider for its U.S.-based sites, signaling the beginning of the end for the Web's most high-profile marriage of convenience. TAGS: Inktomi, Yahoo! Inc., technology provider, search engine company, marriage, search technology, Overture Services Inc., AltaVista Co., Google Inc., Yahoo Search, Web portal, Google Search, convenience, search result, robot, portal

Overture tests local service

September 9, 2003 The Web search company experiments with a service that lets people type in a keyword along with city, state, street address or ZIP code to find businesses in their neighborhoods. TAGS: local advertising, Overture Services Inc., pay-for-performance, local search, Switchboard, Internet search company, advertiser, AltaVista Co., visitor, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., search result, California
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