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The Search Industry Blog
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By Nathan Enns on Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Yahoo tells us about their improved email searching functionality.
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By Nathan Enns on Monday, August 29th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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You must go read this comic called Googlepark. In it, Scoble visits Google and discovers their secret plans and much more...
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By Nathan Enns on Saturday, August 27th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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You can now sign up for Gmail, as discussed in this blog post.
The only problem is that you need to use your cell phone to prove you are a real person and that you don't have more than one account. It seems like an annoying thing to ask people to do in return for a free email account. I know other services require you to enter a phone number, but they let you use a home or mobile phone.
Wait, what am I saying? Everyone who uses email must have a mobile phone, right?
I bet they will open it up to all Internet users soon...
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By Nathan Enns on Thursday, August 25th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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In case you hadnt noticed, Google now has an IM service called Google Talk.
I know I am late on this story but at least everyone else already talked about it :-)
Check out The Google Blog and The Search Engine Journal for more info.
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By Nathan Enns on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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It looks like MSN Search wants to keep their index so fresh they are getting webmasters irritated with the traffic. Especially with the amount of visits MSNbot is making to various web feeds.
Here is their reply to the website owners.
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By Nathan Enns on Monday, August 22nd, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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You can go download Google Desktop 2 (beta) here.
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By Nathan Enns on Saturday, August 20th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Want a good reason to try Custom Monthly Cost Advertising? Check out this page on Click Monkeys. Wow!
Thanks for pointing it out Threadwatch.
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By Nathan Enns on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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I was reading Threadwatch recently and noticed a post that linked to The Trump Blog. I didn't know Donald Trump had started a blog but I am glad he did. I think "The Apprentice" is the only reality show I actually enjoy.
They are both worth your visit so I suggest you go check them out out... just make sure to come back to FyberSearch when you are done :-)
By the way, thank you Threadwatch for discussing FyberSearch's new Custom Monthly Cost Advertising system recently. Now if only the Trump would take a cue from Threadwatch and cover FyberSearch news as well... hehe.
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By Nathan Enns on Monday, August 15th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Search Engine Watch has an update to the Google VS Geico case. This time Google didn't get the answer they wanted.
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By Nathan Enns on Friday, August 12th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Search Engine Watch has an interesting article about the issue.
In my opinion, the terms major search engines use to describe their size are specific enough to be a good marketing tactic and vague enough to be completely useless to searchers.
So far the following terms have been used to describe the size of a search engine:
1. Total pages cataloged
2. Total pages indexed (Gigablast)
3. Total web documents (Yahoo)
4. Total pages being searched (Google)
Google uses the most vague term: "searching" X number of pages. This could very well mean that their program considered pages for inclusion, maybe even saved an archived copy of that page but doesn't necessarily mean that number of pages can be found in their index (the files that a search engine accesses the moment someone performs a search query).
Both Gigablast and Yahoo claim that they have a specific number of pages indexed. This is a more specific term that refers to the size of their searchable index as opposed to the number of pages they have archived. The index is the list of web pages that contain each term. It is accessed every time anyone performs a seat query.
Of course search engines don't actually look at each web page in their index that contains a specific term. They just extract the most relevant 10 web pages from their index. They are able to tell you the total number of web pages containing your search query by accessing a separate index that has recorded the total number of web pages that contain every word.
If I were to explain the inner workings of a search engine you would realize why the larger the size of the engine gets the less important it becomes. At this point, it is impossible to even verify their size claims. Not to mention the terms I listed above are so vauge they probably do not mean what you think they mean.
Good luck to the search engines in the next round of the size wars. FyberSearch will continue down the path of useful features, tools and services relating to the search industry (such as Custom Monthly Cost Advertising, Web Thoughts and a bunch of advanced search settings).
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By Nathan Enns on Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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David Parmet sent me an email to inform me that the job search engine Indeed has received funding from the New York Times.
Here is a quote from the press release:
"We are pleased to join Union Square Ventures and Allen & Company in backing Indeed, an innovative new firm that provides compelling job search capabilities to Internet users," said Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president, digital operations. "The Times Company has strong help-wanted franchises in print and online, and we believe it is important to invest in new technologies and services in this advertising category."
Best of luck guys!
FyberSearch now has a new and improved advertising system, finally! It has more features and better account functionality. Not to mention the advertising method being we decided to implement seems pretty unique. A monthly bidding system? Why not? No click fraud, unlimited clicks, flexible prices and more! Give it a try now or read the press release below.
FyberSearch has released a new and unique online advertising system to compete with existing industry standards that allows advertisers to choose their own monthly costs for specific locations (there are very low minimum prices).
Burien, Wash. - August 8th, 2005 -- FyberSearch now offers website owners a new and unique advertising system to compete with existing pay per click and pay per month models. With this new program called CMCA (Custom Monthly Cost Advertising) advertisers choose where to place their ads, how long their ads will be displayed for and even how much per month they would like to pay for each location (there are very low minimum prices).
CMCA gives advertisers the same financial flexibility that pay per click does but removes the click fraud problem because payments are calculated on a monthly basis. CMCA is like a super-charged pay per month campaign because advertisers customize the fees and length of time their ads are displayed as opposed to paying a flat fee for a set period of time.
Another benefit of CMCA is that there are no monthly subscriptions to worry about. After advertisers select a length of time for their ad to appear and the price per month they want to pay, the appropriate amount of money is deducted from their FyberSearch Member's Account on the spot.
CMCA allows advertisers to raise or lower their bid at any time as well as extend the length of time their ad will be displayed for whenever they want. If someone raises their bid then money will be deducted from their account. If someone lowers their bid then money will be credited to their account for use with other advertisements.
"The FyberSearch mission is to make the entire web useful to each individual by providing them with the control they need to receive the results they desire" Says Nathan Enns, Founder and President of FyberSearch. "FyberSearch is giving website and business owners more control of their advertising with CMCA."
About FyberSearch:
The search engine technology company FyberSearch LLC was founded in November 2003 by by 18 year old Nathan Enns. FyberSearch's mission is "To make the entire web useful to each individual by providing them with the control they need to receive the results they desire." FyberSearch offers many advanced search engine features and tools that users can easily modify until they find the information they are looking for.
Nathan Enns, Founder and President
Company: FyberSearch LLC
URL: http://www.fybersearch.com
Email: owner@fybersearch.com
Phone: 206-856-0101
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By Nathan Enns on Saturday, August 6th, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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I am pretty impressed with the new Yahoo audio search tool (still in beta). You can also go read about it on the Yahoo Search Blog.
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By Nathan Enns on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Here is the first section of the press release:
"REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 13, 2005 -- ClariaSM (www.claria.com), a pioneer and leader in the behavioral marketing space, today announced the alpha release of Claria's Vista Marketing Services search platform. Leveraging its RelevancyRankTM (www.relevancyrank.com) behavioral search technology, the new search platform goes far beyond analyzing links to pages and hypertext matching, and instead evaluates how consumers actually interact with search results when they are seeking information on the Web."
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