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    Wikia search engine gains a Web crawler 30/07/2007 08:08:24

    Wikia's project to develop an open-source search engine got another boost with the acquisition of the Grub distributed Web crawler, the company announced Friday.
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    What is vertical search? 19/01/2006 07:45:04

    Google's eye-popping success in making its search engine an attractive advertising platform has prompted many companies to try their luck in this space.
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    IT heads for talent shortfall 12/02/2004 08:15:18

    The Australian IT industry needs to stop digging its own grave and take a good hard look at itself to figure out what it wants - and start lobbying, according to Sensis CIO Dr Len Carver.
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    Yahoo's local Overture aims to threaten Google, LookSmart 19/08/2003 08:20:03

    IT and e-commerce managers should keep an especially close eye on what their marketing departments are up to over the next six months, as horse-trading in the commercial Internet search-and-query space intensifies with US paid-for search listing vendor Overture setting up shop in Australia.
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    New charge for website placement "excessive" 14/08/2002 09:15:13

    The decision to charge customers NZ$400 to list a website in New Zealand's XtraMSN's directory has been labelled as excessive by one web developer.
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    Feds suggest search sites disclose deals 04/07/2002 09:03:13

    The US Federal Trade Commission has suggested that search engine Web sites tell users when they are taking money from other Web sites to guarantee either high placement or inclusion in search results.
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    The straight story on search engines 25/06/2002 10:53:00

    Let's say you're interested in digital cameras. So you search for exactly that "digital cameras" on MSN (search.msn.com). But when the results come back, you find yourself saying, "What is all this stuff?" One set of matches at the top of the page is called Featured Sites. Below that is a set of links labeled Sponsored Sites. Below those is still another group called Web Directory Sites.
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    Group slams search engines for sneaking in ads 18/07/2001 08:34:00

    Claiming that Internet search engines are increasingly slipping ads into what are supposed to be objective query results, watchdog group Commercial Alert lodged a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday, asking the FTC to investigate eight popular search engines.
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    US search engines strike Japan deals 08/04/2001 11:00:00

    Major U.S. search engines and Web directory operators Google Inc. and LookSmart Ltd. have increased their footprint in the Japan market with the signing of deals here this week.
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    New chief of Tribe 08/02/2001 07:30:00

    In an effort to continue to grow their home market, Sydney-based entertainment and online media company Tribe, has appointed Scott Neilson as new managing director of its Australian On Line Division.
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    Revolving Doors 26/01/2001 15:45:00

    All change at Interpath after Caravias promotion, Musical chairs for Online Trading Systems, IT chief moves on from travel.com.au, Old favourites keep going around, Around the traps
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