Chris Gilmer , Friday, January 4th, 2008

And we thought it was just a foolish multi billion dollar way to rank search engine results… UK researchers are saying that Google’s PageRank does such a good job at ranking search results that it could help them focus more accurately on key routes of infection.
The PageRank method currently under the microscope by the researchers, [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Friday, January 4th, 2008

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What was the main goal of Google? oh yes, to index the worlds content. Well, of course they are still pushing along with it, and have some interesting patent applications available for public viewing.
Patent applications that were recently made public from July 2007, talk about methods to make computers [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Ask has been keeping a steady pace in the search wars, and even though they arent up to par with Google’s offerings, they are striving to create their own unique market elements, especially in the local and mobile markets.
Ask has recently introduced Click to Speak, a service that works on web enabled mobile devices. It [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Just when you thought the search wars died down a little, Blekko is coming to the scene.
Started by former Topix founder, Rich Skrenta, Blekko is hard pressed to take on Google. Skrenta believes that Google has wrecked the web with its PageRank and is on a mission to make Google eat dirt. Backed with a [...]

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