CNET News reports that directories are being displaced by algorithmic search tools and commercial services. The analysis focuses on Yahoo!, the ODP and Looksmart.
Elinor Mills offers an overview on social search projects, including comments from industry experts on the likely impact on search. ODP and Yahoo are named as projects which are at the roots of the development.
CNET News reports that directories are being displaced by algorithmic search tools and commercial services. The analysis focuses on Yahoo!, the ODP and Looksmart.
Gwendolyn Mariano's article: "Dimandja Emoungu got a surprise when he tried to search Google this month: Instead of a results list, he says, the company handed him a 'rude' note denying service."
Stefanie Olsen's article: "Imagine retrieving up-to-the-second results for all of your Web searches, or personalizing a high-powered navigation system for your desktop."