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Can Anna Patterson's Cuil.com Take On Google?

Anna Patterson, a former Google employee, along with husband Tom Costello and a few other Google alum, has launched a new search engine, cuil.com.

Cuil, pronounced "cool," is the latest of many start up search engines that have ambitions of taking on the big boys. Some analysts say Cuil has potential because of the pedigree of it's founders.

Yahoo's Build Your Own Search Service

Yahoo opens up their search technology for entrepreneurs to take on Google. Why start from scratch? I wonder if this is the sort of thing Microsoft might consider unprofitable when they purchase the company - and kill this innovative platform.

Mich. ruling allows K-9 units to sniff without warrant

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. - Police - or at least K-9 units - now can go sniffing around outside your house even without a warrant.

A recent court ruling said police don't need a search warrant to take drug-sniffing dogs to the front door of homes, as long as they have a tip there are illegal drugs there.

Facebook's collision course with the big portals

In fact, Facebook is on a collision course with the more mature Web colonies--AOL, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. One of the key metrics of a major portal is stickiness--the number of applications used per member and time spent on the site. Communications services, such as e-mail, instant messaging, group chat, and forums, have proven to be very sticky.

Facebook Opens Your Profile to Search Engines - Partly

Facebook calls these pages "public search listings" -- basically it means that someone who isn't a member of Facebook can now see a small bit of Facebook members' pages. And not only can people do this: So too can Google, Yahoo, and other search engines. Soon, what you do on Facebook will end up on Google.

Microsoft to set time limit for storing data on Web searches

Microsoft is announcing changes to its privacy policy Monday that set a time limit on how long the company will retain data about customer queries through its search engine. The policy, seen as an attempt to distinguish itself from Google, also allows people to opt out of targeted ads by third-party advertisers using Microsoft's Windows Live service.

Yahoo launches online song-lyric database

Yahoo s song lyrics, in contrast, are supposed to be the official versions. Under the licensing agreement, Yahoo will share with copyright holders the revenue from the ads that will be displayed alongside the lyrics. The database and licensing deals were cobbled together over the past two years by Gracenote, a digital media management specialist.

Bush no longer 'miserable failure;' Google defuses 'link bombs'

"By improving our analysis of the link structure of the Web, Google has begun minimizing the impact of many Googlebombs," Ryan Moulton and Kendra Carattini of Google write in a company weblog. "Now, we will typically return commentary, discussions, and articles about the Googlebombs instead."

Microsoft 's Search Sag Sours Shareholders

Seattlest on Yusef Mehdi's failed predictions...thus far. And check out the comment link to MsDewey.com.