Google, Amazon in a war of search words: Two Internet heavyweights are scrapping it out for top talent. Oh, to have a computer science degree…
“Google and Amazon.com are fighting for top computer scientists on Google’s home turf: search results.When Web surfers use Google to search on the name ‘Udi Manber,’ who is president of Amazon’s newly formed search unit, A9.com, they’ll find the first result is an ad for jobs at Google.”
Given that Microsoft is pushing on Google as well, and there’s been so much consolidation in the search engine space, could Google’s days of dominance be harder to come by in the future?
Google eyes book search: Google isn't taking this Amazon Look Inside the Book thing lying down. "Google is in talks with several publishers to build a service that would allow Web surfers to search the full text of books online, according to a report this week from Publishers Weekly's online site.…
The New State of Search: Here's a little table of all the search engine acquisitions and deals that have happened this year. I didn't realize that Overture bought AltaVista, then AllTheWeb, and then was acquired by Yahoo! along with Inktomi. Then Google picks up Prya Labs, and MSN…
Microsoft brains take on Google brawn | CNET News.com: Microsoft is awfully serious about this: "Microsoft has hired top scientists in its quest for search algorithms that will allow it to compete directly with Google. ... Microsoft is actively working on new search algorithms it will use to power its own…