Search Engines: Real-time Search |
Phil Bradley looks at the concept of real-time search and points to some of the functionality that users can and should expect to find when exploring these engines.
issue61 October 2009 |
archives, avatar, blog, cloud computing, data, database, facebook, flickr, google, hashtag, html, microblogging, microsoft, rss, search technology, tag cloud, twitter, url, ustream, video, windows, youtube |
A Selection of Social Media Search Engines |
Phil Bradley takes a look at how social media output is being indexed, sorted and made available for searching by looking at some representative samples.
issue57 October 2008 |
blog, data, diigo, facebook, flickr, google, iphone, microblogging, mobile, pageflakes, research, rss, search technology, twitter, video, web 2.0, youtube |
Search Engines: Google Still Growing |
Phil Bradley finds it difficult to ignore some of the latest developments from Google - particularly the ones that are actually quite good.
issue56 July 2008 |
adobe, archives, ark, blog, cataloguing, creative commons, data, database, digital media, flash, flickr, google, google docs, google maps, google search, html, microsoft, search technology, url, video, web 2.0, wikipedia, youtube |
Custom-built Search Engines |
Phil Bradley reviews a means of enhancing the relevance of search results through the use of custom-built search engines.
issue55 April 2008 |
blog, cloud computing, data, database, google, google search, html, microsoft, pageflakes, passwords, search technology, tag cloud, url, web 2.0, windows |
Human-powered Search Engines: An Overview and Roundup |
Phil Bradley looks at the major contenders and discusses the value of this type of search engine.
issue54 January 2008 |
algorithm, apple, bbc, cloud computing, data, database, facebook, flickr, google, intute, java, rss, search technology, software, tag cloud, technorati, url, video, web 2.0, wikipedia |
Search Engines: Why Ask Me, and Does 'X' Mark the Spot? |
Phil Bradley takes a look at different versions of Ask to see how it is developing and looks at how it is emerging from its servant roots.
issue51 April 2007 |
amazon, archives, bbc, blog, bmp, cache, data, digital library, file format, flickr, google, identifier, internet archive, microsoft, rss, search technology, thesaurus, url, video, wayback machine, wikipedia, wordnet, zip |
New Search Engines in 2006 |
Phil Bradley takes a look at some of the search engines that he noticed in 2006 and provides quick assessments.
issue50 January 2007 |
algorithm, american library association, bbc, blog, cilip, cloud computing, creative commons, data, ebook, google, nhs, privacy, research, search technology, tag cloud, url, video, wikipedia, windows, zip |
Book Review: Google Hacks |
Phil Bradley looks at a work offering programming 'know-how' to create resources that will do things with the search engine that might otherwise prove difficult or impossible.
issue50 January 2007 |
google, google maps, html, javascript, oreilly, perl, python, search technology, web 2.0 |
Search Engines: Is Google Building on Shaky Foundations? |
Phil Bradley takes an in-depth look at Google and its competition and wonders if things are looking slightly worrying for the search giant.
issue49 October 2006 |
aggregation, archives, blog, copyright, database, google, google search, mobile, research, rss, search technology, technorati, video, youtube |
Accoona: Super-Charged Super Target Searching |
Phil Bradley puts a relative newcomer through its paces and finds some very useful features together with potential for improvement.
issue48 July 2006 |
cache, data, database, google, rss, search technology, standards, url |
Search Engines: Where We Were, Are Now, and Will Ever Be |
Phil Bradley takes a look at the development of search engines over the lifetime of Ariadne and points to what we might anticipate in the years to come.
issue47 April 2006 |
aggregation, archives, blog, database, google, graphics, identifier, internet archive, mobile, mobile phone, personalisation, portal, rfid, search technology, video, wayback machine, web 2.0 |
Search Engines |
Phil Bradley casts his eye over image search engines.
issue45 October 2005 |
browser, cataloguing, digital library, flickr, google, graphics, microsoft, research, search technology, standards, tasi, thesaurus, url |
Search Engines: Google and Search: Some of the Latest Developments |
Phil Bradley takes a look at some of the new developments at Google.
issue44 July 2005 |
algorithm, bbc, database, google, google search, personalisation, rss, search engine optimisation, search technology, video |
Search Engines: Using the Right Search Engine at the Right Time |
Phil Bradley takes a look at which search engines to use depending on what you need to find..
issue43 April 2005 |
data, database, google, google search, graphics, microsoft, search technology, sosig |
Search Engines: No Longer about Search |
Phil Bradley asks 'Is your choice of search engine based on how good it is, or on what else you use?'
issue42 January 2005 |
blog, browser, firefox, google, google scholar, google search, internet explorer, microsoft, opera, operating system, search technology, url, video |
Search Engines: New and Developing Search Engines |
Phil Bradley looks at some existing search engines and also some new ones to bring you up to date on what is happening in the world of Internet search engines.
issue41 October 2004 |
algorithm, amazon, blog, browser, cataloguing, data, database, e-business, google, html, internet explorer, personalisation, research, search technology, url |
Search Engines: A Mixed Bag - A Review of Some New Search Engines |
Phil Bradley takes a look at some new search engines to see if they are up to challenging the top dogs.
issue40 July 2004 |
amazon, data, google, personalisation, portal, rnib, search technology, url |
Search Engines: The Google Backlash |
Phil Bradley reviews and analyses recent criticisms of the giant and takes an objective view from a broader perspective.
issue39 April 2004 |
bbc, data, database, google, harvard university, microsoft, oracle, portal, privacy, research, search technology, sword protocol |
Search Engines: The Year 2003 in Perspective |
Phil Bradley takes us through the major trends and highlights in the world of search engines over the course of the past year.
issue38 January 2004 |
adobe, amazon, blog, browser, database, digital library, google, microsoft, operating system, search technology, standards |
Search Engines: Would All New Search Engines Take One Step Forward! |
Phil Bradley gives us an overview of emerging, new and newly discovered search engines that we might want to keep an eye on as they develop.
issue37 October 2003 |
copyright, database, google, research, search technology, standards, url |
Search Engines: Weblog Search Engines |
Phil Bradley looks at the developments occurring with weblogs and how you can go about searching on or for them.
issue36 July 2003 |
archives, blog, copyright, google, graphics, portal, search technology, standards, url |
Search Engines: Many Movements in Mere Months |
Phil Bradley looks at various developments that have occurred recently in the ever-shifting scene of the search engine.
issue35 April 2003 |
blog, copyright, data, database, google, multimedia, search technology, tasi, url |
Search Engines: The New Kids on the Block - Copying Or Competing? |
Search Engines: Phil Bradley The new kids on the block - copying or competing? This article looks at who is providing the competition for Google and Ixquick, and provides some food for thought for those who use these two search engines.
issue32 July 2002 |
bbc, google, search technology, url |
Search Engines |
Phil Bradley's regular column on search engine technology.
issue31 April 2002 |
amazon, database, google, operating system, search technology, url, web browser |
Search Engines: Goodbye Alta Vista, Hallo AllTheWeb |
Phil Bradley's regular column.
issue30 January 2002 |
alt, data, data set, database, ftp, google, mp3, multimedia, search technology, software, url, video |
Country and Regional Search Engines |
Phil Bradley looks at Country and Regional Search Engines.
issue29 October 2001 |
data, library of congress, search technology, url |
Search Engines: Ask Jeeves |
Phil Bradley looks at Ask Jeeves.
issue28 June 2001 |
data, database, internet explorer, knowledge base, search technology, url |
Search Engines: Robots, Spiders and Your Website |
Phil Bradley looks at the effect these have on your site's vital statistics.
issue27 March 2001 |
browser, data, html, operating system, search technology, software, standards, url |
Search Engines: Finding Images on the Internet |
Phil Bradley offers his latest look at the search engine marketplace.
issue25 September 2000 |
browser, copyright, database, gif, graphics, jpg, multimedia, national library, search technology, smithsonian institution, standards, url, video |
Search Engines: The Relevance of Underpants to Searching the Web |
Phil Bradley explores search engine ranking techniques.
issue24 June 2000 |
algorithm, browser, data, dublin core, dublin core metadata initiative, google, metadata, search technology, thesaurus, url, widget |
Search Engines: 'Ixquick', a Multi-Search Engine With a Difference |
Phil Bradley describes how Ixquick stacks up against the competition.
issue23 March 2000 |
algorithm, browser, data, data set, mp3, search technology, url |
Search Engines: The Altavista Relaunch, Personalised Search Engines |
Phil Bradley on the Altavista relaunch, and Personalised Search Engines.
issue22 December 1999 |
alt, bbc, copyright, data, jisc, passwords, personalisation, portal, search technology, standards, ukoln, university of bath, url, video, zip |
Search Engines: FAST, the Biggest and Best Yet? |
Phil Bradley explains how 'FAST' has recently been launched as the most comprehensive of the search engines, and this article compares the FAST results with those of AltaVista and Northern Light.
issue21 September 1999 |
amazon, cloud computing, copyright, data, database, ftp, jisc, microsoft, mp3, search technology, ukoln, university of bath, url, video |
Search Engines: 'Finding Me, Finding You' |
Phil Bradley looks at the search engines that can be used to trace people.
issue20 June 1999 |
copyright, data, database, mailbase, search technology, standards, url |
Search Engine Corner |
Phil Bradley reviews recent developments with search engines.
issue19 March 1999 |
copyright, data, database, search technology, software, video |
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