Search Engines & Research Tools

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InternetNews August 10, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Now Perfect 10 Sues Microsoft Nude model publisher claims Microsoft's search engine infringes its copyrights by displaying thumbnails of pirated photos.
T.H.E. Journal August 2007 Neal Starkman	The New Librarians They aren't merely no-nonsense book providers anymore. In the digital age, they are multitasking information managers -- part teacher, part technologist.
Information Today August 6, 2007 Paula J. Hane	GlobalSpec Adds Technical Definitions From McGraw-Hill GlobalSpec's visitors will now have access to more than 17,000 copyrighted definitions from McGraw-Hill Professional's new Digital Engineering Library.
Information Today August 6, 2007 Paula J. Hane	Wikia Acquires Web Crawler for New Search Engine Wikia, Inc. has acquired the distributed Web crawler Grub from LookSmart and released it under an open source license.
PC Magazine August 1, 2007 Sarah Pike	Google Tip: Wildcards Google searching is a skill like any other. Here's how you can sharpen yours.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Paul McFedries	Tired vs. Wired Whether excessive information gets you down or perks you up, it's clear that the future will bring more information, not less.
Information Today July 30, 2007 Avi Rappoport	Google Launches Site Search Service for Business Google has launched the Google Custom Search Business Edition, a search service designed for small-business Web sites.
Information Today July 30, 2007 Barbara Quint	Networking With the Top: Two Executive Information Services Launch LexisNexis and Leadership Directories have introduced services to track executives.
InternetNews July 27, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	Wikia Goes The Way of Open Source Search Wikipedia founder acquires Grub search crawler for Wikia.
HBS Working Knowledge July 23, 2007 Sean Silverthorne	HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn't) Harvard Business School professors conduct a case study on how online cultures are made and maintained, the power of self-policing organizations, the question of whether the service is drifting from its core principles, and whether a Wikipedia-like concept can work in a business setting.
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