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Are search engines changing to reflect the sort of information we want. Are searchers interested in non web content within their results.

IBM have partnered with Yahoo to provide a free corporate search solution. IBM OmniFind Yahoo edition will allow corporations to search within 500 000 documents on their corporate network.

A search engine gathers information about web pages that on the internet and
makes it simple for users to find information within these pages. But just what
goes on in the background to make web search possible.

Internet search is one of the most important online resources. Without search
engines it would be very difficult for users to locate the information they are
looking for. Currently most search engines build an index of websites then allow
users to search within their index. Today users are looking for a much wider
scope of information that simple the web.

Today the web search market is split unevenly between Yahoo, MSN and Goole
with Google certainly having the upper hand. What if MSN and Yahoo where to
merge? This would certainly level out the playing field and pave the way for
possible the greatest battle between any online companies in history. Let the
games begin.

Over the past week or so Google has been acting very strange with regard to
it's Page Rank display. Many people are reporting very different readings for
the same websites. It has been recognises that results may vary quite widely
depending on what data centre your search query is handled by, but it looks as
if the same is now happening for Google Toolbar Page Rank display.

Google please get the browser sniffing sorted out.

Google and the US department of justice fight over search data in court.

It was bound to happen. Sooner or later Google cache would be tested through
the court system. Well it has happened and the courts have ruled in favour of
Google.

The internet giant Google is to work with the Chinese government to censor
the internet..