Tag Archives: search engines

JSTOR Opens Up… A Little

Posted on January 22, 2012 by kyle

I remember in grad school, not that long ago, when speaking to undergrads about the joys of library research, I used to proudly declare that the information that you found in a database would not come up in search results … Continue reading →

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Google Speeds Up

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Barbara

Tired of waiting for your Google search results? Well, Google read your mind! According to the CNN Tech article “New Google Instant shows search results as you type,” Google rolled out Google Instant in the U.S. yesterday. As you type … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 25

Posted on May 25, 2010 by kyle

The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization by Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Rand Fiskin & Jessie Stricchiola HF5415.1265 .E65 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor Do you ever ask yourself what makes Google so good at retrieving what you … Continue reading →

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Improve web searching skills

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Barbara

Would you like try to improve your web searching skills? Well, Microsoft has a “game” called Page Hunt. It shows you web pages and awards points for constructing searches that will find the pages using the Bing search engine. Ready … Continue reading →

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Search Engines: Bing v. Google

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Barbara

So I saw on Twitter recently a site where you can compare Bing search results to Google results: http://www.bing-vs-google.com/ Bing, in case you haven’t heard (or seen the many TV ads), is Microsoft’s new web search engine, which is being … Continue reading →

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Jux2 v. Google v. Yahoo

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Barbara

I admit that my computers have Google search boxes at the ready all the time. But recently I read something about jux2, which tries to combine the best results from Google, Yahoo, and MSN/Live Search. These search engines had the … Continue reading →

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Is Google Going Down?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by kyle

Imagine your life without Google. You would have to search the interwebs using some other search engine. You wouldn’t have the discrete advertising to the right of your search results. You might actually have to come into the library for … Continue reading →

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