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Microsoft tries to one-up Google PageRank

Though a distant third place to Google, Microsoft thinks it can teach its rival a thing or two about searching the Internet. Read more »

Developers claim 'revolutionary' Web search tool

A search-engine tool being developed in Sydney and picked up by Google will revolutionise the way people retrieve information from the Internet, its developers say. Read more »

Google tweaked search 450 times in 2007

Google rejiggered its search algorithm 450 times last year, in an effort to improve the quality of results. Read more »

Spying an intelligent search engine

While most would agree that Google has set the current standard for Web search, some technologists say even better tools are on the horizon thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Read more »

Google's one trillion page crawling task

In a blog posting on Friday, Google shared some detail about the challenges of one aspect of its search operation, the Web indexing and processing that must take place before the results are delivered to users. The short version: Google has no choice but to think big. Read more »

Wikia search goes live, fails to find a match

An alpha version of the Wikia search engine has been unveiled this week and, despite the hype surrounding its appearance, online commentary has been overwhelmingly negative. Read more »

Google's math == FAIL!

Google's calculator has some trouble handling math with some large numbers, an issue that's not unheard of in computing circles but that might not sit well at a supremely nerdy company that's named after a humongous number. Read more »

Wikia Search unveiled next week

Wikia Search, a community-driven search engine, will get its first public preview on Monday, according to co-founder Jimmy Wales. Read more »

Sun forecasts end to 'Frankenstein' computing

In the next few years, a "phase change" will take place as companies stop running their own customised computing infrastructure, Sun Microsystems Chief Technology Officer Greg Papadopoulos predicted Thursday. Read more »

The big Digg rig

Digg became one of the top sites for tech news because it lets Web-savvy geeks decide what's newsworthy, offer up stories they like and vote on their favorites. Now rankings spammers threaten to destroy the social media balance. Read more »

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Uncloaking 'invisible' Flash Web content

Adobe announced yesterday that it was providing optimised Adobe Flash Player technology to Google and Yahoo to help them better index dynamic Web content and RIAs that include SWFs. It sounds exciting, but what exactly does it mean for Web searchers, Web masters, and Flash creators? CNET News.com asked Adobe, Google, and Yahoo and got some answers. Read more »

How keywords impact search engine rankings

Want to know how to apply keywords to optimise your search engine success? Michael Meadhra shows you how in this article. Read more »

Five simple ways to improve your SEO

Continuing our Web Directions South content, we asked SEO expert Scott Gledhill what developers can do to improve their search engine ranking on their own sites. Read more »

Interview: Is SEO evil?

Continuing our Web Directions South build-up, we present an interview with Scott Gledhill. Scott is presenting a talk at the conference next week entitled "Is SEO Evil?" We talked to Scott to find out. Read more »

HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more

In this interview, HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses his favourite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address, and much more. He also talks about what he would change in the original HTML spec if he could go back in time. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

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