IceRocket Search Engine
I got an odd e-mail last night. One of the founders of IceRocket.com sent me a note requesting that I work with him to cross-promote this blog and his search engine.
So I did a little research. It seems that these folks are building a search engine that aims to come up with the most relevant result from all of the other search engines, without being burdened by advertising. Their About US page says: “IceRocket is pioneering commercial search by putting the interests and wants of consumers before advertisers.”
The e-mail that I received offered to make my site a free sponsored listing for any search words that I requested. I’m not clear on how to reconcile the concept of sponsored listings with the “putting consumers first” concept.
At any rate, I decided to test their site with a few searches. I found that their site DID come up with more relevant results for my queries than other search engines. I was heartened to see that they didn’t come up with the usual spam sites (the ones with millions of search terms embedded in them, just to get you there).
So, I’m with them. Over on the left you will find the IceRocket search box. Enjoy!
NOTE: This was on a prior incarnation of this blog. It’s not there anymore.
Amazon’s A9 Search Engine
Amazon.com has come out with their new A9 search engine. This is their attempt to make a run at Google and Yahoo.
I took a look today. If you sign in (with your Amazon.com account number), it will remember your searches for you. It also knows what you clicked through them to get to and will tell you that in your search results.
This site came up 5th when I searched for “Mark Time”. That’s pretty good – I’m further down the list for Google.
All in all, A9 is worth watching but Google still has it beat for now.
Neat Google Stuff
Scott Knaster posts some Neat Google Stuff that you can use in the search bar. You can get a map, check on a car, do math – all in the Google search bar.
He’s right – Google is raising the bar (pun somewhat intended) for search engines.
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