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Google Still Ahead In Search Competition

Posted by michael on from the second-place-is-first-loser dept.

ricst writes "Google is, as we all know, King of the Hill. But Yahoo, MSN and others have come a long ways towards catching up as this International Herald Tribune article describes. The gap between 'best' and 'next best' has narrowed substantially. The good thing is that we all benefit as these guys keep challenging each other."

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  1. Who did the backend for *THAT* page? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That article has the worst css backend I have had the displeasure of using. Here's a hint: The world wide web is not an newspaper. Don't treat it as one.

  2. Glad I subscribed.. by GoogleGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm glad I subscribed to Slashdot so I can read articles like this early. Now I need to grep my subscriber RSS feed so it drops me an email whenever Slashdot mentions Google or Gmail. :)

  3. Technology, fashion or innovation? by wombatmobile · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The lines blur...

    Take desktop search, for example.

    It's been there since last century, as Jon Udell highlights in this screencast.

  4. "And in other news... by uhlume · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."


    Sorry, Michael, you're no Chevy Chase.

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    SIERRA TANGO FOXTROT UNIFORM
    1. Re:"And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      MOD THIS UP!

      michael is a cock biting, ass sucking fag.