February 2, 1999
Search Engine Watch: Search Engine Standards Project.
One of the chief complaints professional researchers have told me they have with search engines is the fact that there's a lack of standardization.
News.Com: Far-reaching patent suit hits Microsoft.
Chicago company sues Microsoft over patent covering plug-ins and applets.
News.Com: Wired founders each get $1.5 million.
Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe get $1.5 million each from sale of Wired Digital to Lycos.
Industry Standard: France Telecom to Offer Flat-Rate Net Access.
French Telecom hints at introducing flat-rate Internet access during a presentation in Paris.
Freedom Forum: Y2K bug demands clear-headed coverage.
Jon Katz. The media can't seem to find a comfortable place when it comes to preparing the public to deal with powerful new technologies.
News.Com: Content revival in Redmond.
"They're not all about content aggregation or about search."
NewMedia Magazine: The Search Continues.
In the headlong rush to transform themselves into portals, sites that began life as search engines have left something behind -- good old-fashioned searching.
NewMedia Magazine: 10 Cents a Glance.
But it's time to acknowledge that you don't need to give content away.
USA Today: Lycos to work with record industry.
Lycos to consult with the RIAA on their new MP3 search engine.
Internet World: Metadata Standard Advances, But Widespread Usage Waits.
...showing promise, but still waiting for broad industry adoption.
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