Archive for November 21st, 2008

Google SearchWiki offers personalised search (PC Advisor)

Re-order, delete and add your own search results Google has launched a new service allowing web users to re-order, delete and add search results.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Google launches SearchWiki - you may now customise your search results (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Hot from giving up on Lively, Google's now invented another thing we're not sure we'll ever need or use - SearchWiki.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Google kills Second Life competitor Lively (PC Advisor)

Virtual world closing down in December Google said on a company blog said Lively would shut at the end of December at which time resources will be refosused on the company's search, advertising and applications businesses. "We've also always accepted that when you take these kinds of risks not every bet is going to pay off," the posting added. "Lively did teach us about what our users like ...

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Google scraps Lively virtual world (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google is to shut down its Lively virtual environment in December, according to a blog post by the Lively Team.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Google lets you tweak its algorithms (The Inquirer)

SEARCH OUTFIT Google has provided a tool that will let you tweak the algorithms for each search you do.

Friday, November 21st, 2008