Search Engines

Live Search Cashback: Microsoft gives you cash to ditch Google
Even if it looks a bit desperate, this marketing plan is genius -- and the search engine beats Google's Product Search.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.21
Microsoft vs. Yahoo: First duel, then merge?
Microsoft signals hostile intentions, and Yahoo fights back. Yes, this is surely the way to beat Google.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.07
Wikipedia founder's search engine gets bad reviews
But founder Jimmy Wales is as optimistic as ever.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.07
Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots
The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.11
After losing to Google, "tasteful" nude site sues Microsoft
The publisher of Perfect 10 claims search engines should pay him damages for linking to illegal copies of his pictures of naked women.
2007.08.09
Wikipedia's founder builds an open-source search engine
Jimmy Wales invests in a "distributed" effort to index the Web, part of his plan to build an open alternative to Google.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.27
The tech week in review: Is your Wiitis acting up?
Everyone's waiting on Apple, everyone loves the Wii, and don't even ask about Ask.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.06.09

Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer covering technology and tech culture. He lives in San Francisco.

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