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Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about meta search engines.
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- Meta Search Engines
- Articles and resources about meta search engines.
Added: 12 December 2005
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- Metadata Search Engines - Archive
- Articles and resources about metadata search engines.
Added: 23 December 2005
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- Deeper understanding with Metaweb
- Posted by Jack Menzel, Director of Product Management. The Official Google Blog, 16 July 2010. "Over time we've improved search by deepening our understanding of queries and web pages. The web isn’t merely words—it's information about things in the real world, and understanding the relationships between real-world entities can help us deliver relevant information more quickly. Today, we've acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains an open database of things in the world. Working together we want to improve search and make the web richer and more meaningful for everyone..."
Added: 19 July 2010;
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- Google buys Metaweb, allowing more complex search
- Purchase will expand Google's capability, By Nancy Gohring - Seattle. Computerworld, Monday, 19 July, 2010. "Google on Friday said it acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains a database of information that it offers to website operators wishing to aggregate content about specific topics on their sites..."
Added: 19 July 2010;
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- Five More Search Tools You May Not Know... But Should
- by Matt McGee. Search Engine Land, July 21, 2009. "... It's time again for another roundup of the latest and greatest search tools and search engines... This is the fourth in my occasional series profiling under-the-radar search tools..."
Added: 23 July 2009;
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- Understanding Federated Link Building: A Primer With Examples
- by Eric Ward. Search Engine Land, June 16, 2009. "You've probably heard the term 'Federated Search'. It's the term used to describe the process of simultaneously searching multiple search engines or online databases from a single search box..."
Added: 18 June 2009;
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- Introduction to Federated Search
- By Jill Hurst-Wahl. Fumsi, October 2008. "Federated search - also known as metasearch or a distributed information retrieval system - provides one portal for searching information from multiple sources. Federated search software has become necessary because the task of searching multiple databases one by one has become too onerous due to the exponential increase in the number of databases. Organisations often lease databases from several providers, each with its own database structure and search methodology. Federated search software allows users to issue a single search; the software then runs it against each of the specified target databases, returning one list of results. Hosted by the vendor or by the subscribing organisation, it provides a simplified search process for the user and enhances information discovery..."
Added: 22 October 2008;
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- Metasearch: Building a Shared, Metadata-driven Knowledge Base System
- by Terry Reese. Ariadne, Issue 47, April 2006. "Terry Reese discusses the creation of a shared knowledge base system within Oregon State University's open source metasearch development."
Added: 15 May 2006;
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