But size is not everything and while alltheweb seemed lightning fast when I tried it, it did not appear to match the relevancy of a much smaller search engine now
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BBC News | Sci/Tech | Search engine seeks billion URLs - 0 views
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find more of these highly rated gems and place them on the first or second page of search results, resulting in a better and more satisfying search experience."
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the result of more than a decade of research into optimising search algorithms and architectures in a project initiated at the
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Google threatens to leave China (Independent) - 2 views
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"Last month, Google discovered that it had been the subject of a sophisticated attack on its computer systems, carried out by hackers in search of private data from more than 30 internet companies. Among the targets were the accounts of Chinese human rights activists; experts claimed the hack could be traced to the Chinese government or its proxies. In response, Google announced on Tuesday that it would stop censoring results on Google.cn - the Chinese version of its search engine - or, should Beijing oppose the move, cease operating in China altogether. "
Rogue pharmacies still a problem for search engines | Health Tech - CNET News - 1 views
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The study, conducted by LegitScript, an online pharmacy verification service, and KnujOn, an Internet compliance company, found that 90 percent of the reviewed Internet pharmacy advertisements were from fake or illegal Internet pharmacies.
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(IT systems: communication system): the idea that 90% of the pharmacies advertising online through the internet are fake and illegal , and is providing people with a unreliable communication system.
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"We were able to purchase potentially addictive drugs without a prescription or any age verification via Bing.com ads," LegitScript President John Horton told CNET News. "We also received counterfeit medication. Microsoft profits from these illegal ads, which put Internet users at risk."
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fake unreliable advertisements selling addictive drugs without a prescription and giving out incorrect information in order to get money. (can cause serious health issues and creating an unreliable communicating environment)
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"the Internet has become a haven for drug seekers and abusers, particularly (regarding) controlled substances. It is a much more serious and dangerous phase of the Internet."
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unreliable, illegal communication system
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The NABP's own analysis of search results from Google and Yahoo turned up many drug ads from sketchy purveyors.
BBC - Radio 4 - The Material World 24/10/2002 - 0 views
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nternet search engine. But the front pages of such sites as Google, Yahoo and Altavista are hiding hugely complex and refined systems for cataloguing and analysing millions of web pages
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cheat the engines to come top of the search rankings.
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find out how they were invented, how they work, and what the future holds for the programs that effectively control our access to the web.
Health Database Blocked Searches on 'Abortion' : NPR - 1 views
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The world's largest database on reproductive health, POPLINE, has been blocking searches using the term "abortion"
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discrepancy in the retrieval
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"Eliminating this term essentially blocks access to the reports in the database and ultimately to information about abortion,"
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Business Models for News, Ebook Fever, and Search Engines Top the News (Information Today) - 0 views
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About how news companies are searching for different models and the effects of paywalls.
Faster Search of Funeral Director in Glasgow Online - 1 views
It was heartbreaking to learn that my father died almost five months ago. I immediately rushed to the hospital to see my father. Although nothing could be done to bring back his life, I did everyth...
BBC - dot.life: Teenage hackers: Making a better world - 0 views
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Around 70 teenagers had gathered for this weekend event which is the brainchild of Rewired State - an organisation thinking of clever ways to free up public data.
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Social - Equality , Globalization
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different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
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different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Search users 'stop at page three' - 0 views
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Most people using a search engine expect to find what they are looking for on the first page of results,
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good results should have "good pages, text rich content, and good links pointing to you".
Doctor in the Digital Age : NPR - 0 views
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Health consumers are increasingly shopping online for doctors through peer-based sites like FindADoc.com, DoctorScorecard.com, and even local city search sites
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Reese says that about half his new patients find him through sites like Yelp, a social networking site that has a section where users can share their experiences about doctors.
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After being misdiagnosed with a rare, fatal lymphoma, she urges patients to search several different review sites.
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Magazine Led to Database's 'Abortion' Search Block : NPR - 0 views
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The block was an "overreaction," says Michael Klag, the dean of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, which maintains the POPLINE database.
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An inquiry into why the world's largest database on reproductive health blocked searches using the term "abortion" has found the restriction was put in place because of articles from an abortion advocacy magazine available on the site.
BBC News | SCI/TECH | Search engines swamped - 1 views
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Internet users have been turning en masse to search engines for information, following the unprecedented terrorist attacks
Google allows publishers to strengthen `pay walls' (Seattle Times) - 0 views
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Article is about how indexes search results, and how paywalls can be "leaky."
Authors sue Google over copyright - Times Online - 1 views
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An organisation of more than 8,000 authors has accused Google of "massive copyright infringement," claiming that the internet search engine does not have permission to put its books in the public domain for commercial. This article includes comments from Google and which libraries have agreed. Discusses the issue thoroughly.
Cyberchondria - audio - 2 views
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Web Sickness November 13, 2009 Cyberchondria refers to the practice of using Internet search engines to wrongly diagnose oneself with serious illnesses. Carolyn Butler, columnist for The Washington Post, talks about how cyberchondria came to be and she discusses her own bout with the dread disease.
(J) What Is a Cyberattack? (WiseGeek) - 1 views
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without the knowledge or consent of the owner of the equipment
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main goal is usually to gather information that ranges from tracking the general movements and searches conducted by authorized users to copying and forwarding key documents or information that is saved on the hard drive or serve
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This article goes in depth about the technology, hardware and software of cyber-attacks and discusses what is technically qualified as a cyber-attack and what isn't. It also discusses the different impacts that different attacks have and the different methods of attacking.
Designing an Internet for kids - CNN.com - 1 views
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The goal is to be both educational and entertaining. So KidZui has mapped out 8,600 channels of what kids are interested in, ranging from photosynthesis to Miley Cyrus. And we relate all of those categories to each other so kids can independently and safely browse, search and share.
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Social and ethnical issues: control; security Parents can easily control kids from going to bad sites.
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Our goal with KidZui is to focus on the light, not the darkness. Of course, we keep all of the bad content and the bad people out of KidZui. But we focus on letting kids who want to discover, who want YouTube, to get YouTube videos that are fun and appropriate for them ... I think it is indicative of just how much kids want to be online.
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Our goal with KidZui is to focus on the light, not the darkness. Of course, we keep all of the bad content and the bad people out of KidZui. But we focus on letting kids who want to discover, who want YouTube, to get YouTube videos that are fun and appropriate for them ... I think it is indicative of just how much kids want to be online.
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Areas of impact: Health, Education, Arts, entertainment and leisure
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Kids' top searches include 'porn' - 0 views
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In a statement Symantec's internet safety advocate, Marian Merritt, said that with the service, "parents can stay in the loop on what their kids are doing online".
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"Any of us who have been teenagers are not surprised kids look for information about sex," Ms Merritt told AFP news agency.
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"It also helps identify 'teachable moments' when parents should be talking with their kids about appropriate online behaviour and other issues in their kids' online lives."
