Adware Search Engine
Claria Tests Meta-Search Engine mediapost says.
"The idea, according to Claria Chief Marketing Officer Scott Eagle, is to deliver the Web results that are the most relevant, as "voted by the people." Search engines like Google, by contrast, use algorithms to rank pages according to link structures and other factors."
I know, Adware companies get some bad PR here and there, but personally I like that they are sometimes rough around the edges and have a mental strength to sometimes go against the stream.
"Separately, both Eagle declined to comment on rumors that a possible deal to be acquired by Microsoft had fallen through; Microsoft also declined to comment."
via John Battelle.
Friday, July 15, 2005 5:04 AM