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9 August 2002

Massive update at Inktomi. The database now indexes over 2 billion documents, meaning that Inktomi is out crawling and including sites for free. The new index is also reflected in MSN results. Thanks to Webmasterworld for the tip. Discussion here.

Google fixes security flaw in toolbar.

Alistapart outlines a content management system, using php, that separates style, content, and structure in a website.

Webspotting: we've been referenced on leading search news authority, www.pandia.com

And finally today, bizzare copyright bill takes bizzare new twist. Isn't it time to forget unworkable copyright legislation, guys. Trade marks are a better way forward.

8 August 2002

NTT claims to have developed a high speed search engine capable of instant indexing.

AOL search results now served completely by Google.

The Warholiser enables anyone to grab their 15 minutes of fame.

Lawyers, eh.

And finally today, Ray Ozzy, the main brain behind corporate knowledge management software, Lotus Notes, starts a weblog. We've been a long time fan of Ray's inovative philosophy and views so this is definately one to watch.

7 August 2002

A comparison of paid ad guidelines from both Google and Overture.

Google steps up the number of pages it indexes each month. Also fixes 403 and robots.txt handling errors.

A follow-up article on the internet vs the music industry saga.

And finally today, Rolf Harris' accordian explodes into a ball of flames. Who says Rolf doesn't know anything about rock n' roll!

6 August 2002

W3C has published XHTML specification 1.0, the Second Edition. On a related note, Alistapart.com shows how to create your own XML markup.

Brett Tabke from Webmasterworld provides a useful list of search engine and tech related news sources. We're not mentioning the list just because we're on it. Honest.

There is speculation that Inktomi may be announcing a change in operations soon. Vague? You bet. Rumour has it that MSN is expecting "a lot more" of their search suppliers in light of Overture's stellar performance.

Wall Street suffers it's worst day since yesterday.

And finally today, The Vines new album is #@$%&*% fantastic.

5 August 2002

We're back. We had a great holiday, but now it's time to get back down the mine. Let's see what has been happening in the world of search...

Google nets "a seven-figure" advertising pact with Lloyds TSB Insurance. At a time when Internet marketing spends are supposedly down, this is a major vote of confidence in the power of search engine marketing.

AskJeeves releases a search toolbar plug-in.

Inktomi staffer starts posting to webmaster discussion forums. Are the search engines finally realizing that webmasters should be courted, not vilified?

Microsoft views Google as a competitor. No kidding. Thanks to Webmasterworld for the tip.

And finally today, a site that links to those sites that don't want people linking to them. We're wondering just how self reflexive the web can get before something explodes.