A riddle: when is a search engine not a search engine? One of the most popular blog search engines isn't really a search engine at all, and its index spans far more than just blogs. Today, we'll ...

As much fun as poking around the blogosphere can be when you're bored or wasting time, wading through all the crap can become tedious, quickly. A new blog search engine called Sphere aims to lighten ...

For many people Google is search — they’ve simply never considered an alternative. But there are plenty of search engines other than Google, offering benefits such as increased privacy, environmental ...

Swedish startup Twingly is going public with its blog search engine, which is being built to deliver spam-free search results. For the last two months, Twingly.com has been available as a closed beta.

Like the compass, light bulb and other once-revolutionary tools, the search engine has taken its place in the barely noticeable background of contemporary life. Using Google Search might invite as ...

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When online search engines first appeared, they seemed miraculous. Now, though? It is a truth near-universally acknowledged that search is in the dumps, corroded by spam and ads. Big players like ...