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Wikipedia: Search Engine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine
Article in the online collaborative encyclopedia, describing the history and mechanisms of Web search engines. |
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NPR : The Search Engine Wars - http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/apr/google/
In a five-part series, NPR's Rick Karr takes a look at the business of search engines. |
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Search Engines and Editorial Integrity - http://www.ojr.org/ojr/technology/1017778969.php
Article from the USC Online Journalism Review examines the issue of major search engines adopting deceptive, misleading advertising practices at the expense of editorial integrity and their users. |
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The Evolution of Web Searching - http://www.davidgreen.me.uk/oirapr00.html
David Green's paper from Online Information Review explores the development of search engine technologies. |
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ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard - http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=143
Anna Patterson explains the problems of search engine design in practical terms in this lengthy article. |