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Enhanced Version of MSN Search Toolbar Launched

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Microsoft press release: Searching just got smarter with launch of MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search:

  • “The MSN® network of Internet services today launched the new MSN Search Toolbar with Windows® Desktop Search, a suite of tools that helps people rapidly search across the Web or their PC and provides easy access to world-leading MSN services. The final version of the MSN Search Toolbar includes free enhancements for Windows® 2000 and Windows XP customers, providing a dramatically upgraded desktop search experience. These new innovations for Windows customers will make it easier than ever to find and retrieve documents, e-mail, images, video and more on their Windows-based personal computers.”

    • Ramifications of Real ID Act on DMV Agencies Across the Country Begins to Resonate

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    ‘Real ID’ Faces Reality: “The National Conference of State Legislatures estimates it could cost states as much as $750 million to implement measures required by the act, including some $80 million to create links among state databases.” From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Anti-Terror Legislation Expected to Lengthen DMV Lines Link to text of Real… Continue Reading

    IBM Encourages Enterprise Blogging And Sets Guidelines for Authors

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    From this posting by James Snell, a member of the IBM’s Software Standards Strategy Group: “…IBM today is publishing an announcement on its Intranet site encouraging all 320,000+ employees world wide to consider engaging actively in the practice of “blogging”…So with IBMers blogging both inside and outside our Intranet environment, recognizing full well that it… Continue Reading

    Dogpile.com Sponsored White Paper Documents Rate of Overlap in Big Three Engine Results

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    Missing Pieces: A Study of First Page Web Search Engine Results Overlap “A comprehensive study conducted by metasearch engine Dogpile.com in collaboration with researchers from The University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University has found that page one results returned by leading single engines Google, Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves differ substantially from one another.… Continue Reading

    FTC Seeks Comments on Provisions of CAN-SPAM Act

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    Press release from FTC, May 12, 2005: Agency Seeks Comment on Definitions and Substantive Provisions Under the CAN-SPAM Act. The Federal Trade Commission published a Federal Register notice today seeking public comment on certain definitions and substantive provisions under the…CAN-SPAM Act. CFR Part 316: Project No. R411008: Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM… Continue Reading