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Daily Archives: June 10, 2007

Blog Announces Top 100 Alternative Search Engines

The AltSearchEngines announced the June Top 100 (attached spreadsheet), inclusive of name, URL and type of search (business, people, podcast, health, meta, games, google mash-up, charity and many other categories). Well worth a look, as you may be familiar with a few of these search tools, but others offer unique and expert features to facilitate focused research on topical and issue-related content.

  • See also One Engine is Not Enough! Study by InfoSpace Reveals Vastly Different Results from Top Search Engines – Findings Reinforce the Value of Metasearch Engine Dogpile.com to Find More Useful Results on the Web…press release, May 31, 2007 — InfoSpace Inc…today unveiled the results from a study [Different Engines, Different Results: A Research Study by Dogpile.com] that evaluated search results from the four leading search engines. The study reveals that search engines deliver results that are dramatically different from one another. In fact, first page results on Google, Yahoo!, Windows Live (formerly MSN Search) and Ask (formerly Ask Jeeves) overlap less than one percent. With search engines producing such differing results, the study illustrates the value of metasearch and Dogpile.com, which returns the top results from each of these leading search engines to provide users with the most relevant and useful information.”
  • USPTO Report On Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks That Include Design Elements

    Report of the USPTO Concerning the Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks that Include Design Elements: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has developed a plan to provide the public with access to United States trademark registrations that include design elements exclusively through its electronic search systems and through microfilm. Under the plan,… Continue Reading

    Database of NRC Nuclear Licensees Posted Online

    Via Michael Ravnitzky, these documents have been posted on Cryptome: “Four Excel spreadsheet files identifying the complete set of Licensees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. For a description of what the NRC licenses, see http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/licensing.html. These were provided by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Region1.xls (10,244 names and addresses, 2.1MB) Region2.xls (2,511 names and addresses, 556KB)… Continue Reading

    Privacy Ranking Report of Internet Service Companies

    Source: “Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, and has an office in Washington, D.C. Together with members in 40 countries, PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security activities,… Continue Reading

    Commerce Department Report Encourages Commercial Technologies for First Responders

    Press Release: “The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in a report released [June 8, 2007] encourages the federal, state and local public safety community to consider utilizing commercial technologies in satisfying broadband interoperable communications among first responders.” Spectrum Policy For The 21st Century – The President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative: A… Continue Reading

    Recent CRS Reports on ID Theft Laws, Defense Asqusition, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program

    Identity Theft Laws: State Penalties and Remedies and Pending Federal Bills, June 1, 2007 Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress, June 4, 2007 The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: Current Issues and Background, May 31, 2007 Liability of Interactive Computer Service for Violating the Fair Housing Act, May 30, 2007 Continue Reading

    Association of Religion Data Archives

    “The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998,… Continue Reading