Finding Truth on the Internet
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When it comes to covering politics, journalists often fall into the 'he said, she said' trap without taking the time to delve into the details. The nonpartisan FactCheck.org jumps into the informational breach. By Louise Witt.
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Also: Vigilante hackers target the wrong guy. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
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Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia once said, &#8220;Search is part of the fundamental infrastructure of the Internet. And, it is currently broken.&#8221; And while he&#8217;s dabbling with the concept of an open-source search engine, Dr. Riza C Berkan of Hakia.com believes the fix is in the semantics.  The CEO and founder of the &#8220;meanings&#8221; [...]
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By Anonymous  WAN lessons learned  Plus: How to hide your online footprints.
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Real-time maps showing the "health" of the Internet, including its speed, traffic numbers, and the rate of attacks, are now freely available to the public.
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By Padilla, Cynthia  Finding good sites for international information is a challenge for many types of online research. In an increasingly global environment, the Web is not just for those with English as their mother tongue, nor is Google the only search engine.
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A Web site operated by Ron Harper Jr. was misidentified in a story in Friday's Intelligencer Journal. The Web site is 5thEstate.com.           The Intelligencer Journal wants to correct substantive errors of fact.
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Tips for improving the efficiency of job searches on the Web.
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Also: Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Internet searches provide hints on how we really feel about the economy
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Networks of low-res cameras and sensors could monitor urban environments for diverse data -- traffic flow, pollutants, structural integrity -- online. By the Associated Press.
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Could this be an end to broken links? New software replaces and updates links on Web pages.
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The search engine is good for more than just scouring the Web. It's also a powerful tool for the shadier side of online data collection.
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As in war, there&#39;s plenty of fog and smoke on the political battlefield that makes it hard to see what&#39;s going on. But there is one place in particular that you can go and cut through the competing messages and find a least a kernel of truth.
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Unearthing values in the post-bubble wreckage.
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Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: The Great SEO Myths of our Time - Let's Test Hijacking A Google Listing - Internet Searches Getting Re-directed - Search Engines Offering SEO Services? - Shopping Search Arrives as an Important Vertical - Is Having A Yahoo Directory Listing A Hindrance? - Google Not Reporting All Backlinks
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Also: Science tattoos making the Web rounds. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.