Articles tagged with: wikipedia
Wikia started layoffs
Wikia has confirmed that about 10 percent of its workers have been laid off, but points out that it is still trying to hire for open positions.At the beginning of this year, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy …
Wikia has confirmed that about 10 percent of its workers have been laid off, but points out that it is still trying to hire for open positions.At the beginning of this year, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy …
Google’s Knol a Wikipedia clone?
Seven months after Google began testing a service called Knol, a Wikipedia competitor, the company on Wednesday finally rolled it out. Knol is described as “Like Wikipedia, With Moderation.” Articles on various topics are penned …
Top 10 social networks market share
Hitwise issued a press release today containing the latest social network market share data. Facebook continues to grow its market share in the UK and reached a new high of 45% in June. However, that …
Internet Portal Wars: How the Mighty Have Fallen
Nothing represents the changing of the guard as much as how the Big Three Portals have fallen from grace. Don’t get me wrong: from an operational standpoint, Yahoo! (YHOO) is a fine property, but …
Kosmix Search Engine Goes Horizontal
Kosmix, until now a vertical search engine for information about health, automobiles and travel, transformed itself into a universal search engine for all subjects earlier today during a general redesign.
The move has been anticipated since …
Powerset Search Engine Launches Beta
After a couple of years of anticipation, the upstart search engine-plus Powerset is launching on Monday to the public in limited form—limited not just in being in beta test but for now limited in particular …
