A9 Google compared: E-consultancy.com : E-business Briefing
E-consultancy.com : E-business BriefingMike Butcher writes:"The biggest draw with A9 is that you can hold a personal history, notes/diary, and bookmarks. A9.com also lets you know the last time you visited a web site. And you can make notes on any web page.
This is possible by putting a cookie on your PC so the site remembers your preferences when you return. Google also knows everything you search on already via a cookie - they just don't allow you access to that information. A9 does.
You can also get an A9 Toolbar, but, get this, only IF you have an Amazon.com account. So you have to buy something first. It's either pure evil genius or utter cheek depending on how you look at it...
A9 also makes use of the Alexa.com database which gives detailed info about almost any site - popularity, speed, reviews, and related websites.
But at any rate, personalisation appears to be the next phase. " End quote
Ask Jeeves/ Teoma 3.0 and Looksmart/ Furl.net going down similar route...is the future some combination of RSS and/or Trackback or similar?
posted by Jen @ 3:19 PM
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