Finally, an effort is under way to make Net searches easier

Danny Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, has announced the Search Engine Standards Project. Sullivan's goal is to bring together major search engine executives so that users need to learn only one set of search techniques, which will work across all engines.

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Published inInfoWorld Vol. 21; no. 8; p. 38
Main Author Livingston, Brian
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Mateo Foundry 22.02.1999
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Abstract Danny Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, has announced the Search Engine Standards Project. Sullivan's goal is to bring together major search engine executives so that users need to learn only one set of search techniques, which will work across all engines.
AbstractList Danny Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, has announced the Search Engine Standards Project. Sullivan's goal is to bring together major search engine executives so that users need to learn only one set of search techniques, which will work across all engines. There are many little-known ways to make fine-tuning easy. One fast way to narrow your focus is to search only the titles of Web sites. This eliminates many sites that have mere passing references to your subject. If this still delivers too many hits, you can narrow your search to a single Web site that has many relevant pages.
Danny Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, has announced the Search Engine Standards Project. Sullivan's goal is to bring together major search engine executives so that users need to learn only one set of search techniques, which will work across all engines.
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