torrentfreak.com - 11/24/2008
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Running a BitTorrent site can be quite costly. Most of the larger sites need over a dozen servers to keep everything running smoothly. There are some scalable alternatives for BitTorrent startups though. Two relatively unknown meta-search engines have taken a different route by using ...
webguild.org - 11/24/2008
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webguild.org —
Google has been quietly laying off staff and
up to 10,000 jobs could be on the chopping...
block according to sources. Since August, hundreds of employees have been laid off and there are reports that about 500 of them were recruiters for Google. By law, ...
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Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected
techcrunch.com - 11/21/2008
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techcrunch.com —
Bucket tests and experimental products are one thing.
But to mess with the real Google search is...
serious stuff. Why did they do it? Google’s overall search share has grown substantially this year (and all other years since it went live). ...
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Google, It Wasn’t Broke
searchengineland.com - 11/20/2008
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searchengineland.com —
Google will announce today ( Update: official announcement
) the launch of SearchWiki, a major addition to...
its user interface that allows users to edit search results. When using SearchWiki, you can re-order, remove, or add web pages to the search ...
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Google SearchWiki Launches, Lets You Build Your Own ...
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... it doesn’t cost a dime. Or a franc. Or a dram. Or a Bhutanese ngultrum. All that’s involved is acquiring a little technical knowledge.
“Run your web applications on Google’s infrastructure,” says Google. “Build apps on the same scalable systems that power Google applications.”
Gee, guys, thanks!
“V0rtex and TorrentTab are two sites using Google’s resources to search for torrents,” says TorrentFreak.
“On a free account, users of Google’s App Engine can host 500MB ...
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