Searching for Meaning:
Search is more than a numbers game. Technology developped by Hakia www.hakia.com attempts to extract meaning from phrases on the web and in search queries.
more info : http://labs.hakia.com/hakia-lab.html
Wrangling Results:
Enter a term in the search box at Microsoft's Tafiti
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Search Get Personal
If you are lookingfor someone rather than something, Spock may be able to help.
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