February 1st, 2003
Search Engine Updates for...

Google

Overture

Inktomi

AltaVista

Lycos

ODP

LookSmart

Yahoo

In this month's issue...

• Browse Google's Link Structure with TouchGraph
• Fast adds Geotargeting and new advanced search operators
• Yahoo Renewal Billing Reminder

 

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Google Update - http://www.google.com

What's new

Browse Google's Link Structure with TouchGraph

If you would like to get a Google's eye view of a site's linking structures, take a look at the TouchGraph Google Browser

The Touchgraph browser requires installing Java JRE 1.3+ which is a 5.4Mb package, so be prepared to spend some time downloading before you can use this tool.

Warning: Some machines we've tried this browser on had problems with the graphics. Apparently, it consumes a lot of graphics memory so take that into consideration before you play with it.

That said, it's a pretty cool tool. It make use of Google's Similar Pages feature and graphically shows the interrelationships between connected sites. Experiment with it – you'll no doubt find some interesting inter-site relationships.

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