One of the more resilient residents of the search engine industry, Ask Jeeves, completed its acquisition of Bloglines, confirming the chatter circulating in the blogosphere and press.
WebProWorld Bloglines offers a comprehensive, integrated service for searching, subscribing, publishing and sharing news feeds, and blogs. Currently, Ask Jeeves has no plans to scrap the Bloglines service or brand. Bloglines will continue to operate independently, while retaining its name and URL. Senior Vice President of Search Properties at Ask Jeeves (and confessed Bloglines addict) Jim Lazone With the explosion of blogs, wrote an article discussing the role blogs had in breaking this story. He makes a distinction between media embargoes and breaking news: A blogger who learns something, or a forum member who posts -- or even a journalist that can confirm a rumor through other channels -- none of them are breaking an embargo if they haven't agreed to anything. They're just breaking news. Indeed, Mary Hodder who broke the news (not the embargo) of the Bloglines purchase controversy. However, most of the news about the actual merger was positive. In his blog, The Mercury News Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for latest search news.Ask Jeeves. Bloglines Merger Creates Stir
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