Richard MacManus at the Read/Write Web posts some thoughts and observations on the integration of RSS and Search - Among other things, he notices that Bloglines, that now belongs to IAC's ASK, has had a very Search focused makeover.
Nick doesn't like being in a suit. Not to worry Nick. At least Raf made you look distinguished, unlike some previous authors that will remain nameless. ;) my.yahoo and MSN have been testing a recently announced see a sneak preview of today courtesy of Charlene Li. At least I hope we'll see more from them, my.yahoo is a poor RSS offering in general, as is my.msn - what I'd really like to see is something dedicated, and integrated with web search. So What of Google? Google are way late to this party, but I'd find it very hard to believe that they're not working on something furiously behind closed doors. They have to be, right? Again, as with Yahoo, what would really excite me would be to see a dedicated RSS reader/service combined with powerful web search - imagine if, late as they are, GOOG suddenly turned up with a tab on the homepage to a Bloglines-like system that combined the beauty of RSS with the power of Google's web search? - They could literally blow the others out of the water in fell swoop. Only time will tell on Google I guess. So is RSS and Search the next battleground? I think Richard thinks so, and I'm inclined to agree, or at least acknowledge that's its one area we could see fierce competition in this year - the other will be Visit Bloglines Threadwatch.org. Threadwatch is a group blog, or forum if you prefer, focusing on Marketing and Related Technologies - News and discussion for those that make their living on the WWW -Suggest a Correction
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