Ex-Google engineers debut 'Cuil' way to search

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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
1 hour, 52 minutes ago



SAN FRANCISCO - Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.

She believes her latest invention is even more valuable — only this time it's not for sale.

Patterson instead intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet.

The end result is Cuil, pronounced "cool." Backed by $33 million in venture capital, the search engine plans to begin processing requests for the first time Monday.

For the rest of the story. And yes the URL to cuil is http://www.cuil.com

The big differance is the cuil well not gather info on you or where you go online.

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(This is humor!!) Virus Warning (This is humor!!)

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(fROM MY OLD OPERA BLOG, Wednesday, 20. July 2005, 20:52:34)

There is a new virus circulating. It is called "WORK." If you receive WORK from your colleagues, your boss, or from anyone else, do not touch it under any circumstances. This virus wipes out your private life completely.

If you should happen to come in contact with this virus, take two friends and go straight to the nearest bar. Order drinks immediately and after three rounds, you will find that WORK has been completely deleted from your brain.

If you don't drink, check out the Dairy Queen Hot Fudge Brownie Supreme!
Chocolate is a good substitute!
Forward this virus warning immediately to at least five friends.
Should you realize you do not have five friends, this means you are already infected by this virus and WORK already controls your life. If this is the case, go to the nearest bar and stay until you make at least five friends.

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Charles Schultz Philosophy

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.



How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Acheivements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.

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Input from Yahoo on Carl Icahn

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“It’s hard to understand these technology companies.”* – Carl Icahn

*“Activists Test Silicon Valley – Icahn Is Latest Investor Trying to Unlock Value In Technology Industry,”
The Wall Street Journal. Pui-Wing Tam and Vauhini Vara. October 20, 2007.
Stockholder Information
Press Releases
Presentations to Stockholders
Letters to Stockholders
Proxy Materials
Stockholders, Vote Now!
The Icahn Slate Is Not the Right Answer for Yahoo!

On May 15, 2008, Carl Icahn announced his intent to nominate a slate of directors for election at Yahoo!’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders to take control of Yahoo!. When Mr. Icahn began his proxy contest he had no articulated plan for Yahoo! other than a sale of the Company to Microsoft and today he still lacks a strategy that makes sense for Yahoo! stockholders. His current plan is a complex restructuring of the Company which includes a sale of Yahoo!’s valuable search business to Microsoft.

Ironically, Mr. Icahn previously urged Yahoo! not to sell its search business to Microsoft. Specifically, in an interview on CNBC’s Fast Money program, on June 4, 2008, Mr. Icahn said, "... it’s crazy for this company now to do this alternative deal and give the store away, because obviously, an alternative deal is a poison pill because once you’ve done an alternative deal and given the search to Microsoft, you don’t need Microsoft to buy you anymore. So, that would be a poison pill...."
Yahoo!’s Experienced Board and Executive Leadership Are Positioning Yahoo! for Future Success

Yahoo! is a leading global Internet brand with large valuable audiences, talented people, and leading monetization platforms with substantial scale. Yahoo! is one of the top two global online advertising companies and has leading positions in both search and display.

With a one-of-a-kind combination of assets including trusted consumer relationships with over 500 million users, #1 or #2 ranking online properties in major categories and valuable mobile and emerging market franchises, Yahoo! is well positioned for long-term success.

Our current Board and management team have consistently focused on maximizing stockholder value. They have proactively engaged in multiple discussions with Microsoft and at all times, publicly and privately expressed openness to a transaction. And they negotiated and signed an agreement with Google to accelerate our strategic plan.

Now, Yahoo! stockholders face a historic vote that will determine the Company’s future.

The choice for Yahoo! stockholders is clear: re-elect your experienced and dedicated Board with a clear strategy and a demonstrated commitment to create value for Yahoo! stockholders, or turn your Company and its uniquely valuable combination of assets over to Carl Icahn and his nominees and allow Microsoft and Mr. Icahn to dismantle the Company and deliver our search business to Microsoft on terms that would be disadvantageous to Yahoo! stockholders.

We strongly urge you to vote today for the re-election of the current Yahoo! Board of Directors.
END quote, and link to the yahoo page for all the input.

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Cyberbullying grows bigger and meaner with photos, video

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Ricky Alatorre doesn't know which classmate surreptitiously hoisted a cellphone camera and snapped his picture or exactly when it happened.

All Ricky, 16, knows is the fuzzy yet distinguishable portrait of him in English class showed up on MySpace, on a page that claimed to be his. And the fake profile, titled "The Rictionary," not only identified his school but also said Ricky loved dictionaries — a swipe at his school smarts — and was gay (he's not), one of the most common schoolyard taunts.

Tall, big and bookish, Ricky, who lives on a farm in Lake County, Ind., had been picked on since he was in kindergarten.

Insults flung in the heat of anger always inflict some pain. But words — and pictures — posted on the Internet, where they can be seen by anyone, have taken bullying to a whole new level.

"I was completely devastated," Ricky says.

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