We have been poking around the blogosphere for ideas about what Search 3.0 might look like.  This post examines Nova Spivack’s concept of Web 3.0, which I think we can rephrase as Search 3.0 and still maintain the essential template which is that using decades as the defining demarcation points makes good sense.
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What is ChaCha?

ChaCha is a free mobile search service that allows you to get answers to any question you might have - right on your mobile device. You can ask just about anything and all your questions are answered by ChaCha Guides.

How does ChaCha work?
ChaCha is so simple to use. You simply send a text […]

Microsoft, the software giant flush with billions of dollars, has agreed to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset. The purchase price is rumored to be slightly more than $100 million.  Powerset, of San Francisco, has developed a technology that attempts to understand the full meanings of phrases you type in while searching.
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Posted by Ian Andrew Bell in Bleeding Edge

Despite the fact that I often find myself on the opposing end of the table on most of what Microsoft does, I was really hoping to be able to agree with Ballmer on his assertions regarding Microsoft’s rejuvenated focus on search as quoted in today’s Financial Times article. […]