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Federated Search
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ALSO CALLED: Meta-search, Distributed Search, and Metasearch
DEFINITION: Desktop search (sometimes called integrated search) is the ability to simultaneously search multiple data sources -- typically including the Internet and corporate intranets and databases as well as hard drives and removable storage on the user's computer -- from a search term entered
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Web 2.0: Tips for Recruiting in a New Landscape
| sponsored by iCIMS
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Web 2.0 is a tool that can leverage emerging social media and gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive business world.
Posted: 17 Jul 2008 | Published: 17 Jul 2008
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Webcast: 5 Tips to Turn Your Website into a Marketing Machine
| sponsored by HubSpot
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Learn 5 tips - SEO (search engine optimization), blogging, marketing analytics, and more - to leverage the Internet and transform your website into a marketing machine.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Blogging for Business
| sponsored by HubSpot
WEBCAST:
Blogs are no longer just online personal journals - they are now key business tools. View this webinar and find out why.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 101
| sponsored by HubSpot
WEBCAST:
What is SEO? Why is it important? Attend this free webinar to learn what you need to know to optimize your site for search engines. This webinar will cover the basics of SEO, what you need to know to get started or hire a consultant.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Tactics for Evading the New Generation of Spam Threats
| sponsored by MessageLabs
WHITE PAPER:
Check out this white paper for an overview of "search engine" spam and learn how to effectively secure your company against these emerging threats.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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The Innovation Barrier Part 1: Has Testing Fallen behind Development?
| sponsored by The Fanfare Group, Inc.
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This white paper examines the innovation barrier: its causes, effects, and what's needed to restore the vigorous pace of innovation.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Selecting an Intranet Search Engine
| sponsored by ISYS Search Software
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This document is designed to guide you through the process of selecting an intranet search engine, by addressing in turn a range of key variables that need to be considered.
Posted: 26 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2004
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Everything You Don't Know about Desktop Search: Plus a 12-step Checklist for Evaluating Desktop Search for the Enterprise
| sponsored by ISYS Search Software
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Discover the difference between today's newer consumer desktop search products and the mature, tried-and-true business-oriented solutions. Includes a 12-step checklist to help you better evaluate desktop search for the enterprise.
Posted: 26 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2005
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Technology Buying and Media Consumption Survey, Report 4
| sponsored by TechTarget
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This report is fourth in a series of quarterly surveys to TechTarget's IT Research Panel. Respondents' preferences for media consumption and technology marketing solutions are compared to initial benchmarks and trends established in our pre...
Posted: 06 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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5 Tips to Turn Your Website into a Marketing Machine
| sponsored by HubSpot
WHITE PAPER:
Learn how to use search engine optimization (SEO), blogs, and marketing analytics to transform your website into a marketing machine that will attract qualified prospects and convert a higher percentage of them into customers.
Posted: 04 Dec 2007 | Published: 03 Dec 2007
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FEDERATED SEARCH DEFINITION (continued):
into a text box on the desktop. Desktop search programs create an index of files stored on the computer, which enables fast and fairly comprehensive searches. The user can search local hard drives, Web sites, e-mail, and other sources without having to minimize the current document or open a browser, e-mail client, or other application. HotBot and some other search engine companies offer basic desktop search tools; Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google
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