Unlike search engines that run on keywords, sites such as Hunch, Answers.com, Mahalo and ChaCha, aim to deliver results tailored to specific human situations. Hunch, for example, asks users a series ...

With all the ballyhoo surrounding social networks in recent weeks, thanks largely to the deal MySpace struck to distribute Google search ads and the me-too pact between Microsoft and Facebook, one ...

The online search scene continues to evolve as more contextual search sites sprout up in the market. However, analysts say demand for such search engines remain niche. Unlike search engines that run ...

Katharine Beer is a writer, editor, and archivist based in New York. She has a broad range of experience in research and writing, having covered subjects as diverse as the history of New York City's ...