InternetWikia Search Project to Launch in January (PC World)

PC World - New year will see launch of open-source Wikipedia search project the company hopes will challenge Google, others.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has set Jan. 7 as the launch date for an open-source search project, dubbed Wikia Search, that eventually hopes to challenge Google and other established players. The Wikia Search project has assembled the basic technologies for a search engine, including a search application, search algorithm and Web crawler. The project will allow technology enthusiasts to help filter sites and rank search results, using a community model akin to that of Wikipedia. The idea is to challenge the established players by offering a search service that is more transparent to end users, meaning they can see how search results are arrived at. Wales has described Yahoo and Google as opaque services that don't explain how results are... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetDigital Vigilantes: Using eBay to Catch a Truck Thief (PC World)

PC World - Ben Adams used the Internet and took some big risks to recover his 1949 Chevy truck.

InternetGoogle in crowded field bidding for US wireless licenses (AFP)

AFP - Google is among more than 260 companies vying for wireless licenses to be auctioned in January, which could allow the search giant to extend its reach to the mobile Internet.