Cool Tools for Web Searching: An Update

摘要

At the opening session of ONLINE '95, Stephen Arnold of Arnold Information Technology summarized the state of the information industry as going through "fast-cycle" product development. Arnold said change in the industry will soon become "real-time," and that the end-user is driving this development. This is especially true with World Wide Web (WWW) search services, where providers, search capabilities, and even the target audience have changed considerably since ONLINE's initial review of WWW databases in November 1995. To keep a handle on this rapidly evolving area, let's examine trends in Web searching, new services, and changes in major WWW search services.