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Search Engines: Emerging Technologies of 2008


When it comes to emerging technologies, 2008 was a very good year. Here's a look back at some of the new products and technologies of 2008 that proved to be innovative and exciting.
 
  • Emerging Technologies of 2008
    by Jim Rapoza
  • The browser wars returned with a bang in 2008, and new entrant Google shocked everyone with its impressive new Chrome Web browser.
  • While Google was the exciting new rookie in the browser wars, stalwart veteran Mozilla stayed strong with its excellent new Firefox 3 browser.
  • Hulu.com revolutionized online video with its impressive site for finding and watching free and legal movies and TV shows.
  • Users of social networks such as Facebook finally got more control over how they share data to friends and connections.
  • New technologies and offerings such as Google Friend Connect make it easy for any site to add social networking capabilities.
  • New competition in online search emerged with offerings such as Wikia Search.
  • Cuil provided a more visual, if in some ways flawed, approach to Web searches.
  • Online services give regular users and small businesses access to near infinite amounts of online storage.
  • The Apple App Store provided a means for application developers to reach all iPhone users.
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