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Johnstech

August 26, 2005

Web search gets personal

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Researchers from Microsoft and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a new method for delivering Internet search results tailored to the interests of individual users.

Before search results are returned, the system scours a user's e-mail, documents, Weblog entries, and Internet history, looking for clues as the the user's personal interests.

Guest: Jaime Teevan, M.I.T. doctoral candidate

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