“What can you do to enhance the results you get on your research? Google Scholar (see yesterday’s item) might be an answer, but a lot of competitors have come up with new strategies, as the current print edition of New Scientist reports.

A look at patents on search technology can help to spot emerging trends and potentially new competitors to the existing major Web search players. Searchenginewatch.com has published an interesting article on this topic. But if you need information right now and you just can’t find it on the Web, the solution might be — help (…)

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