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    Terra Lycos, an Internet access company and major portal, has been hit by a technical glitch which could potentially bring computers to a grinding halt.

  • Lycos back online after outage

    Lycos was knocked offline on Tuesday in the US and the search engine is blaming the company's Internet service provider for the outage.

  • Web portal for sale, slightly used

    Spanish Internet company Terra Lycos has retained investment bank Lehman Brothers to explore a possible sale of its US Internet business, including its flagship Lycos.com Web site, according to a document obtained by CNET News.com.

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    Were you on the Net in the '90s? This photo gallery takes a look back at the first home pages for some of today's largest search engines, along with those that have passed on.

  • Updated MyDoom targets Google -- again

    Another variant of the MyDoom worm, which spreads by sending copies of itself using its own SMTP engine and harvesting potential e-mail targets from search engines such as Google and Yahoo, was spreading quickly on Thursday.

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    A new variant of the MyDoom worm, described variously as MyDoom.Q or MyDoom.O, was discovered on Tuesday that uses Yahoo's People Search to find new email addresses.

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    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

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  • HotBot Quick Search Deskbar 3.1.6

    HotBot has potential, combining desktop with Internet searches, but this beta version has a few glitches to overcome.

  • In Search Of...

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it’s on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • iHarvest.com

    Tired of spending hours shopping online only to discover that your best finds have disappeared by the time you're ready to check out? If you use Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, iHarvest can help alleviate your frustration.

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