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Conference gyro::internet_toolss

Title:Internet Tools
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Moderator:teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer
Created:Fri Jun 25 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4714
Total number of notes:40609

4349.0. "Altavista - good add for IBM?" by AOSF1::kras (Cyber-Shredder) Sun Dec 29 1996 22:07

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4349.1VAXCPU::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerMon Dec 30 1996 00:047
4349.2chill outAOSF1::krasCyber-ShredderMon Dec 30 1996 14:0021
4349.3VAXCPU::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerMon Dec 30 1996 14:4722
4349.4TURRIS::lspace.zko.dec.com::winalskiPLIT Happens...Mon Dec 30 1996 23:567
4349.5Marketing 101PCBUOA::BAYJJim, PortablesTue Dec 31 1996 12:416
4349.6FUNYET::ANDERSONExchange doesn'tThu Jan 02 1997 11:188
4349.7Alta Vist and Digital are separate compnayHELIX::SONTAKKEThu Jan 02 1997 14:054
4349.8BBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureThu Jan 02 1997 18:5418
4349.9HERON::KAISERFri Jan 03 1997 03:393
4349.10QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centFri Jan 03 1997 09:063
4349.11SMURF::PBECKPaul BeckFri Jan 03 1997 09:211
4349.12Pretty sure it was Mark Twain.plugh.ibg.ljo.dec.com::needleMoney talks. Mine says "Good-Bye!"Fri Jan 03 1997 11:420
4349.13BBRDGE::LOVELL� l'eau; c'est l'heureFri Jan 03 1997 15:598
4349.14Re: Altavista - good add for IBM?QUABBI::"[email protected]"Stephen StuartTue Jan 07 1997 02:0050
4349.15free ad for AltaVista on 60 MinutesNETCAD::ATKINSONDave AtkinsonMon Mar 03 1997 11:3714
	AltaVista search page had 5-10 seconds in the sun on 60 Mintues last 
	night.  The had a segment on Rumours on the Internet and were taking 
	to some 'expert'.  He states any search engine will find hundreds of 
	stories.  They go to a close-up of the screan, show him entering 
	"twa flight 800" in AltaVista, and report 200 findings almost 
	instantly.  At least that is how I remember it.  They showed the 
	page again another time earlier in the report, but you had to know 
	what was there to see what engine he was using.  

	Nice big flash of AltaVista.  Too bad the Digital logo wasn't more 
	prominent or visible.....

	Dave
4349.16TWA 800VAXCPU::michaudJeff Michaud - ObjectBrokerMon Mar 03 1997 11:5315
> They go to a close-up of the screan, show him entering 
> "twa flight 800" in AltaVista, ....  At least that is how I remember it.

	The way I remember it it the search string entered was:

		"TWA 800"

	(I also just double checked the tape in my VCR and that's
	indeed what it was).

	While just fast forwarding the tape to the story (entitled
	"The Rumour Mill" FWIW) I noticed that even before the
	search for "TWA 800", right near the beginning of the
	story they did a search for something to do with investments,
	using AltaVista).