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	<title>Comments for Searching the Internet</title>
	<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching</link>
	<description>Practical advice and tips on finding the information you want on the Internet</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 017: Mobile Searching by TravelCommons - The Voice of the Traveler &#187; Podcast #56 - Lines Around the World; Shedding Some Electronic Weight</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-episode-017-mobile-searching/#comment-18639</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-episode-017-mobile-searching/#comment-18639</guid>
					<description>[...] Ed Vawter&#8217;s latest episode of the â€œSearching the Internetâ€ podcast focuses on mobile search sites [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Ed Vawter&#8217;s latest episode of the â€œSearching the Internetâ€ podcast focuses on mobile search sites [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 001: About RSS and web feeds by Keith Lockhart</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/04/15/searching-the-internet-001-about-rss/#comment-18590</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/04/15/searching-the-internet-001-about-rss/#comment-18590</guid>
					<description>Ed - great podcast!  This is the first enhanced podcast I have run into.  I especially like the ability to work with the web browser links to follow along with the commentary.

Small critique - I had trouble hearing "Exalead" properly on the podcast.  You need to slow your speech down a bit for more clarity.  No worries though, the website backed up what I needed to know.

I'm in pesticides sales and marketing.  Similar search requirements to what you are doing.  Have you played with Devonagent?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ed - great podcast!  This is the first enhanced podcast I have run into.  I especially like the ability to work with the web browser links to follow along with the commentary.</p>
<p>Small critique - I had trouble hearing &#8220;Exalead&#8221; properly on the podcast.  You need to slow your speech down a bit for more clarity.  No worries though, the website backed up what I needed to know.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m in pesticides sales and marketing.  Similar search requirements to what you are doing.  Have you played with Devonagent?
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 019: Healthcare Search Sites (enhanced AAC) by goorn &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Searching the Internet 019: Healthcare Search Sites (enhanced AAC)</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/10/20/searching-the-internet-019-healthcare-search-sites-enhanced-aac/#comment-18546</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/10/20/searching-the-internet-019-healthcare-search-sites-enhanced-aac/#comment-18546</guid>
					<description>[...] more here [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] more here [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 017: Mobile Searching by TravelCommons - The Voice of the Traveler &#187; Podcast #56 - Lines Around the World; Shedding Some Electronic Weight</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-episode-017-mobile-searching/#comment-17874</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-episode-017-mobile-searching/#comment-17874</guid>
					<description>[...] Ed Vawter&#8217;s latest episode of the “Searching the Internet” podcast focuses on mobile search sites [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Ed Vawter&#8217;s latest episode of the “Searching the Internet” podcast focuses on mobile search sites [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 017: Mobile Searching (enhanced AAC) by Ed Vawter</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-017-mobile-searching-enhanced-aac/#comment-17663</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-017-mobile-searching-enhanced-aac/#comment-17663</guid>
					<description>I did want to let folks know I did check out the above site and it is indeed legitamate.  At first I thought it was a porn site based on it's title but it is indeed a site for mobile users.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did want to let folks know I did check out the above site and it is indeed legitamate.  At first I thought it was a porn site based on it&#8217;s title but it is indeed a site for mobile users.
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 017: Mobile Searching (enhanced AAC) by Jake</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-017-mobile-searching-enhanced-aac/#comment-17619</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/07/09/searching-the-internet-017-mobile-searching-enhanced-aac/#comment-17619</guid>
					<description>Dont forget http://www.baresite.com , pretty handy site for browsing with your mobile.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dont forget <a href='http://www.baresite.com' rel='nofollow'>http://www.baresite.com</a> , pretty handy site for browsing with your mobile.
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		<title>Comment on AIIP Presentation on Bookmarklets by academhack &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Better Internet Reading-Using Bookmarklets</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/04/27/aiip-presentation-on-bookmarklets/#comment-14426</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 13:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/04/27/aiip-presentation-on-bookmarklets/#comment-14426</guid>
					<description>[...] Honestly there is an array of possibilities here. I am not going to go into them all or offer an lengthy explanation of how this all works, because someone else already has. Searching the Internet has a post complete with audio and slide capture that runs down all of this. So, click over and take a look. You can also see the wikipedia article which has a list at the end of places where you can get these. They are super simple to use, basically you just drag them into the bar on your browser window. Find the bookmarklet you want (see Wikipedia article for places to get them) and just drag them into the browser window. See picture below: [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Honestly there is an array of possibilities here. I am not going to go into them all or offer an lengthy explanation of how this all works, because someone else already has. Searching the Internet has a post complete with audio and slide capture that runs down all of this. So, click over and take a look. You can also see the wikipedia article which has a list at the end of places where you can get these. They are super simple to use, basically you just drag them into the bar on your browser window. Find the bookmarklet you want (see Wikipedia article for places to get them) and just drag them into the browser window. See picture below: [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet Quick Tips 006: CrossEngine by Tommy Weir</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/03/29/searching-the-internet-quick-tips-006-crossengine/#comment-13654</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/03/29/searching-the-internet-quick-tips-006-crossengine/#comment-13654</guid>
					<description>Thanks for this...  It seems to be both extensive as well as open and flexible.  I've often had issues with other meta-search engines in regards to the above, CrossEngine just might have it...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for this&#8230;  It seems to be both extensive as well as open and flexible.  I&#8217;ve often had issues with other meta-search engines in regards to the above, CrossEngine just might have it&#8230;
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 015: Science Search Sites by Paul Ayres</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/02/06/searching-the-internet-episode-015-science-search-sites/#comment-7106</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2007/02/06/searching-the-internet-episode-015-science-search-sites/#comment-7106</guid>
					<description>Dear Ed,

Many thanks for your kind words and comprehensive review of Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology - I'll pass it on to my colleagues. You may also be interested in our &lt;a href="http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/spotlight/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Spotlight&lt;/a&gt; feature. The latest edition includes articles on Demonic Chemistry, Anthropogenic volcanic activity and Shedding light on a molecular lock. 

Yours, 
Paul Ayres</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Ed,</p>
<p>Many thanks for your kind words and comprehensive review of Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology - I&#8217;ll pass it on to my colleagues. You may also be interested in our <a href="http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/spotlight/" rel="nofollow">Spotlight</a> feature. The latest edition includes articles on Demonic Chemistry, Anthropogenic volcanic activity and Shedding light on a molecular lock. </p>
<p>Yours,<br />
Paul Ayres
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 006: Blog Searching (enhanced) by The Amateur Traveler Podcast - travel for the love of it &#187; Episode 49 - Antarctica</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006-enhanced-aac/#comment-1987</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006-enhanced-aac/#comment-1987</guid>
					<description>[...] Searching the Internet podcast on travel Searching the Internet podcast on travel (iTunes enhanced) [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 010: Maps and Driving Directions by The Amateur Traveler Podcast - travel for the love of it &#187; Episode 59 - China, Rob from Podcast411</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/09/12/searching-the-internet-episode-010/#comment-1986</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/09/12/searching-the-internet-episode-010/#comment-1986</guid>
					<description>[...] Podcast &#38; Portable Media Expo FlyCheapo.com AirfareWatchdog.com Searching the Internet 010: Maps and Driving Directions Shakespeare at Sea [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Podcast &#38; Portable Media Expo FlyCheapo.com AirfareWatchdog.com Searching the Internet 010: Maps and Driving Directions Shakespeare at Sea [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 005: Travel Planning (enhanced) by Chughes</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-1949</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-1949</guid>
					<description>One new site for travelers to consider is cFares (www.cfares.com). It is kind of like Costco and Walmart for savings deals.  People shop at these stores to reap special savings.  cFares offers consumers either option; they can get low prices as a free gold member (like Walmart), or they can opt to pay a nominal annual fee for a platinum membership (like Costco) and reap even greater savings on the lowest airfares --particularly for international travel. 

cFares apparently is the only online travel site to allow access to less expensive wholesale discount prices, traditionally only available through specialty travel agencies that concentrate in discounted consolidator airfares. 
Travelers can pick a specific flight and then set up a persistent search for a fare that they are willing to pay. cFares can do a persistent search that will seek out that fare and can hold it for 24 hours before one chooses to pay. Since air fares typically fluctuate several times during the day, cFares will snag the flight fare on the downturn. Also, unlike other online sites like Priceline, cFares doesn’t sell “blind buys,” where a traveler doesn’t know the flight details until after they have spent the money and bought the ticket.

cFares’ airline partners offer consumers dynamic rebates at the point-of-sale. These one-of-a-kind fare rebates are not available anywhere else in the market.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One new site for travelers to consider is cFares (www.cfares.com). It is kind of like Costco and Walmart for savings deals.  People shop at these stores to reap special savings.  cFares offers consumers either option; they can get low prices as a free gold member (like Walmart), or they can opt to pay a nominal annual fee for a platinum membership (like Costco) and reap even greater savings on the lowest airfares &#8211;particularly for international travel. </p>
<p>cFares apparently is the only online travel site to allow access to less expensive wholesale discount prices, traditionally only available through specialty travel agencies that concentrate in discounted consolidator airfares.<br />
Travelers can pick a specific flight and then set up a persistent search for a fare that they are willing to pay. cFares can do a persistent search that will seek out that fare and can hold it for 24 hours before one chooses to pay. Since air fares typically fluctuate several times during the day, cFares will snag the flight fare on the downturn. Also, unlike other online sites like Priceline, cFares doesn’t sell “blind buys,” where a traveler doesn’t know the flight details until after they have spent the money and bought the ticket.</p>
<p>cFares’ airline partners offer consumers dynamic rebates at the point-of-sale. These one-of-a-kind fare rebates are not available anywhere else in the market.
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 012: Voter and Election Information by The Amateur Traveler Podcast - travel for the love of it &#187; Episode 65 - Seattle, Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/10/28/searching-the-internet-episode-012-voter-and-election-information/#comment-1400</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/10/28/searching-the-internet-episode-012-voter-and-election-information/#comment-1400</guid>
					<description>[...] The Podcamp Blues Podcamp West Meetup.com Searching the Internet - Voter and Election Information [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 012: Voter and Election Information by TravelCommons - The Voice of the Traveler &#187; Podcast #48 - Frequent Flyer Strategies, Measuring Hotel Bandwidth</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/10/28/searching-the-internet-episode-012-voter-and-election-information/#comment-1303</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/10/28/searching-the-internet-episode-012-voter-and-election-information/#comment-1303</guid>
					<description>[...] Direct Link to Ed Vawter&#8217;s special election edition of Searching the Internet podcast [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Direct Link to Ed Vawter&#8217;s special election edition of Searching the Internet podcast [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 010: Maps and Driving Directions by The Amateur Traveler Podcast &#187; Episode 59 - China, Rob from Podcast411</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/09/12/searching-the-internet-episode-010/#comment-27</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/09/12/searching-the-internet-episode-010/#comment-27</guid>
					<description>[...] FlyCheapo.com AirfareWatchdog.com Searching the Internet episode 10 on maps and driving directions Shakespeare at Sea [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 006: Blog Searching by The Amateur Traveler Podcast &#187; Episode 49 - Antarctica</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006/#comment-22</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006/#comment-22</guid>
					<description>[...] Searching the Internet podcast on travel Searching the Internet podcast on travel (iTunes enhanced) [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 006: Blog Searching by V Sivakumar&#8217;s weblog &#187; Blog Search Engines</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006/#comment-15</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 19:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/07/02/searching-the-internet-episode-006/#comment-15</guid>
					<description>[...] There is an interesting Podcast comparing several Blog Search Engines.  The Author compares most of the major, established and emerging Blog Search Engines. Also, searches for the word “Viozxx”, drafts a comparison table based on the number of results; freshness of the result; first spam result number and ranks them. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] There is an interesting Podcast comparing several Blog Search Engines.  The Author compares most of the major, established and emerging Blog Search Engines. Also, searches for the word “Viozxx”, drafts a comparison table based on the number of results; freshness of the result; first spam result number and ranks them. [&#8230;]
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 005: Travel Planning (enhanced) by Ed Vawter</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-14</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-14</guid>
					<description>Chris was too modest to post a &lt;a href="http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=816" rel="nofollow"&gt;link directly to the screencast&lt;/a&gt; episode so I'll do it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris was too modest to post a <a href="http://amateurtraveler.com/?p=816" rel="nofollow">link directly to the screencast</a> episode so I&#8217;ll do it.
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 005: Travel Planning (enhanced) by Chris from the Amateur Traveler podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-13</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005-enhanced-aac/#comment-13</guid>
					<description>A nice summary of travel sites. I did a screencast of Kayak on one of my video editions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A nice summary of travel sites. I did a screencast of Kayak on one of my video editions.
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 005: Travel Planning by Ed Vawter</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005/#comment-12</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005/#comment-12</guid>
					<description>I have no reason not to believe them. I have stated in other episodes that each person needs to confirm any information on the Internet.   They have been quoted in Forbes several times.  I don't know about them choosing what to publish or not based on user comments since I've not posted any comments.  I picked them because they had some unique and interesting content that I hadn't found elsewhere.

I did do a quick search about them and they seem to be a legitimate company based on London.  Here's a wikpedia article about Skytrax:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrax.  I also didn't come across any negatives reviews or compliants.

Just because a source isn't democratic doesn't mean they aren't a good source.  But like everything in the online world, always confirm with at least one (preferably two or more) other independent sites.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have no reason not to believe them. I have stated in other episodes that each person needs to confirm any information on the Internet.   They have been quoted in Forbes several times.  I don&#8217;t know about them choosing what to publish or not based on user comments since I&#8217;ve not posted any comments.  I picked them because they had some unique and interesting content that I hadn&#8217;t found elsewhere.</p>
<p>I did do a quick search about them and they seem to be a legitimate company based on London.  Here&#8217;s a wikpedia article about Skytrax:  <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrax.' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrax.</a>  I also didn&#8217;t come across any negatives reviews or compliants.</p>
<p>Just because a source isn&#8217;t democratic doesn&#8217;t mean they aren&#8217;t a good source.  But like everything in the online world, always confirm with at least one (preferably two or more) other independent sites.
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		<title>Comment on Searching the Internet 005: Travel Planning by Cloud9</title>
		<link>http://www.qdinformation.com/searching/2006/06/01/searching-the-internet-episode-005/#comment-11</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>I do not happen to trust Skytrax much because it is a very opaque, undemocratic source of information.  Skytrax seems to edit passenger opinions, choosing what to publish/not to publish.  The Airline/Airport of the year award is similarly not transparent.  Of course, I might be the one sorely mistaken, but I'm curious about what you think of the credibility of Skytrax (other than their own claims), since your blog is about using the Internet as a source of information.  Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do not happen to trust Skytrax much because it is a very opaque, undemocratic source of information.  Skytrax seems to edit passenger opinions, choosing what to publish/not to publish.  The Airline/Airport of the year award is similarly not transparent.  Of course, I might be the one sorely mistaken, but I&#8217;m curious about what you think of the credibility of Skytrax (other than their own claims), since your blog is about using the Internet as a source of information.  Thanks!
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