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List of figures
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
About the authors
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction: the nature of news search
Abstract:
Discovering the power of news search
The concept of news and its relations
News published on the web vs printed news
Structured vs unstructured news content
The different types of news search tools
Chapter 2: Free news search
Abstract:
Introduction
A short history of free news search
The best free news search engines
Other news search engines
Directories of news sites
Major newspapers with web archives
Broadcast news
News agencies
Press release wires
Scientific wires
Historical newspaper digitizing projects
Websites mentioned in this chapter
Chapter 3: Professional news search services
Abstract:
Introduction
Advantages of professional search services
Advanced searching techniques
Search results
Search alerts
Client billing
Other fee-based services
Websites mentioned in this chapter
Chapter 4: News monitoring services
Abstract:
Introduction
Describing news monitoring services
A short history of news monitoring services
The meaning of news monitoring services
Evaluating your monitoring service
Irrelevance in news monitoring services
Sample list of news monitoring and related services
Chapter 5: Evaluating news search tools
Abstract:
Introduction
Frequency of spidering
Sources
Searching
Results
Chapter 6: Keeping track of the blogosphere
Abstract:
Introduction
What exactly is a blog?
The roots of blogging
The blog explosion
The blogosphere
The evolution of blog searching
The most important blog search engines
Blog directories
Websites mentioned in this chapter
Chapter 7: The power of RSS
Abstract:
Introduction
A short history of RSS
What does RSS look like?
What is OPML?
Choosing an RSS reader
Using news aggregator software
RSS feeds – using pre-built and creating custom
Subscribing to podcasts
Websites mentioned in this chapter
Chapter 8: News discovery via social networking tools
Abstract:
Introduction
Microblogs
Twingly microblog search engine
Directories of tweeters and similar services
Linking in microblogs
Topsy – a search engine powered by tweets
Memetrackers and similar tools
Digg and other social voting sites
Facebook for news and blog reading
Google Buzz
Websites mentioned in this chapter
Chapter 9: Concluding remarks
Abstract:
Further reading
Index
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