Getting caught up, in case you missed it:
MSN Newsbot has new personalization features, including search history (hmmm!). (CNET) (Gary has details…)
Lycos’ HotBot has a new toolbar that incorporates desktop search. Cool! But…will it gain traction? (SEW)
University researchers are hacking up 3-D image search. (CBS)
Tim Berners Lee gets a cool million …. (Guardian)
If you’re interested in MSN Newsbot, you might look at Findory News. It already has the personalization features promised by MSN Newsbot. Findory News keeps a history of the articles you’ve read and helps you find other news of interest from thousands of sources worldwide.