Dogpile unveils enhanced search toolbar
30 March 2004
Metasearch company Dogpile has introduced an enhanced version of its toolbar which takes just seconds to install and is now available directly from the Dogpile website.
The new Dogpile Toolbar allows users to add new feeds to their Toolbar in just two simple steps, via the automated RSS Scanner. To protect users' privacy, all information regarding personalised feed lists is stored locally on their computer.
The upgraded toolbar features "a variety of options for locating and accessing syndicated XML content that offer significant advantages over existing reader applications and plug-ins", the company claims.
The new content ticker on the Dogpile Toolbar allows users to continually monitor the latest headlines from their favourite sources whenever they are online. Users can configure the size, speed and scroll direction of the ticker to best meet their needs. Dogpile customers can also turn off the ticker and instead view their feeds from the "My Content" button located on the toolbar.
"With syndicated XML feeds now available on thousands of sites, ranging from leading news outlets to individual web logs, we felt that mainstream Web users were ready for a consumer-friendly product that simplified access to this technology," Leslie Grandy, vice president of product management, search and directory, at InfoSpace Inc, explained.
The new Dogpile search toolbar also features SearchSpy Feed, which shows actual searches being conducted on the Dogpile search engine, a Microsoft(R) Word Cursor Search, enabling users to conduct a Dogpile search on any word or phrase within a Word document via an upgraded cursor search feature, and an Enhanced Pop-up Blocker.
The Dogpile Toolbar is available for users of Windows 98/2000/ME/XP and Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.
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