BNET: business resources at your fingertips

Gale Cengage Learning and CBS Interactive have joined forces in producing website, BNET which provides free articles and information for business and business related issues. Used as a research tool, you are able to look up various topics relating to business, management, communications, strategy, technology and even free video links are provided. There are also links to their paid services and plenty of advertisements, but basically because the content is provided by Gale Cengage Learning, there is a level of accountability associated with the material that is not necessarily found on other websites. No logons are necessary although you can create one and customize your experience if you are so inclined.

Reminder: if you are working on a research paper, use the Ritz Library electronic resources which can be found by going through myDCC, Library tab, Search our Electronic Resources and then selecting the databases you wish to search through.

A new way to search the internet universe

Let's face it - most of us are diehard Google fans when it comes to searching for relevant information fast. And while we might use another search engine occasionally, generally we end up back at Google when the going gets tough or simply out of habit. But there's a new player in town by the name of "Cuil" (pronounced "cool") intending to give Google a run for its money. According to Cuil's website, they search 3 times the number of websites as does Google and the output is organized based on page content and relevance. The simple search for cuil is located at http://www.cuil.com/ and the output is tabular making for a balanced look to the screen. Check it out!

For those Firefox fans, at the bottom of a cuil search, there is a "Add cuil to Firefox" link. Click there to bring cuil into your search engine bar.

Google allows cutting and pasting

of its books in the public domain. For more information, click here.

Did you know...?

Instead of lining Google's coffers in gold, your internet searching could have a more beneficial impact. The site is called Goodsearch and for every search you perform a portion of the proceeds goes to charity. If you don't have a charity in mind simply select one from the list on their main page. The search engine is powered by Yahoo so the results are very similar to ones you would get using other search engines. You can read more about Goodsearch on their webpage: http://www.goodsearch.com/