41. Instead, AltaVista was the code name for a powerful Internet search service. 42. Internet company CMGI Inc. chose the day of its annual shareholders meeting to announce the long-awaited public offering of stock in its AltaVista Internet search service. 43. Internet portal Yahoo said Monday that it is changing its search engine, replacing Inktomi with Google, a fledging Web search service in Mountain View, Calif. 44. In the world of Internet search services, finding just the right business model is proving as elusive as finding an entirely relevant list of search results. 45. INTERNET GOTO.COM CHANGING NAME Trying to separate itself from other sites, the Internet search service GoTo.com said on Monday that it would change its name to Overture Services. 46. Internet search service AltaVista said last week it would cut a quarter of its work force. 47. It announced on Tuesday that it would create a single business, Go.com, combining its Internet holdings with Infoseek, the search service. 48. Last summer, Alta Vista, an Internet search service, was frustrated that competitors like Yahoo and Excite were attracting all the attention in the media. 49. Lycos also operates search services in Germany, France, and Great Britain, and in Sweden the company operates a joint venture with the Swedish Post newspaper. 50. Lycos is one of several Internet search services which are moving beyond their roots. |