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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Teh Internets Amazon to Launch Cloud Search Tomorrow?

Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Amazon is working on a new cloud search product that is very likely already being used by early customers, according to industry sources who have seen the product. Amazon has sent out emails talking up a big announcement at 9 am PST tomorrow. We’re hearing speculation that this could be it.

Amazon’s cloud search will compete with Google’s site search– but from what we hear, it ups the ante significantly.

Amazon.com, of course, already hosts lots of the websites you visit every day, so an in-site search could be an easy thing to set up. Amazon's A9 search engine didn't gain any traction against Google, but Amazon wasn't a major contender in the tablet market back then, either. Speaking as someone who uses The Stranger's Google-powered site search nearly every day, there's a lot of room for improvement in that department.

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A9 search engine? Never heard of it. Guess I'll go Bing it to find out more.

Posted by Googlopoly on January 17, 2012 at 3:22 PM

I'm glad I don't keep private information in the cloud.

Posted by Charlie-45X on January 17, 2012 at 3:28 PM

@2: You may not keep it, but it's kept for you.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on January 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM

Cloud services are so yesterday. Tomorrow it's all going to be about snow services.

Posted by rejemy on January 17, 2012 at 3:42 PM

So on the day many people are hoping internet services will be limited as a protest against SOPA and PIPA, Amazon is launching a new product. I suppose they are hoping to ride Wikipedia's outage to gain customers. What jerks.

Posted by thatsnotright on January 17, 2012 at 3:54 PM

Hey, it's not like it's Snowmaggedon 2012 or the entire world is going black to protest SOPA and PIPA ....

Amazon just jumped the Black Shark.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on January 17, 2012 at 4:29 PM

@6, aaaaand there you have it, folks. Will in Seattle says Amazon is done for. They should be out of business in...3...2...1... oh wait, Will in Seattle is a dumbshit. Never mind.

Posted by Fnarf

on January 17, 2012 at 4:33 PM

Oh yes, the search functionality within The Stranger pages is GAWD-AWFUL!!! I think any --and every-- one who's ever tried to track down an old SLOG post can attest you that.

(Even when you know the author and the topic, odds are it won't even turn up what you're looking for in the results -- let alone put them anywhere near the top!)

Posted by Timrrr on January 18, 2012 at 3:52 AM