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17 December 2002

HotBot Comes in From the Cold

If you can't beat em, join em. That's the position Terra Lycos appear to have taken today with the unveiling of their new version of the HotBot search engine, which provides users with an interface from which to search FAST, Google, Inktomi and Teoma.

After losing ground in the search market, HotBot owners Terra Lycos decided the best use of the search portal, (which hasn't been updated in many months), would be to provide a new tool for the increasingly search-savvy public.

>> "HotBot has long been a favorite of advanced searchers, and the power of HotBot is sure to appeal to the needs of the tech savvy segment of the market," said Tom Wilde, global manager of Search Services for Terra Lycos. "The new HotBot places control of the search experience in the hands of the user and delivers the remarkable choice of four of the top search engines together in one place."

HotBot now allows users to type in a search term once and then choose a search engine. After reviewing the results, users can then retrieve the search results of any of the other four search engines with one click.

Gone is the category-cluttered HotBot home page and in it's place is a sleeker, simplified look, with a single search box and customization instructions. New features enable the HotBot user to customize their search experience based upon individual preferences. These features include the ability to build a tailored home page with preferred advanced search filters, the ability to custom-format search results and the option of using new HotBot "skins" to change the look of the site.

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