The top three search titans are joining forces to make it easier for people to find information on the Web. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to support a single open protocol to make Web sites more visible to search engines. Sitemaps 0.90 is freely available to webmasters. The protocol intends to make it easier for them to notify search engines about their sites and get indexed more comprehensively and efficiently. The result: better representation in search indices for webmasters and more relevant results for searchers.
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Big Three Search Engines Back Single, Open Protocol
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire November 17, 2006 02:32 PMThe top three search titans are joining forces to make it easier for people to find information on the Web. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to support a single open protocol to make Web sites more visible to search engines. Sitemaps 0.90 is freely available to webmasters. The protocol intends to make it easier for them to notify search engines about their sites and get indexed more comprehensively and efficiently. The result: better representation in search indices for webmasters and more relevant results for searchers.
http://www.hongxiaowan.com/2006/11/18/google-sitemap-baidu-news-protocol-and-search-engin-20/