Consumers can soon expect to see MP3 music players integrated into cell phones, handheld organizers and other appliances says S3. [News.com]

List of articles relating to the removal of AOL's music search engine, and the addition of a Napster-like search facility into AOL's instant messenger. [News.com]

Despite recent moves to stay out of copyright disputes, America Online has become embroiled in the controversy surrounding MP3 files and Napster. [News.com]

The design of some of the leading online stores is mediocre at best, but, according to a new study, it is improving.

The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to push its own Web search technology.

Stefanie Olsen's article: "Imagine retrieving up-to-the-second results for all of your Web searches, or personalizing a high-powered navigation system for your desktop."

Paul Festa's article: "Popular search engine Google on Tuesday launched two sites for developing experimental search and browsing technologies."

Gwendolyn Mariano's article: "Dimandja Emoungu got a surprise when he tried to search Google this month: Instead of a results list, he says, the company handed him a 'rude' note denying service."

CNET News reports that directories are being displaced by algorithmic search tools and commercial services. The analysis focuses on Yahoo!, the ODP and Looksmart.

Elinor Mills offers an overview on social search projects, including comments from industry experts on the likely impact on search. ODP and Yahoo are named as projects which are at the roots of the development.