An information retrieval system will tend not to be used whenever it is more painful and troublesome for a customer to have information than for him...

Reuters - The Monster Employment Index, a gauge of U.S. online job demand, eased in September as a cooling housing market led to subdued recruitment in the financial services and real estate sectors.

Amazon.com Inc.'s A9 search engine has dropped some of its most widely touted features, including the ability to remember everything a user has ever searched for and a service that showed detailed, street-level images of major cities.