Moreover.com rated top News Aggregator by The Information Advisor

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Greetings--Below is a summary and excerpt from the February, 2001 issue of 
The Information Advisor, which is an article that tests and rates the various 
news aggregator sites. If there are questions or comments feel free to call 
or email me directly at rberkman at aol.com. The full article provides more 
details and a chart comparing features of several news aggregator sites.

(Other articles in the February 2001 issue include:  a review of Primark's 
Global Access business information service and of FISOnline by Moody's and 
highlights of new and noteworthy Web sites for researchers).

Robert Berkman
Editor
The Information Advisor
www.informationadvisor.com
Falmouth MA
508-540-5990
rberkman at aol.com

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(Excerpt from February, 2001 Information Advisor)

THE BEST OF THE BREAKING BUSINESS NEWS AGGREGATORS

Today you can turn to one of several news aggregators for a fast-and 
free-search of the latest headlines.   For our review, we visited eight sites 
and examined coverage and features. In making our evaluations, we looked for 
a high number of quality sources, particularly, in-depth business news 
sources; search engine capabilities; archive; and effective design and 
navigation.  
 
We also tested each site by running the same three specific searches-for a 
story that had just broken hours earlier that day on American Airlines' plan 
to acquire TWA, for articles on genetically modified foods, and for news 
stories that discussed the search engine Google.

Of the group, we found that Moreover.com, while not perfect, was our clear 
winner, earning 4 out of five stars. Bottom line-we found it easy to use, 
offering a wide selection of high-quality sources, operated fast, and 
returned the most relevant results.  

Also doing well in the test were NorthernLight (www.northernlight.com) and 
1stHeadlines (www.1stheadlines.com). Other aggregators tested and/or 
mentioned in this article included: NewsNow, NewsIndex, NewsTrawler, and 
NewsHub.

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