We check TopicCrunch against all three major search engines daily.   On Saturday April 19^th 2008, TopicCrunch started recording no hits for any search on MSN.  This is because the SERPs (search engine result pages) had changed the part of their format that TopicCrunch uses to extract the results.

TopicCrunch has now been brought into line with the new format and an updated installer version is available at the usual place:

http://www.topicscape.com/TopicCrunch/download-topiccrunch.php

There is no need to uninstall TopicCrunch first, just install the new version on top of the old.

Regards

Roy

TopicCrunch, the deep searcher, has been revised to meet yesterday’s changes to Yahoo! search pages.

It can be downloaded from here:
http://www.topicscape.com/TopicCrunch/download-topiccrunch.php

If you have a trial or licensed version, just download and install the new version on top.  No need to uninstall the previous one. 

Roy

Oh, and if you need it: Details of TopicCrunch, the deep searcher

TopicCrunch is at present showing “nf” (not found) for all TopicCrunch searches at Yahoo!

This results from a change to the internal format of their search results.  We are working on this and will release a revised version of TopicCrunch as soon as possible (we hope within a day or so).

This update will be free to all purchasers of TopicCrunch.

We expect something similar to happen with Google results soon. “Google Universal” is a new way of integrating search results from the many Google properties into one search results page.  When this reaches us and if it affects TopicCrunch, we will adjust it again. 

If you have an example of a Google search that fails with TopicCrunch, please do the same search manually in your browser, save the source of the page (View > Source; File > Save As) and email it to our support address.

Thanks.

Roy

MSN changed their search engine results page today.  As a result TopicCrunch could not process searches correctly.  We have fixed this and a new version is now online. 

All purchasers (and trial users whose installation has not expired) should download this and install it.  The link is here:

http://www.topicscape.com/TopicCrunch/download-topiccrunch.php 

Roy

If you use TopicCrunch you may want to know if it will work in Vista.  Yes, it does.  Our deep searching software has been tested on Vista and found to work normally. 

 Topicscape Pro and Topicscape Lite are under test with Vista.  It’s fun to see the 3D mindmapping window move into Vista’s own 3D environment.  It will take a few weeks to complete our full test plan and make any necessary adjustments. 

Yesterday (Jan. 11th ‘07) Yahoo changed the format of their search engine results page (SERP), so TopicCrunch was reporting “nf” (not found) for all Yahoo searches.  This has now been adjusted and there’s a new version of TopicCrunch on-line for download.  All users can just install that on top of their existing copy and the license will be picked up automatically.  If you uninstall TopicCrunch first, you may have to get your license from the original email and install it again.  30-day free trial users can install it too, but sorry, it won’t extend the trial period.

TopicCrunch is a very useful tool for anyone who wants to do really deep web searches without having to spend hours wading through pages of results.

In addition, it is a web searching tool that’s useful for both marketers and SEO practitioners.  For a given set of search phrases or keywords…

• It can give you a list of domains of companies in your area of business.
• It allows you to see the position of your own website on the three principal search engines.
• It also lets you keep a watch on your competitors’ position.

Our policy is to issue an amended version whenever the search engines make a format change like this.

You can find more information about TopicCrunch on its main pages.