| Summary of Yahoo Pipes Search Products Created As Date of Article from Richard Torian August 1, 2008 This article provides in the list below the Yahoo Pipes search products that I have created through the date of this article. These search products are intended to use the “mash up” capabilities of the Yahoo Pipes technology to provide the user an innovative tool that efficiently and effectively finds unique information related to specific content. Each of these products can be found on a content page that are link to from the Management Accounting Information Center (MAIC)’s page entitled “Links, RSS Feeds, and Ads”. This page can be found from the MAIC’s home page. The list below provides: the name of the Yahoo Pipes search product; the purpose of what the search product does; the name of the content page “hosting" the search product; and a link to a content page that has the product. (Right clicking on the link should lead to opening the page in a new window.) Name: Accounting News from RSS Feeds and Blogs Purpose: Searches several accounting-related RSS feeds and blogs for accounting news related to the terms you enter. Content Page: Accounting Software Evaluations Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/actgsoftsites.html Name: Recent QuickBooks Forum Posts Purpose: Searches recent posts appearing on Intuit’s QuickBooks User Forum for posts with the terms that you enter. Content Page: Useful QuickBooks Information Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/actgsoftsites1.html Name: Price Comparisons Using eBay Purpose: Searches eBay’s database for the stated sale prices of commercial and business products being offered for sale on eBay, based on the sales price range and product descriptions that you enter. Content Page: Price Comparisons – Business Products Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/arapinventorysites1a1.html Name: Search Blogs for Banking Information Purpose: Searches several banking blogs for information on banking topics that you enter. Content Page: Banking Systems Overview Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/cashworkcapitalmgmtsits1a.html Name: The Identity of Banks within 20 Miles of a Zip Code Purpose: Searches for banks located within 20 miles of the zip code you enter. Both a list of the banks with their addresses and the locations on a Yahoo map is returned. Yahoo Local is the database used. Content Page: Identification and Links to Bank Websites Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/cashworkcapitalmgmtsits1b.html Name: Interest Rates and Other Financing-related Information Purpose: Searches several RSS feeds for information on interest rate and other financing-related terms that you enter. Content Page: Business Debt, Loans, and Financing Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/cashworkcapitalmgmtsites3.html Name: Product-related Photos and Videos Purpose: Searches Flickr and YouTube for photographs and videos related to the product name that you enter. Content Page: Public Comments and Opinions on Companies and Their Products Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/indcompanysiters5.html Name: US Government Press Releases with Cost and Price Information Purpose: Searches recent press releases from more than 20 US department and agencies for press releases that have cost and price information. Content Page: Business Costs Tends and Benchmarking Data Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/costsites2.html Name: Search Blogs for Economics Information Purpose: Searches several economics-related blogs for information on the terms that you enter. Content Page: Economic Statistics and Data – United States Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/econstatsites2.html Name: Search Blogs for Employment Law Information Purpose: Searches several employment-related law blogs for information on terms that you enter. Content Page: Employment Law and Regulatory Compliance – United States Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/employeesites1a.html Name: Search Blogs for Benefits-related Information Purpose: Searches several benefits-related blogs for information on terms that you enter. Content Page: Employment Benefits. Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/employeesites2a.html Name: Search RSS Feeds for Salary Information Purpose: Searches several RSS feeds that focus on salary-related topics for salary-related information. Content Page: Salary Data and Statistics Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/employeesites2b.html Name: Accounting Job Descriptions Purpose: Searches several job posting RSS feeds for job listings having job descriptions for the job title that you enter. Content Page: Job Descriptions Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/employeesites2c.html Name: US Government Press Releases Purpose: Searches recent press release and other feeds from more than 20 US departments and agencies, for terms that you enter. Content Page: Management, Accounting, and Business Information – Resource Center Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/encyclopedicsites3.html Name: The Identity of Companies within 20 Miles of a Zip Code Purpose: Searches the Yahoo Local data base for the names and addresses of companies within 20 miles of a zip code and with the terms in the company’s name or RSS feed description that you enter. Returns both a list of companies and a Yahoo map showing the locations. Content Page: Company Information – United States Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/indcompanysiters1a.html Name: Company Headline News Purpose: Searches Yahoo Finance and MSN MoneyCentral for company information using the stock symbol for the company that you enter. Content Page: Company Financial Information – United States Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/indcompanysiters2a.html Name: Search Social Media Sites for Mention of a Product or Company Purpose: Searches several social media type websites for mention of the product or company that you enter. Content Page: Public Comments – Companies and Products Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/indcompanysiters5.html Name: Company-related Photos and Videos Purpose: Searches Flickr and YouTube for photographs and videos related to (mentions) the name of the company that you enter. Content Page: Public Comments – Companies and Products Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/indcompanysiters5.html Name: Search Blogs for Insurance Information Purpose: Searches several insurance-related blogs for information on the terms that you enter. Content Page: Insurance Company Information Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/insurrisksites1a.html Name: Federal Regulations Purpose: Searches feeds from several US departments that contain regulations issued by those departments. Enter the department or term for regulations from that department or containing the term. Content Page: United States Federal Laws and Regulations Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/legatsites1a.html Name: Search Blogs for Business Law Information Purpose: Searches several business law blogs for information related to the terms that you enter. Content Page: United States Federal Laws and Regulations Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/legatsites1a.html Name: Search Blogs for Mergers and Acquisitions Information Purpose: Searches several mergers and acquisitions blogs for information related to the terms that you enter. Content Page: Mergers and Acquisitions – Government Policy, Regulations, and Compliance Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/mergersites1.html Name: Search Blogs for Management Information Purpose: Searches several management blogs for information on terms that you enter. Content Page: Performance Management Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/mgmtprinciplesites1.html Name: Key Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Terms, from the Recent Feed, Used to Search the Internet Purpose: Searches the Internet for major themes (terms) found in the articles of the most recent Harvard Business School Working Knowledge RSS feed. Based on an automated content analysis of the articles. Content Page: Research Articles – Accounting, Management, and Business Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/mangmtacctarticlesites3.html Name: Search Yahoo and Live Search Business News Feeds Purpose: Searches Yahoo and Live Search RSS business news feeds for information on the terms you enter. Content Page: Daily and Weekly Business News (Untied States) Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/mangmtacctarticlesites4a.html Name: Search RSS Feeds for Excel Use Information Purpose: Searches several Excel and spreadsheet-related RSS feeds for information on terms that you enter Content Page: Spreadsheet Use Help Sites Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/spreadsheetsites1a.html Name: Search the FASB’s Website Purpose: Searches the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)’s website for information on terms that you enter. Content Page: Finding Untied States Accounting Standards (GAAP) Information on the Internet Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/standsprincisites1.html Name: Search the SEC’s Website Purpose: Searches the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s website for information on terms you enter. Content Page: Finding Untied States Accounting Standards (GAAP) Information on the Internet Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/standsprincisites1.html Name: Search GASB’s website Purpose: Searches the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)’s website for information on terms that you enter Content Page: Accounting Standards for Governmental and Industrial Sectors Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/standsprincisites4.html Name: Search the IASB’s Website Purpose: Searches the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s website for information on terms that you enter. Content Page: International Accounting Standards Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/standsprincisites5.html Name: Search for Recent IRS Rules and Regulations Purpose: Searches feeds from the Department of Treasury which contain recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. Enter terms to find regulations with those terms. Content Page: Federal Business and Company Tax Information Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/taxationsites1a.html Name: Search Blogs for Tax-related Information Purpose: Searches several tax-related blogs for information on terms that you enter Content Page: Federal Business and Company Tax Information Link: http://www.informationforaccountants.com/taxationsites1a.html |
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