The Financial Times has launched a new, business-oriented search engine called Newssift. The engine will focus on relevant databases, international business news outlets, professional sites, and other relevant sources. The search engine will be free to users and will depend on ad revenue for funding. Robin Johnson, CEO of Financial Times Search, says the company could begin charging for the service at a later date.
You can read the story in its entirety on the Editors’ Weblog.
Postscript: As of February 23, 2010, Newssift was removed from the FT website.