new.net (Quick!) search

Who are they?

[mayor]

Getting a few hits from Quick! search. Shows up in logs as eps.new.search.new.net/

Anyone know much about this one. Is it any good, or is it some kind of parasite?

Taken from their site: "Quick! is a feature of the New.net client which can be downloaded from the New.net website and is also bundled with several popular downloadable applications"

[bill]

Weren't they the ones offering bizarre domain extensions that required a browser plug-in to access?

[jeremy goodrich]

Hm, I've gotten a few hits, but never gave it much thought, either. Browser extension, hm? Perhaps some kind of parasiteware...? Dunno.

Anybody else getting traffic from this one?

[tigger]

According to their site

Quick! Search is an exclusive service for New.net domain owners

[vibgyor79]

Quick! Search/New.net is a search partner of FindWhat.com. So if you are advertising at FWHT, you will get a few hits from this one. The traffic from this site seems to be legit.

I feel most of the traffic is coming from surfers who have installed their toolbar.

The software application you are installing enables your system to recognize New.net domain names. This software also contains other functionality that enhances Internet browser navigation, facilitates delivery of content to your computer and enables automatic updates of the software.