It's amazing to trace the path of a thread as it evolves, turns and forks. ZabaSearch is a new search engine that was quietly unveiled on Feb. 28, 2005 without any marketing or publicity. All traffic since then has been exclusively through word of mouth. Back in April San Francisco Chronicle's David Lazarus explained, "It's impressive, scary to see what a Zaba search can do."

If E-bay is the global equivalent of a yard sale then ZabaSearch represents a new low, the globalization of gossip, with the addition of a new blog feature that lets anyone mark up your personal listing without restriction. They also invite you to, "Monitor Your Identity for Free," with ZabaAlerts! "Instantly be notified by e-mail or text message when new public information is found about you."