I recently read a story on relationships that came to mind today as a possible way to understand why search engines are desperately spending Millions and Billions in Acquisitions.
The story was about a man who met a woman on a plane and they got to talking about relationships.
MySpace Dominates Top Search Terms
You know, maybe Google’s too ambitious with this index-the-world’s-information thing. Judging from the most popular searches, they really only need to focus on boobs, pop culture and cute stuff.
Google Adds Cross-Language Search To Translate
Google latest tweak to its Translate service may prove to be one of the more useful offerings the company has put out for a while, especially for those traveling abroad.
Google Gets Into Neighborhood Search
Dear old Mr. Rogers often talked about things in terms of neighborhoods, but the algorithms running Google Maps never considered that sort of division. Now they do.
Google China Gives Birth To Life Search
Google may not always let Chinese citizens search for terms like “democracy,” but it’s apparently got no problems with things such as housing, work, and train tickets; a new Life Search engine available through Google China is tailored to deal with precisely these types of classifications.
Click Fraud Higher than Search Engines Suggest
Fair Isaac is dipping its toe in the click fraud tracking waters, with the release of its own study into fraudulent search engine clicks.
Google Book Search Grows Some More
It once was the case that, if Google Book Search hadn’t yet made a book available in digital form, you were out of luck – that was the end of this particular resource’s line. But Google is now helping its users find those books out in the real world, and it’s also supplying more reviews and references (and books in French and Swiss) than ever before.
Judging An Employee By Her Search Results
I’m hesitant to bring this up because it puts me at risk of being dropped into the Pollyanna Pond – business and idealism just don’t mix, I’m told. But I wonder if employers are missing out on some exceptional talent because of snap judgments and preconceived notions about job candidates.
Target Bloggers & Mainstream Media w/ Search Queries
Just how one does market research to see how competitive a marketplace is, you can also do market research to view how important some ideas have been historically.
Google Goes Universal With Search
Google’s Marissa Mayer today announced the launch of a new integrated search called universal search.