Posts Tagged as ‘Google’

June 17, 2009

The Search Engine Decision

It seems there has been a recent surge in search engines fighting for our attention. They all claim to serve information via their own unique approach. 
Google vs Bing vs Wolfram Alpha vs Hunch - You be the judge, which search engine is for you?

May 21, 2009

Wolfram Alpha: A computational knowledge engine

Wolfram, the potential game changing computational knowledge engine, (not a search engine) recently went live.  Why isn’t Wolfram a search engine? Well that’s because it takes your query and creates content from it, by outputting graphs, maps, tables, and information that you may not have directly requested.  Wolfram relies on knowledge from official sources to do this.
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May 5, 2009

A Google Documentary

An excellent documentary that reveals where Google has come from and where they’re headed, as well as their general philosophies and methodologies. We also get to see the faces, personalities, and egos behind the search engine.
Whether you agree or disagree with Google’s approach to leveraging information, this is a must watch video.

February 6, 2009

Google Latitude, an eye in the sky?

Google unveiled its new mobile location tracking service, Google Latitude, on Wednesday — and I’m sure there’s going to be a polarized reaction to this.
Google Latitude, lets you have your location monitored and shared in real time with your friends, family, or whomever you choose. Once you sign up, GPS satellites and cell towers watch [...]