At Google I/O, the search kingpin reveals upcoming features that add up to meaningful progress towards its Star Trek computer dream.
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Where Google Search Is Going
With new interfaces, smarter technology and deeper access to information about its users, Google is about to go places no search engine has ever gone.
I Might Be Too Old for Facebook Graph Search
Facebook’s Graph Search sounds great. But unless you and your pals are putting lots of data in, you’re probably not going to get a lot of data out.
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Nara Wants to Be the Web’s Recommendation Engine
Ambitious Boston-based startup Nara is developing artificial-intelligence technologies such as neural networks designed to provide consumers with information on topics of all sorts tailored specifically to their interests. But …
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Live Blog Coverage of Two–Count ‘Em, Two–Google Keynotes This Week
Apple’s Retina MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion and iOS 6. Microsoft’s Surface and Windows Phone 8. June has already been one of the newsiest months in tech that I can remember, and it’s not over yet. Google is holding its annual …
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Yahoo’s Axis: Visual Search, an iOS Browser and No ‘Ten Blue Links’
When you talk to folks from Yahoo about the subject of search engines, they tend to be a tad defensive. Since 2010, Yahoo search has been a repackaged variant of Microsoft‘s Bing. Some people think that means that Yahoo is out of …
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The Knowledge Graph: Google’s Next Frontier for Search
In recent months, Google has been following a strategy it calls putting more wood behind fewer arrows. It involves prioritizing the company’s projects, and you don’t have to be paying very close attention to know that its Google+ …
DuckDuckGo Founder Gabriel Weinberg Talks About Creating a More Private Search Engine
DuckDuckGo’s commitment to user privacy was more or less an afterthought. If you aren’t familiar with the site, it’s a search engine with a decidedly spare aesthetic that doesn’t log IP addresses or record your search …
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SXSW Watch: Wolfram on Wolfram Alpha
I don’t think of myself as having the brain of a fanboy. But I do cheerfully admit to getting a little giddy when it comes to Wolfram Alpha. I think that this “computational knowledge engine” is one of the web’s most impressive …
Google Talks Up Big Search Changes
Google is promising to make some big changes to its search engine over the next few months, with more emphasis on providing facts and direct answers instead of just a series of links.
That’s how the Wall Street Journal tells …
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Remember Cuil? Google Does
Back in 2008, a search engine called Cuil launched. Its founders included several folks with impressive backgrounds in the search business. It claimed to be the world’s largest search engine, and said that it had figured out an …
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Hey, Wolfram|Alpha Isn’t Just for Pros
Wolfram|Alpha–the “computational knowledge engine” that lets you pose questions about math, history, and other factual stuff and get reliable responses, often in the form of beautifully-done infographics–is an extraordinary …
