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Videos about Google services
Google has made some videos to explain a little bit about how its services work. The videos are pretty elementary but they are short so you might take a look.
How search works:
How search ads work:
How Google Apps work:
Does Google’s search algorithm rule the Web?
That’s the thesis of a Wired Magazine article by Steven Levy. Before Google, there were many search engines. But the search algorithms of Google made a difference. Somehow Google searches were faster and more accurate. And Google grew and grew. The search algorithms also change constantly. As Google amassed greater and greater databases, it kept [...]
Google everywhere
No longer just a search engine, Google seems to be everywhere. In fact, the word “empire” is an apt description. Just how apt is described by the following video clip. It shows how Google has expanded into omnipresence:
Good50- an easier to read Google search facility
My eyes are far from what they used to be so I was interested to read about a new search page aimed at people with less than perfect eyesight. A interesting side note is that it was first created by a 16-year-old girl for her grandfather. The Washington Post has written about it and Steve [...]
Why your search results may differ from someone else’s
That search engines want to tailor your search results according to personal preferences is not news. They’ve been doing that through cookies for some time. But you may be surprised by the extent that searches are personalized. According to a post at the Register, Google says that it is using a combination of things to [...]
All about Google
Google is so often in the news that I could write about the company and nothing else. Here is a list of some of the latest about Google:
Does Google Make Us Stupid?Majority answering Pew Research survey say “no” but vocal minority (21%) says “yes”.
Top ten Google settings you should know aboutLifehacker selection.
Introducing Google Maps Labs, [...]
Microsoft-Yahoo search deal approved
MarketWatch reports:
The U.S. Justice Department and the European Union have approved a deal in which Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. would combine their Web search operations, the companies said Thursday.
In a joint statement, the two companies said they expect to complete the transitioning of Yahoo’s search activities to Microsoft by the end of 2010, but [...]
Helping computers understand language
One of the things that sets humans apart from other animals is our unique ability with language. Even small children seem to have built-in abilities to understand fairly complex linguistic constructions. Understanding how to program computers to understand even the rudiments of a human language is a major problem. It is an area where Google [...]
Google vs. China
Ever since Google’s announcement about ending Chinese censorship on its search engine and about the hacking attempts on its database, the Internet has been awash in news and posts. Ars Technica has posted a summary of stories to help us all keep up with the ongoing saga.
Added later: A new story from John Markoff [...]
Google and China
Clearly, China is too important for any search company to ignore. Like other companies, Google has tried to develop a Chinese presence while balancing the Chinese government’s censorship. Google has been criticized for bowing to government censorship demands but now Google says it won’t censor and may leave China. The company has even posted an [...]
The “Deep Web”
Many Internet surfers are probably unaware that less than 1% of the Internet has been indexed by search engines. (No one knows the exact fraction.) This enormous, largely unknown mass of many terabytes of information is often called the “Deep Web” or the “Dark Web”. Some parts of it are indeed “dark” in that they [...]
