2009-05-13

Google Squared

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Google Announces Search Engine Changes

Web giant Google has unveiled changes to its search engine to let users to "dig deeper" into results.

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The developments include automatic tables of information on a subject, arrange results by date and genre, and a GPS phone app for naming stars in the sky.

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One of the next frontiers of search is taking all of the unstructured data spread helter-skelter across the Web and treat it like it is sitting in a nice, structured database. It is easier to get answers out of a database where everything is neatly labeled, stamped, and categorized.
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Screenshots of Google Squared

The Google Squared homepage, complete with a Labs icon, offers a search box and a “Square it” button. Suggested searches include “roller coasters”, “strollers”, and “hotels in Paris”.
The search result page for the query “small dogs”.
A detail of above screenshot showing different types of small dogs.
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Sources:
  1. Google Search Engine Changes Unveiled: Sky Map, Options And Rich Snippets Announced At Searchology | Technology | Sky News
  2. What Is Google Squared? It Is How Google Will Crush Wolfram Alpha (Exclusive Video)
  3. Screenshots of Google Squared
  4. YouTube - Google Squared
Related:
  1. Google crossbreeds search with spreadsheet • The Register
  2. At Searchology, Google unveils new search features - Los Angeles Times
  3. Google refines search options - Times Online
  4. Google Searchology 2009: Search Options, Google Squared, Rich Snippets
  5. Will Google Squared make GOOG a better research tool? | Education IT | ZDNet.com
  6. Live From Google: Searchology