Archive for the ‘Search Engines’ Category
Google is in the news…again.
In a recent issue of BusinessWeek there is another article about Google.
The article discusses the challenges currently faced by the search engine. The executives and engineers at Google are not relaxing and have their work ahead of them if they are going to maintain their significant share of the search engine market. Several competitors have made recent improvements to their services which could cut into the market share of Google. Bing, facebook, twitter and aardvark to name a few are developing strategies to compete with the search giant from Mountain View, California.
One of the many tools that Google has developed, and hope will keep users coming back to the site, is Google Squared.
According to Google, Google Squared is a search tool that helps you quickly build a collection of facts from the Web, for any topic you specify.
If you are curious about which roller coasters are the fastest, tallest, and longest in the world just type roller coasters into the search box and click Square it to see your results. The results are displayed in a series of rows and columns….or *squares*.
Try it….some example searches include…
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