Tag Archives: Google Search
Google Real Time Search Now Has its Own Page
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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Google has announced that they are giving real time search its own spotlight with a web address specifically for the purpose of instant results that are trending across the web. You can visit the site directly right here.
Social searching is much different than looking for web sites with information. That’s why there is some sense in giving real time its own page. Some feel that real time could be a bit of an annoyance; Google has tested this thoroughly and probably came to the same realization.
Could real time search work as a part the Google homepage? Maybe someday, but the feature is too different for the time being to be implemented when you are trying to Google something up. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Google Me social network will heavily implement real time search to make it viable. It could certainly give it some competitive advantage over Facebook.
Google Live Search Results: Because I Cannot Wait
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
I’ll be needing those search results right meow.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 8/4/10
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
“People Aren’t Ready for the Technology Revolution”, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently, and he might be right.
If you have wanted to get your hands on a direct download of Jolicloud 1.0, now is your chance.
China has blocked Google’s Q&A service, which is hosted on Hong Kong servers.
Every once in a while you hear about an upstart trying to challenge Google in search, and here is another one.
eWeek’s Clint Boulton says Google Editions has no chance against Amazon’s Kindle platform.
No More Google Search in China
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
ReadWriteWeb is reporting that the Google Search function in mainland China is no longer working, and a quick look at Google’s China availability page is showing the same thing.
It looks as if there have been problems for some Google services in China for weeks; it’s amazing that users would even be trying to use some of these features after a solid week at this point.
This really brings to question how Google is going to go forward with its China strategy. They might as well expect intermittent usage of their services going forward, but from a business perspective that’s really hard to gauge numbers on.
One thing is for certain: Android and Chrome OS popularity is high in China. Google Analytics shows me that China is one of the top ten countries that visit this site.
Content Farming: Bad For Cloud Computing
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
I’ve been reading recently a surge of reports about “content farming” – an insistent creation of cheap and quick content in order to drive traffic and gain revenue from Google’s ad programs. For that end, the content itself lacks a certain degree of quality as the writers are not required to have any knowledge of a subject that they are writing about.
Its purpose is to fill a known informational gap and thus reap profit from content that does not exist about a certain niche. I’d never really put much thought into what companies like Demand Studios and AOL really do. I mean, they have names that appear to some degree respectable.
But in an age where the average college student trusts whatever top query result that comes from a search engine, it’s very real the information that comes from content farms is going to really start plugging up the web. Demand Studios, which has received hundreds of millions in funding, is capable of pouring almost four thousand articles a day onto the web, and using hundreds of social media accounts to promote this content.
You’ve seen this type of content before, although you may not have realized it. It was likely a search result from a generic-looking site with an answer that is never complete enough. You know what I’m talking about.
This is not good for search engines, particularly Google themselves. While users of Android are on the rise, a cloud computing operating system like Chrome OS could reap more benefits from search results. This is based on the notion that people will use a device like that entirely on the web in full-screen mode. One problem, however, is the increased amount of information on the internet coming from more dubious sources because of content farming.
Why Aren’t All Google Apps Made Equally Secure?
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Google is proudly letting everyone know in an Enterprise Blog post today that their Apps product is the first set of cloud applications to be certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), a requirement needed in order for government entities to securely use data that is stored in the cloud.
I think it’s a great idea, I wonder why all Google Apps are not made equal to this type of standard. I’m sure that to protect its own proprietary data that the internal operations within Google are running under the auspices of FISMA, why can’t everyone else as well?
I’m concerned about my privacy in the cloud, but there continues to be nothing I can do about it. The United States government, on the other hand, demanded that Google provide proper data security for its business applications. If Google was not going to be providing it, then the government simply was not going to use it. Interestingly, I’m sure that those with high security clearances were using Google Search prior to this point, a service that may have even more security implications for secure data.
Everything is going to be in the cloud whether we like it or not. Witness email, Skype conversations and other web-based services. There truly are benefits to this, but having some sort of standard compliance for all users, and not just for the federal government, could go far in protecting our private information.
Review: PageRank – Link Extend Extension
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
I have searched for some time to find an extension that would give me PageRank information, and the reality is that there are many out there that do not fulfill expectations. The best one I’ve been able to find is the PageRank – Link Extend extension by Linkular.
When you go to a site, such as YouTube, you’ll get a number for its PageRank ranking from the extension icon.
Clicking on the icon when you are at a subpage will give you information about the site. You’ll get page ranking, site ranking and subdomain information as well.
What’s even more useful is that when you perform a search, you can easily see next to each result what the PageRank is.
PageRank is a way to rate linking on sites and is thus an important element of the web. When you have your own site, you become more aware of it, and this tool has been by far the best one out of the many extensions out there that supposedly do this. It does its job, and stays in the background, perfect functionality for an extension.
Google Buys Metaweb, Aims to Reduce Web Complexities
Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
It was announced earlier this week that Google has acquired Metaweb for an undisclosed sum in order to help it boost the Search product. Instead of just tagging everything with a keyword, Metaweb uses “Entities” in order to group a particular person, place or thing – namely because there can be many ways for people to describe it.
Despite the fact that Google offers the best search engine available, when it comes to difficult queries there still is a lot to be desired. Fortunately, the company is working to solve this issue, and the fact that Metaweb has already been able to bring together information on over twelve million topics is good news.
It’s also possible, however, that search results will become more commoditized than ever before. What do I mean by this? Instead of offering people search results based on websites with PageRank, we are seeing more often the first result come directly onto the page in an unlinked form. Sometimes the sources for these results are not necessarily from the top ranking sites.
While this may be helpful, and there is a Feedback link for these types of results, the reality is that Google’s role is to provide a platform for information, not spit out answers. Although Metaweb may be able to help Search find better answers, those results may increasingly come from sources decided by other means than allowing users to choose a site. Going back to the old method of results would help to further lessen the difficulties of an already complex web.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 7/14/10
Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Linux will dominate mobile devices by 2015, owning a 62% share of the market according to a report by ABI Research.
In a bid to fix user input issues with ever-smaller computing devices, MIT researchers are working on an invisible mouse.
Mozilla may be working on an open App Store that works across all devices, but will anyone actually use it?
Ten percent of all Google Search queries are now from mobile devices.
eWeek’s Clint Boulton says that Google is for pandas and Facebook is for lobsters, although the two aren’t mutually exclusive.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 7/13/10
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Google still has a Map problem even though they been able have Search continue to run inside mainland China.
Web photo editor Picinik is now a part of Google’s Picasa photo gallery service, most likely leading to Chrome OS integration.
Google Fiber Communities now has its own website; is there gigabit networks coming soon for some lucky locales?
ZDNet is reporting that human raters play a role in a site’s PageRank along with its algorithm.
Conde Nast’s Mike Haney would like you to know that the Jolicloud cloud operating system is readily available.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 6/1/10
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Greg Farnum. 0 Comments
Computerworld asks, has the Microsoft-backed Bing search engine actually aided Google?
Chrome adds Opera-like Trash Can extension for better tab reopening.
Will Google really become more secure by moving away from Windows?
House Judiciary Committee to look at Google and Facebook privacy practices says Huffington Post.
thechromesource Daily: Links for 5/23/10
Posted on 23. May, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
In response to the Chrome Web App Store, Mozilla has announced on its blog an initiative for an Open Web App Store.
Here is the FTC’s official statement on their decision to let the Google-AdMob deal go ahead.
GNU founder and open source maven Richard Stallman talks to Mashable about how open Google really is these days.
PCWorld looks at how Google’s search engine results have helped hackers get their software on unsuspecting users’ computers.
Amazon has been quietly successful in the cloud computing market, but should they now be concerned about Google?
