Archive for March 25th, 2009

Google improves search with semantic technology (PC Advisor)

Search engine now recognizes associated phrases Google has improved its search engine by using semantic technology, which it claims will search engine to identify associations and concepts related to a query, improving the list of related search terms.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Google’s billionaire execs pocket $1 salaries (Independent)

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin maintained their traditional salaries of US$1 last year even as the value of their combined stakes in the internet search leader plunged by nearly $26 billion.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Google takedowns flawed, analysis shows (The Register)

A third of requests may be bobbins Academics have analysed the requests received by Google for copyrighted material to be removed from the internet and found that almost a third of requests may be unwarranted and over half of link removal demands came from competitor companies.…

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Google tweaks search engine results reporting (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google is adding two new features to its main search engine in an attempt to improve the ease of searching.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

All News… Google set to expose street life in Kent (The Kent Messenger)

Coming to a street near you – internet giant Google is mapping parts of Kent for its controversial Street View service. Google’s black car fitted with a 360 degree camera on the roof was seen on the Thanet Way at Herne Bay by Judy Dawe, who runs her own internet company called Hawkeye.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009