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Tag Archives: Google
Gmail Contacts finally becomes useful
If you’re a Gmail user like me, 2008 seemed like a lost year. Google did give us the Google Labs features, many of which were nice tweaks, but there wasn’t a significant improvement to the core application. 2009, as you … Continue reading
Posted in Google, office2.0, web2.0
Tagged Contact manager, Gmail, Google, Google Contacts, Google Labs, iPhone, Rolodex, Searching
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Tim O'Reilly discusses web 2.0 and cloud computing
Image via Wikipedia Over the last few months I’ve been asked, a lot, by some smart folks on how web 2.0 and cloud computing are defined, and what their impact will be on technology as a whole. Since both terms … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing, web2.0
Tagged Amazon, Cloud Computing, cloud+computing, Computing, Google, IBM, Larry Ellison, Microsoft, Oracle, Web 2.0, web2.0
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Google Insights is one sweet analytics tool
Image by Tamar Weinberg via Flickr A couple of days ago, Google rolled out a new service called Google Insights for Search. The basic premise is that you can enter a search term, and Google will report back all kinds … Continue reading
Posted in Google, web2.0
Tagged AdWords, Analytics, Google, Google Insights, Search, Trending
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The Powerset acquisition and what it means for Microsoft's enterprise software business
Since the rumor about Microsoft’s $100M acquisition broke last week (now no longer a rumor, but a fact), I’ve had several people ask me on my take of where Microsoft is headed with this new tool in its search toolbox. … Continue reading
Posted in Feature, web2.0
Tagged Don Dodge, Intelligent Search, Knowledge Management, Knowledge+Management, Natural Language Processing, NLP, Powerset, Microsoft, Google
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Udi Manber explains Google Search Quality
Image by dfarber via Flickr Last month I pointed to an article at Popular Mechanics in which Udi Manber talked about Google’s approach to search integrity. Manber just followed up with a post on the official Google blog regarding the … Continue reading
