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Jan. 28, 2008 at 2:51pm by Barry Schwartz
Google Experimental Search Adds Info View & Map View
The Google Blog announced they have added some new features to Google Experimental search. Google has added map view and a new info view that allows you to show different results on the page. Let me take you through each new view....
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Nov. 29, 2007 at 9:25am by Barry Schwartz
Google Like/Don't Like: Move Results Up, Hide Them Or Suggest Your Own
Google has rolled out a new experimental feature that allows anyone to alter search results in the way they like. You can move good results higher, hide ones you think are bad and suggest your own....
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Oct. 15, 2007 at 8:48am by Barry Schwartz
GOOG-411 Is Out Of Beta
The Google Blog announced that GOOG-411, Google's voice enabled search service, is now out of beta. To use GOOG-411 just dial 1-800-466-4411 (aka 800-GOOG-411) and listen to the voice prompts. As part of a promotion for GOOG-411 leaving beta, Google said they will unveil which Googler is the voice behind...
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Jul. 17, 2007 at 4:08pm by Greg Sterling
Google's Research Director Peter Norvig On 'The Future Of Search'
MIT's Technology Review published an interview with Google Director of Research Peter Norvig that explores his (and presumably Google's) thinking about problems in search and "next-generation" search functionality that Google is working on. There's nothing strikingly new in the interview but it's an interesting overview and window into some of...
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May. 16, 2007 at 2:53pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Experimental: Opt-In To Google User Interface Experiments
Google is constantly testing new user interface layouts that are presented to a randomly selected group of searchers. Each experiment sparks off a round of screenshots and sometimes hacks on how others can try out what's new. Now Google is making it easy for those who want to live their...
