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SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 17, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 10 Key Takeaways From Meet The Search Engines @ SMX West Another SMX is in the books! This show definitely had one of the most engaged attendee groups I have ever […]
Study: Researchers Blame Google Flu Trends Inaccuracies On Ongoing Algorithm Updates
Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston claim the regular overestimation of flu cases by Google Flu Trends can be blamed on Google’s ever-evolving algorithms and the inaccurate analysis of big data. Google Flu Trends often has been cited for incorrectly projecting the number of flu cases. In 2010, a University of Washington study claimed Google […]
Five Years Later, Ex-Farecast Founder Asks “What Is Bing Doing?”
Oren Etzioni, the founder of Farecast who sold it to Microsoft in 2008, says he’s “disappointed” with Bing’s development and “expected more” from Microsoft’s search engine. As Geekwire reports, Etzioni made his comments to an audience last night at a Startup Grind event in Seattle. “What is Bing doing, period? So many smart people, so […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 4, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Android Now 40 Percent Of Smartphone Market According to the latest comScore data, Android handsets now constitute 40 percent of the US smartphone market. Number two Apple gained modestly, and […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 18, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yes, People Do Say “Bing It” — Barely It was around 2001 when I first really noticed the transition from people talking about “searching” for something to “Googling” information. As Google’s […]
Google Flu Trends Is Under The Weather, Study Says
Google can do a lot of things, but a new study says it can’t estimate flu activity across the United States with a high degree of accuracy. A University of Washington study says Google Flu Trends is about 25% less accurate at estimating flu rates in the U.S. than the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) […]
Bing’s Stefan Weitz: Rethinking The Search Experience
Way back when, in the dying weeks of 2009, I asked the question, “Where does search go from here?” It seems that everyone agrees we’ve barely scratched the potential that is web search, but what might that scratch reveal? What will our searching look like in two years? In five years, or even in ten […]
An Insider’s View Of Google Universal Search
Google’s Universal Search was definitely a buzz generator at Search Engine Strategies in San Jose. Universal was tagged as probably the most significant development in search this year, and its effects are just starting to be felt throughout the industry, by both searchers and search marketers alike. It’s particularly timely that this week’s guest columnist […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Feb. 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Teaches Programming Class At University Of Washington
Google class debuts at the UW via the SeattlePI reports that Google is holding a class at the University Of Washington to teach a unique style of programming. Google software engineer Chistophe Bisciglia dreamt up the idea to spend 10% of his Google time teaching a class on “creating programming prodigies and revamping the way […]