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Researchers classify Web searches
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Although millions of people use Web search engines, researchers show that – by using relatively simple methods – most queries submitted can be classified into one of three categories.
Google tracking flu outbreaks in 16 more countries
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Google on Thursday expanded a flu-tracking tool to include 16 more countries, analyzing local patterns in search queries to determine the spread of the influenza.
Google tool tracks flu in Australia, New Zealand
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Google on Wednesday expanded "Google Flu Trends," its online tool for tracking influenza outbreaks, to Australia and New Zealand.
New operations research paper tackles problems facing confidential databases
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 13, 2007 |
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As database managers for websites like the New Zealand census bureau have begun releasing a wide variety of information online, new operations research techniques are helping to balance the public’s right to know with the ...
New Quantum Strategy Keeps Web Searches Private
Jun 27, 2008 |
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When an Internet user types a word or phrase into a search engine, the Web server has the ability to find out that inquiry. As more people and businesses are becoming concerned about privacy, researchers are developing new ...
DNA computation gets logical
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Biomolecular computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, only exist today in a few specialized labs, remote from the regular computer user. Nonetheless, Tom Ran and Shai Kaplan, research students in the lab of ...
Google launches online flu shot finder
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.
Google News mistakes Jackson queries for attack
Jun 27, 2009 |
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A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of Web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the Internet giant said on Friday.
Spotting the next great music superstar
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 08, 2008 |
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For every rock star who hits it big, there are thousands of artists who never make it out of their own back yards. Before Madonna was "Madonna," she was a local success in New York clubs. Until Britney Spears became a global ...
Branding matters -- even when searching
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Web searchers who evaluated identical search-engine results overwhelmingly favored Yahoo! and Google, providing evidence that branding matters as much on the Internet as off, according to a Penn State study.
Researchers predict click-through behavior in Web searches
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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In the world of search engines, clicks mean cash, and in a sluggish economy, companies can benefit by maximizing click-throughs to their Web sites from search engines.
Rice University software helps ID terrorists carrying out attacks
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Rice University researchers have created a sophisticated new computer program that rapidly scans large databases of news reports to determine which terrorists groups might be responsible for new attacks. During the Thanksgiving ...
Google digs deeper into Internet search results
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
After Bing's first month, Microsoft still No. 3
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s redesigned search site has attracted more Web surfers without doing much for the software maker's market share in its first month.
Study: Behavior of Online Reviewers Affects Their Credibility
Sep 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers increasingly rely on recommendations in online forums, such as Amazon.com and Angieslist.com, when deciding which products and services to buy. But, in most cases, they've never met the posters ...
