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Google, in a blog post said "millions and millions" of people around the world were searching Michael Jackson

Google News mistakes Jackson queries for attack

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.


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Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again

Technology / Internet

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search.


New Quantum Strategy Keeps Web Searches Private

Technology / Software

created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 2 feature

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 ...





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Researchers classify Web searches

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

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.


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Google tracking flu outbreaks in 16 more countries

Technology / Internet

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.


People walk past warning signs as they enter Melbourne's Austin Hospital in Australia

Google tool tracks flu in Australia, New Zealand

Technology / Internet

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Nov 13, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


DNA computation gets logical

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 5

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 ...


Syringes with influenza virus vaccine sitting on a tray

Google launches online flu shot finder

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.


Spotting the next great music superstar

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 28, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...



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