Tag: Search
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More proof that the desktop doesn’t really matter
I found this on my travels through RSS land this morning – it seems that MS, once the company that the US government was trying very hard to attack, is now being defended from prosecution. I don’t know if this is another bit of conspiracy for/against Bush, but that not withstanding, it does seem that…
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Google Effect
One of the things that edtech people often hear coming from keynotes is that Google is a great saviour for the inquiring minds of our students. Students are now able to ask a wide range of questions and get results (that still have to be filtered mind you) that they can use almost right away.…
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Why do the babies get all the attention?
A few days ago I was wondering why my Paradise Pier picture did so much better than my Minnie Mouse picture. As it turns out, it’s likely as much to do with the picture itself, it’s also about how Flickr evaluates images. Apparently in true social networking fashion, it’s all about how connected you are…
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FedExNet and Google
This is an interesting development for Google. According to Wired, Google will start to store massive amounts of research data and shortly, will start shuttling this data around the planet via courier. So for those supper massive terabyte downloads that some researchers are needing, this is certainly an interesting development.
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Another Search – Youanimous
There is yet another “mashup” style engine out there, Youanimous. It’s a meta engine that is actually pretty quick and should allow for voting on returns soon. I don’t know if I like the last part as it would make it easy to elevate bad results, but as it sits now, it is useful to…