Tag: GOOGLESEARCH

Share Zachary Garcia and Zachery Garcia may have homonymous names, but, as you'd imagine, they're actually very different people. The former is a University of Florida student who works at a sandwich shop. The latter is a teenager accused of murder. Investigators in Polk Country, Florida, however, failed to pick up on the subtle difference in spelling between the two names -- a mistake that came ...

Share Update: Well that was short lived. Google users took to Twitter (and blogs and forums) to complain about the background being turned on by default, and switched back to the original Google search style about 12 hours ahead of schedule. Google's VP for Search Products & User Experience, Marissa Mayer, made the announcement via Twitter, and we've got to give the company credit for ...

Share When most of us search for something on Google, we like to think that we're standing at the edge of the entire Web. In reality, though, Google only exposes us to the slice of the Internet that it processes and files in its library. Because it takes time for the search engine to build its library, it can be difficult for users to get a snapshot of the Net in real time. But apparently, ...

After briefly testing and demonstrating alterations to both its logo and its search results, Google fully implemented a new system last week. When entities and companies alter any aspect of their established brand, though, consistent and devoted users frequently mourn, and sometimes revolt against, the new looks and interfaces. For those who considered the old, succinct Google to be perfectly ...

Simplicity and navigability reign supreme on Google, but the site has recently introduced a new format to select users. Google is now incrementally implementing those changes to its search results page, and the New York Times grabbed some screen shots of the updated system. While the new scheme may initially appear needlessly confusing and busy, the upgrades definitely include a few awesome, ...

Share Some people might have noticed something strange the other day as they watched that Google ad during the Super Bowl. When the invisible protagonist searches for "making friends," Google makes a number of suggestions: "making friends in college," "making friends in a new city," "making friends adults," and "making friends paper dolls." While we are concerned about the people searching for ...

The Google auto-match search function, which materializes in that drop-down menu of guessed terms, offers an assortment of recognizable, prominent, and currently in-demand topics. When only one letter is entered into the search bar, a list of 10 names appears (typically businesses), but only one can claim the coveted top spot. The New York Times recently performed 26 laborious steps of ...

A surreptitious message about possible search engine upgrades appeared on the Google Blog back in August, and the rumored changes, which have officially been dubbed 'Caffeine,' seem ready to launch at any time. Google originally stated that its "next-generation architecture" would incorporate "under the hood" modifications, expanding search parameters while maximizing both indexing speed and ...

Ebony Keck was given up for adoption when she was two-years-old, and has wondered about the family from which she was separated ever since. Almost 20 years later, the young Pennsylvania woman is set to reunite with her birth family, all because of a simple, instant Web search. Keck currently lives with a friend's grandmother, and one day, because she was "just bored," she decided to google ...