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Google's 'Caffeine' Search Index Promises a Fresher Web

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, ...

Google Not Sure About You Having Black Friends

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 ...

Google Auto-Match Yields Some Curious Alphabetical Results

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 ...

Woman Reunites With Birth Family After Simple Google Search

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 ...