Google has released its annual “Zeitgeist” list of the most popular search terms of the year, and the video game results may surprise you. Or maybe not. Either way, it’s fascinating stuff. Read more »
Google’s Top Game Searches of 2011
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“Like” Facebook? You’ll “+1″ Google
For ages, it’s been rumored that Google was planning a social network to rival Facebook, since Facebook has radically changed the way so many of us use the web. Google has finally unveiled its next big thing, but it’s not a social network at all. It’s more of a “social search” function built into its popular search engine results. “Google +1” is a direct competitor to Facebook’s ever-present “Like” button, and you can try it out right now. It hasn’t been implemented for all users yet, but if you opt in to Google +1, you can mark the websites you like best. When one of your Google friends or Read more »
Use iTunes? Try iTunes Instant
I despise searching in iTunes. Don’t get me wrong — I’m a major Applehead. But iTunes’ search is one area where Steve seriously dropped the ball. It’s painfully slow and ridiculously disorganized, a failure in every way. One user decided he had enough, so he created iTunes Instant, an easy, browser-based search engine for iTunes. Not sure how he managed it, especially since Apple’s not known for being fond of other people meddling in their source code. Regardless, iTunes Instant works a lot like Google’s new instant search feature, pulling up results while you’re typing. No wait, no muss, no fuss. Here’s the kicker: iTunes Instant was created by Stephen Read more »
Google got bored of real R&D and added fade-in effect to search
Notice anything different about the Google search front page today? You should, because Google wants you to notice. They’ve added some fancy fading in of everything but the search box and logo, so that header and footer menu items only appear if you move your mouse while on the home page. Fancy, huh? I know Google’s a pretty big company but I wonder how much R&D time was taken from other projects to sort this little gem out. Is Google running out of ideas? I love this section of today’s announcement, which sums up the numerous variations they tried out on test groups: …the variant of the homepage we are Read more »
Google's suggestions close to the truth?
Mundo Geek has taken a screenshot of a very common sight — the Google recommendation box that pops up when you start searching for something. Yeah it’s a silly game, but quite fun. Taking it further, here are some more that are worth taking a look at: Geeks are… Nerds are… Read more »
LeapFish Launches Click-Free Search Engine Interface
LeapFish, a multi-dimensional search engine that combines the best of the web in a single search, recently announced the release of its new click-free search interface that delivers search results as you type. The brand new search engine that captures not just relevancy but also the variety of the web, now offers one of the world’s fastest search services with instantaneous results as each character of a search term is entered. LeapFish is an all-in-one time saver that eliminates clicks and keystrokes coupled with a nimble search application that allows you to modify search characters and get instantaneous results on-the-fly. LeapFish pushes search to 2.0 and states “out with the Read more »
