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Articles and tips about Google from Susan Herzog, Information Literacy Librarian @ Eastern Connecticut State University

Google and Yahoo Are Extending Search Ability to TV Programs

By SAUL HANSELL
New York Times
January 25, 2005

"Google and Yahoo are introducing services that will let users search through television programs based on words spoken on the air. The services will look for keywords in the closed captioning information that is encoded in many programs, mainly as an aid to deaf viewers."

posted by Susan @ 12:33 PM  

What Happened to Google's Ten-Word Query Limit?

ResearchBuzz
January 19, 2005

"Google now has a 32-word limit.... It looks like Google News may continue to have a limit. You can type in more than ten query words, and Google will not give you an error message, it just won't count the extra words."

posted by Susan @ 5:51 PM  

Firefox, Google and Web Search

By Chris Sherman, Associate Editor, SearchEngineWatch

"Mozilla Firefox has Google, Yahoo and other search tools baked in, but they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to search capabilities available with this innovative new web browser that launched its first official version today."

posted by Susan @ 5:19 PM  

Microsoft Blogger Scoble Sticks With Google -- Though MSN Deserves A Break

"He might work for Microsoft, but blogvangelist Robert Scoble says he's sticking with Google over his company's own search engine for now. Two reasons -- too many ads above the fold and disappointment with the results of a search on 'microsoft blog.' See his Just a little search comparison entry for more."

posted by Susan @ 2:17 PM  

Working With Google Scholar -- And More Approved Cloaking

"Leigh Dodds provides a great rundown in his Google Scholar piece about one aggregator's experience in getting content prepared for entry into the new Google Scholar service." SearchEngineWatch

posted by Susan @ 2:09 PM