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Google Squared gives all the wrong answers
Generally people search to find the right answers or to deepen their knowledge on a subject. Not on Google Squared.
People using the new search tool should be prepared to be misinformed. Google should be prepared for a few complaints.
Google Squared was launched on Thursday with the product's manager, Alex Komoroske, admitting the technology "is by no means perfect", which some testing the tool would say is an understatement. So far the technology looks like it will cause users more trouble than its worth.
Google Squared is designed to allow users to research a subject without visiting many different web sites. Search results are delivered in a table, which users can then compare side by side.
However, so far the tool has pronounced both Prince William and Prince Charles dead.
A search for 'UK national papers' lists the Guardian as a tabloid while the Times maintains its status as a broadsheet. The Express is apparently a mix of student books, audio tapes and CDs. The Metro is a movie.
A search for 'Social Network' lists the MySpace owner as Facebook Will Win for Now while Facebook is owned by mario. Luckily Google knows that it owns YouTube and the tool correctly lists Flickr as Yahoo's.
A search for Good Camera Phones prices the Motorola Razr V3 at a bargain price of $3.45.
I saw your page at http://labs.v3.co.uk/2009/06/google-squared.html and wanted to let you know about two free sites for patent research, http://www.sumobrain.com and http://www.freepatentsonline.com
These sites offer free patent searching with more data and more features than any other free site, including free PDF downloading, annotating documents, organizing research into folders, sharing documents with other users, and alerts for new documents of interest.
A link to let your users know about the site would be great!
Posted by :james | October 30, 2009 10:33 AM
Google Squared appears to be similar to my patent application:
Frankly, I am getting a Déjà vu effect while going through the “Google Squared” application because it appears to be very similar in function to my United States patent application which was filed on April 12, 2007 and as publicly disclosed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 16, 2008, when the patent application was published.
My patent application is titled as “Method And System For Research Using Computer Based Simultaneous Comparison And Contrasting Of A Multiplicity Of Subjects Having Specific Attributes Within Specific Contexts” bearing Document Number “20080256023” and Inventor name “Nair Satheesh” which may be viewed at http://patft.uspto.gov/ upon Patent Applications: Quick Search.
Google Squared appears to be using at least some if not many of the same methods and systems as set forth by me more than two years ago in my patent application. In fact there are many more methods and systems disclosed in my patent application which I believe will help resolve certain inaccuracies found in current Google Squared application.
I have issued legal notices to Google through my Patent Attorney in the US but Google has not responded yet to any of my notices.
Posted by :Nair Satheesh | August 20, 2009 6:17 PM
It's cool that they're developing this technology, but, so far, not so good...
Posted by :Wow gold | July 3, 2009 2:50 AM
This sounds like Google's answer to Wolfram Alpha, but, from the reviews I've read, it's not quite ready for prime time. But, to be fair, I wasn't all that impressed with Wolfram Alpha either--it didn't have answers for most of the questions I wanted to ask. It's cool that they're developing this technology, but, so far, not so good...
Posted by :empirestatebuddy | June 6, 2009 3:29 PM
Motorola Razr V3 $3.45 *Low confidence*. These prizes are starting bids.
Squared is still learning. Teach it!
Posted by :Motorola | June 6, 2009 10:58 AM