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Filed under: Utilities, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0 Maybe you’ve heard of Foursquare — that trendy mobile app that lets you and your friends check in when you go somewhere — but chances are you haven’t heard of FourWhere. It’s a search engine for location-based social networks, starting with Foursquare, but planning to expand to [...] Filed under: Fun, Internet, News, Google A special shout out to our tipster @RussHogg who told us the entire 137 year archive of Popular Science Magazine is now available for online free browsing. You can view the entire collection’s issues as they appeared at time of publication. It’s definitely fun to go back in time and [...] Filed under: Web services, Google, Search Oh my gosh, Google is full of stars! The popular icons that started as a way to mark messages in Gmail have spread into Google Reader and Google News, and now they’re finally shooting into Google’s search results! With Google offering the ability to mark your favorite sites and have [...] Filed under: Internet, Google, Search Over at Wired, there’s a fantastic, exclusive feature on The Google Algorithm. It’s quite easy to take for granted just how awesome the Google engine is. We know it works, but we don’t know how it works… except a few mythical bigwigs at Google, anyway. Now, I’m not about to tell [...] Filed under: Web services, Google, Search Google continues to get better at narrowing search results based on your location. First, they implemented the “near me now” search option for Google Mobile and Android, and now they’re bringing location-based results to the desktop. If you pop open the search options panel on Google.com, you can choose “nearby,” [...] Filed under: News, Google, Analysis, Search I’m not a fan of software patents, and I’m particularly not a fan of companies who use them as a business model. While the concept of patenting software makes sense, in practice it is a complete mess. I was therefore saddened to learn that Quintura, an otherwise interesting search startup, has [...] Filed under: Text, Adobe, Freeware, Web When I think about searching online, my first and often only thought is, “how can I do this with Google?” Well, Google’s great at search, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best tool in every situation. Consider searching for PDFs containing specific information; wouldn’t you like to see a nice [...] Filed under: Security, Search Since it’s introduction last week, people have been clamoring for more information on the iPad. Apple has released a video and has posted some basic specs and pricing, but more information has been hard to come by. Scammers have started to pick up on this and have been looking for ways to [...] Filed under: Business, Internet, Search Competitive? Run a website? Curious to see how your favorite sites rank? I have just the thing. WooRank is a new service that summarizes your entire website in one decidedly useful shot. Highlights include: Traffic estimation numbers using Google data, Alexa & Compete rankings Filed under: Internet, Search Yesterday Google launched a personalized search suggestions technology for Google Maps. These suggestions are based on your previous Google web history. Using previous web as well as location searches, Google Maps attempts to find results tailored to you. An example from the Google Earth and Maps blog: “…if you’ve looked at cafes [...] |
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