The Present and Future of Cloud Computing
One of the hottest buzz-words in tech communities today is “cloud computing.” When someone unfamiliar with the term hears that, there's a plethora of images that could be invoked. Certainly, the term sounds like something from a sci-fi novel from the 1990's. In fact, the idea has been around for a long time under different names or with no name at all. The general concept behind cloud computing is that you can remotely access computing resources (disk space, processing power, applications, etc) via a web browser.
Will Google Become Next Social Networking Giant?
It was a matter of time before Google threw their hat into the social networking ring. Whether it will rival Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace is yet to be seen, though.
Usually, their projects follow two paths: either they are a fantastic success or they go as silently as they came. Google Profiles has been around for a little while, but it hasn't been advertised anywhere as much as it has been lately.
Better Search Part 2: Semantic Search
Semantics is the study of the meaning of words. There are multiple connotations, denotations, and usages for thousands of words, and they could have multiple meanings based on their context and the placement in the sentence. With the currently popular style of web indexing, semantics poses a difficult issue when categorizing a web site. A search for “horror” is going to pull up websites with the word in the text, but a user could be searching for something more specific, such as the literary or film genre, quotes containing the word “horror”, or many other things.
Better Search Part 1: Exploring Deep Web with DeepDyve
In terms of market share for search engines, Google is, without question, the king. Its use is so wide-spread that “to Google” has become synonymous with “to search the Internet” in the popular English lexicon. However, despite its wide use and overall excellence, it is not the well-spring of all information as some believe it to be.
Google: Sherman Is Looming over the Horizon
Almost everyone in the civilized world knows the name Google. What started as a simple internet search engine with new site rating algorithms in 1998 is now a powerhouse with so many facets; it barely resembles the original site which was incorporated in the garage of a friend of creators Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
There is a question on the minds of many though.
