Tag: search
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Android apps open up to web search
One of the main reasons I rarely recommend a mobile app for a council service is that any information contained within the app is only available within the app – it can’t be found by google or other search engines. But that’s changing, with apps built for android 4.4 including app indexing which will allow…
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There are no “regular results” on Google anymore.
Google search results are always customised to some extent, a study by competing search engine ducksuckgo has reported. The study involved 131 volunteers conducting the same search from around the US and other countries and sending screenshots of their results. The users, who weren’t signed into Google, did Google searches for the three chosen politically-themed terms — “abortion,” “gun…
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Did you mean “how kmy next bill chang?”
Have you ever searched for something on the O2 website? I have. I tried searching for “how my next bill will change”. The website helpfully suggested I may have meant to search for something else:No, I did not mean “how kmy next bill chang?”. The rest of the results weren’t helpful either:
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Can you freeze cheese? And other important questions.
The people at Mashable have been busy. Busy seeing what google is really used for. They ask the important questions of “When will…” “Why is my g…” “Can I have a…” “Is it impossible to l…”, Why do…” “Can you…” “Where do…” “How does…” “Can Jes…” “Can go…” and let google answer them. Top 10 Funniest…