Can A New Search Engine Outdo Google? : NPR Science Friday (The Googlization of Everything)

Talk of the Nation, May 15, 2009 · Is there anything Google can't do? The creators of Wolfram Alpha think so. The new search engine is slated for release this month. Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, explains how Wolfram Alpha works.

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Posted by Siva Vaidhyanathan, May 15, 2009 4:21 PM

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This blog, the result of a collaboration between myself and the Institute for the Future of the Book, is dedicated to exploring the process of writing a critical interpretation of the actions and intentions behind the cultural behemoth that is Google, Inc. The book will answer three key questions: What does the world look like through the lens of Google?; How is Google's ubiquity affecting the production and dissemination of knowledge?; and how has the corporation altered the rules and practices that govern other companies, institutions, and states? [more]

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