I suppose that the measure of any new feature on a website is how frequently it gets used and actually improves a user’s experience. If that’s the case, the “Show Options” feature that Google is the best they’ve unveiled in years. It allows you to drill down your results by time, type, and [...]
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Google Me
No, seriously, Google me. I finally, finally, rank #1 for “Adam McFarland”:
Take that Adam-McFarland.com!
Only took me like 3 years of actively maintaining a blog while that site hasn’t changed since about 1998…
Google Chrome Initial Thoughts – WOW
When I woke up today and combed through my morning email I was shocked to see that yesterday Google announced that they would be releasing a browser today. Usually these things leak out sooner, but I hadn’t heard anything other than the same type of vague rumors that you hear about a gPhone or gOS.
Google Chrome, [...]
Cuil is Horrible and Will Never Challenge Google
To the Cuil Management Team:
Earlier this week it was brought to my attention that you launched your new search engine. With an index of some 120 billion web pages, you claim to be the largest and most relevant search engine around. So I just took a spin over and executed a few queries. And I [...]
Quick Music Alerts Update
I’ve decided to hold off on promoting Music Alerts for a while for a few reasons. Primarily because I’m in the middle of ramping back up our client services after the launch of DI and I’m swamped, but also because I wanted to give it some time to be tested in the field. [...]
My Thoughts on MyLiveSearch
Remember MyLiveSearch, the company that Google supposedly has had their eye on since its inception? They’ve taken a lot of crap the past few months for delaying launch and for garnering a ton of hype without anyone actually seeing what they’re working on. They promised “real-time indexing” of the web as you search. Naturally with [...]
