It seems like every time someone writes a new article showing how Google isn’t just a search engine anymore, they add a new feature. So what is Google trying to do by including all this information?
Apparently making sure they have a hit for any search you might do….
USATODAY.com – Google units include social networking, photos, maps: “Putting more information into its mammoth index was the impetus for Google’s recent groundbreaking deal to digitize five huge library collections, including the New York Public Library, Stanford and Oxford. Many of the books should be scanned and available for reading online by early next year.
But Google’s expansion plans go way beyond dusting off old books and making them available to the masses. In the past few months, Google has added several offerings that seemingly have nothing to do with search”
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