Google Squared

Google Squared was an information extraction and relationship extraction product from Google.[1] It was announced on May 12, 2009 in response to the launch of Wolfram Alpha and was launched on Google Labs on June 3, 2009.[2] As part of the phasing out of Google Labs, Google Squared was shut down on September 5, 2011.[3]

Squared was developed at Google's New York office.[4] It was the first significant effort by Google to understand information on the web and present it in new ways.[5]

Google Squared extracted structured data from across the web and presented its results in spreadsheet-like format.[6] Each search query returned a table of search results which has its own set of columns - common attributes that are associated with the topic of a search.[2] Nathania Johnson of Search Engine Watch described Squared as "quite possibly ... one of Google's significant achievements".[7]

Google Squared is also a misleading name used by an online digital marketing course that goes by several names, including 'We are Squared' and 'Squared Online'. Google Squared was, according to their website, launched and developed in partnership with Google and some other firms, though none of the partners listed on their website have been able to confirm in writing the authenticity of this 'partnership'.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dan Crow, "Google Squared: Web scale, open domain information extraction and presentation" PDF
  2. 1 2 Shields, Maggie (2009-05-13). "Google unveils 'smarter search'". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. ↑ McGee, Matt (2011-08-25). "Google Squared, News Timeline Get Added To Google’s Chopping Block". Search Engine Land. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ↑ Metz, Cade (2009-05-13). "Google crossbreeds search with spreadsheet". The Register. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  5. ↑ Helft, Miguel (2009-05-12). "Google Revs Up Some New Search Features". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  6. ↑ Beaumont, Claudine (2009-05-12). "Google launches new search capabilities". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Nathania (2009-05-12). "Google Launches Search Options, Previews 'Google Squared'". Search Engine Watch. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  8. ↑ http://www.wearesquared.com


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