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May 13, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:01 AM/EST

How Google Squared Is Used to Jazz Up Google Search

Google May 12 said it is incorporating its Google Squared search utility into its refreshed search engine to help users find relevant facts and conduct research of related topics.

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March 18, 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:58 PM/EST

Google Calendar Labs Gets Smart Rescheduler

Google has used its search ranking algorithms to create a Smart Rescheduler, a gadget for Google Calendar that helps busy users track and reschedule meetings and appointments.

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February 14, 2010

Sunday, February 14, 2010 1:00 AM/EST

Google Maps Labs Looks to Test New Zoom, Aerial Views

The new Google Maps Labs includes experiments devoted to building new and sometimes funky features. This new testbed lets users access Google Maps in different views and modalities. Try out Google Maps Labs features and let me know what you think.

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November 17, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:19 AM/EST

Google Image Swirl Renders Results Like Google Wonder Wheel

Google Nov. 17 launched Google Image Swirl from Google Labs, sets of animated image clusters that borrow from the graphical representation of Google's Wonder Wheel view of related search results. Google Image Swirl renders similar images in stacks on a Web page, not unlike the concept of a set of photos in a user's hand.

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September 15, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:57 AM/EST

Google Fast Flip: Swayze Death Story Paired with Cancer Ad

I'm providing a first run-through of the experimental service, which lets news readers surf through news publications online with startling speed. I wonder if Fast Flip will make Google users feel like they are doing research for a term paper, rather than just casually perusing the news the way we would with a morning newspaper.

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January 5, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009 10:22 AM/EST

Google Timeline Views: Perhaps Not So Experimental Anymore

Searches for "book of revelation," "Thomas Jefferson" and "Albert Einstein" produce timeline views on Google, showing up as bar graphs that let you narrow down the years for your search. Users can see a historical overview of the results by browsing an automatically generated timeline.

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