6 posts and columns on Google Zeitgeist

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Google’s Top Searches Have a Strong Apple Flavor

in News on December 15, 2011 at 1:40 pm PT

Google’s annual Zeitgeist roundup of the year’s fastest-rising queries once again reflected the world’s fascination with celebrities and tragedies (or in the case of 2011’s No. 1, Rebecca Black, a combination of the two). But the real winner was anything to do with Apple — among the year’s Top 10 were searches on the anticipated iPhone 5, the iPad 2 and the late Steve Jobs. Lots more grist in the various categories.

How the "Auto-Tune the News" Guys Turned the Bed Intruder's YouTube Fame into iTunes Money

in Media on September 16, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

How a crime story turned into a viral video, which launched a much bigger viral video, which turned into a sort-of hit song. A Google/Apple success story.

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Google to Add Social-Network Elements

in News on September 15, 2010 at 2:05 am PT

Google Inc. this fall plans to infuse its core products with elements of social networking, said Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, ratcheting up the Internet giant’s rivalry with Facebook Inc.

Analyst: Bing’s Nice, but Google Still Works Better–Unless You’re Booking a Trip or Have a Rash

in Media on July 7, 2009 at 9:30 am PT

An endless ad barrage may be enough to get you to sample Bing. But it can’t ensure you’ll like the results once you try it. That’s the conclusion Citigroup’s Mark Mahaney reached after taking Microsoft’s new search engine for a spin and comparing it to Google’s and Yahoo’s. The result: Google still delivers better results most of the time. In 71 percent of searches, Google either supplied the most relevant answer or tied with other engines. Bing did that 46 percent of the time.
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