The search wars are heating up again, as the three major search engines--Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft--are launching new features. At its recent Searchology event, Google released some new tools to help you refine your query and get at the information you want. Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled a new search philosophy designed to zero in on your intent and present you with information directly relevant to your query. Microsoft is also gearing up its search mojo with Kumo, and, if the rumors and leaks are correct, Kumo will debut very soon featuring related search categories that are relevant to your query.
While all three companies are presenting somewhat different ways to search, they are all going after the same thing: semantic search or the ability for a computer to understand what you're looking for based on your query and not just return a list of results based on keywords. No one has done it yet, but search companies are closer than before.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/165327/
While all three companies are presenting somewhat different ways to search, they are all going after the same thing: semantic search or the ability for a computer to understand what you're looking for based on your query and not just return a list of results based on keywords. No one has done it yet, but search companies are closer than before.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/165327/
