Google has figured out how to make use of the Google Squared technology it introduced last year, adding more content to its search results pages in the process.
Two new features are rolling out to Google users Wednesday morning, and both involve results generated through the Google Squared experiment. Google announced Google Squared exactly a year ago as a Google Labs project, in hopes of learning more about how to present structured search results.
That effort has produced a nice side effect: Google has figured out a way to keep you on its search results pages for longer amounts of time. Searches looking for a specific fact--say, the birth date of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones--will now see that answer presented directly beneath the query box, eliminating that pesky problem of having to click through to the Web page with the answer. As with most new Google features, it will roll out gradually to users.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20004802-265.html
Two new features are rolling out to Google users Wednesday morning, and both involve results generated through the Google Squared experiment. Google announced Google Squared exactly a year ago as a Google Labs project, in hopes of learning more about how to present structured search results.
That effort has produced a nice side effect: Google has figured out a way to keep you on its search results pages for longer amounts of time. Searches looking for a specific fact--say, the birth date of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones--will now see that answer presented directly beneath the query box, eliminating that pesky problem of having to click through to the Web page with the answer. As with most new Google features, it will roll out gradually to users.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20004802-265.html