Below are the links we'll be using for the December 10, 2009 What's New in Search workshop.
Bing - http://www.bing.com - This new decision engine from Microsoft is better than any other search engine Microsoft has developed. But is it too little, too late in its attempt to chip away at Google's market share? Check out the video search, visual search, travel, and maps.
WolframAlpha - http://www.wolframalpha.com/ - a computational knowledge engine. WolframAlpha isn't really a search tool, but a tool that calculates and answers questions. A great tool for mathematical equations, statistics, and historical facts. Data is often returned using graphical displays. Visit the examples page to see the categories currently covered by WolframAlpha. This video provides some great ideas on what you can use WolframAlpha for.
Real-time search - Twitter search, Bing Twitter search, Google is starting to embed real-time results under "latest results" on the search results page. Check out search results page for Tiger Woods. It includes news sources as well as Twitter and other social networking results.
What's New with Google - Click the "show options" link on your search results page to find ways to refine your search results. Try the Wonder Wheel and Timeline options.
- Google Squared
- Living Stories
- Google Insights
- Google Translate
- Google Goggles (see below)
Update 12/10/09 - Also discussed during the class was the Mass Trial Court Law Libraries site, a great resource for answering reference questions related to the law. If you have trouble finding what you need, you can alway chat with a law librarian to get assistance.
