From the Google Blog: The ability to search for the most relevant references–the best prior art–is more important today than ever. Patent filings have steadily increased with 600,000 applications filed and 300,000 patents issued in 2014 alone. At the same time, litigation rates are continuing their dramatic climb, with patent trolls bringing the majority of […]
Google Patent Search Adds Option to Include Relevant Results From Google Scholar & More
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New Online: Google Glass Preview Video
Filed by on February 20, 2013
Here’s a new preview video (supplied by Google) of what it looks like when wearing a pair of the glasses. You’ll also here people using voice activated commands (e.g. “record a video”) to accomplish different tasks. A few static images are also available here. Want to get a pair…soon? You’ll need to become a Google […]
New Online: Israel’s Antiquities Authority and Google Release 5,000 Digitized Images of Dead Sea Scroll Segments
Filed by on December 18, 2012
Note: Today’s release comes about 15 months after after Google and the IAA made hi-res images of five of the dead sea scrolls available online. More about that project here. Now, today’s news. From the Official Google Blog: The Israel Antiquities Authority is launching the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, an online collection […]
GBS: Google Wins Stay From U.S. Appeals Court on E-Books Case
Filed by on September 17, 2012
From Bloomberg: Google Inc. (won a bid to delay a copyright lawsuit by the Authors Guild of America over the company’s plans to digitally scan millions of books while it appeals a decision that allows the plaintiffs to sue as a class. U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Lohier of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan […]
Web Search: Google Offering Paid Inclusion in Some “Vertical Search” Areas
Filed by on May 1, 2012
Danny Sullivan has the details and plenty of examples at Search Engine Land. Why are we sharing this? Here are even more reasons (if needed) to understand and share how the web search business works and how to interpret a search results page. Google changing its tune is important and interesting but what’s most important […]
Google is Saying So Long To More Products, Services & Making Changes to Google Patent Search
Filed by on April 20, 2012
The list of products, services being eliminated include 1. Google Related Search Add-On What’s notable here is that Google didn’t even give this product a year to make it. It launched last August. 2. Google One Pass This was the program Google developed for publishers. Lots of talk but it only last 14 months. Here’s […]
Wikipedia’s Official Mobile Apps Say So Long to Google Maps
Filed by on April 7, 2012
By Charles Cooper: First it was Foursquare. And then Apple. Now, it’s Wikipedia’s turn to switch from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap. Wikipedia’s decision, announced in a blog post, is likely to raise more questions about the company’s decision to charge so-called high-volume users of its Maps APIs, which formerly were free. In March, Google started […]
Google's Art Project Expands: Now With More than 30,000 Hi-Res Images From 151 Museums
Filed by on April 3, 2012
At the Musee d’Orsay in Paris today, Google announced a major expansion of the Google Art Project. Fast Facts About the Expansion from the Google Blog: 1. At Launch (Last Year) 1,000 Hi-Res Images from 17 Museums in Nine Countries 2. As of Today, 30,000+ Hi-Res Images from 151 Museums in 40 Countries 3. Plus, […]
