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New Google SQUARED LABS

15 June 2009 402 views 3 Comments

You know I am into new technology and features - especially when it comes to Google (they can be extremely innovative and think way out of the box when it comes to usability and features for web experience).  So check out Google Squared Labs!

What is it?  It’s basically a beta search tool (that is experimental) that collects facts from the web and organizes them into a consolidated and easy to read format (mainly tables) for you to view.  The idea is that you need to be using search terms that are able to consolidate information in this manner.  It is has to be specific and concrete and consistent.  It’s not perfect (in fact, far from it), but it is definitely work in progress.  The great thing is that it combines all the information on the web on to one place, so you’re not clicking on multiple links (and then the back button) when looking for information.

This is a GREAT tool for my research on The Chinese Soup Lady.  Very often, I aggregate information from different sites for information on ingredients and soups and I find myself clicking back to main google search page every time.  Google Squared Labs is the answer to my multiple search because it easily diplays information in an organized manner.  Enough said - try it out yourself.  Like I said, you have to be specific in what you’re looking for, but it’s a start. 

My experimental search was “Chinese Soups” - which showed a list of Chinese soups with pictures and potential protein and cholesterol count.  Not bad.  Another neat google tool.

3 Comments »

  • Jason said:

    o my, this is indeed a neat tool ! …

  • Nair Satheesh said:

    Google Squared appears to be similar to my patent application:

    Frankly, I am getting a Déjà vu effect while going through the “Google Squared” application because it appears to be very similar in function to my United States patent application which was filed on April 12, 2007 and as publicly disclosed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 16, 2008, when the patent application was published.

    My patent application is titled as “Method And System For Research Using Computer Based Simultaneous Comparison And Contrasting Of A Multiplicity Of Subjects Having Specific Attributes Within Specific Contexts” bearing Document Number “20080256023” and Inventor name “Nair Satheesh” which may be viewed at http://patft.uspto.gov/ upon Patent Applications: Quick Search.

    Google Squared appears to be using at least some if not many of the same methods and systems as set forth by me more than two years ago in my patent application. In fact there are many more methods and systems disclosed in my patent application which I believe will help resolve certain inaccuracies found in current Google Squared application.

    I have issued legal notices to Google through my Patent Attorney in the US but Google has not responded yet to any of my notices.

  • Lisa (author) said:

    Thank you for this post, this is not the first time that Google (or Microsoft) has infringed on existing patents. I wish you best of luck with your legal action and definitely let me know how it goes.

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