Jan 27
Everybody knows that Arizona is hot and Minnesota is cold. But what does Google autocomplete have to say about each state’s defining stereotype?
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Jan 20
What do states want, deep down inside? What to they yearn for in the dead of night? According to this delightful map from Mashable—with a little help from Google autocomplete—the answer is mostly secession. But also some pretty freaky stuff!
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Dec 06
Choking pollution sweeps through China, new development could eradicate Mexico’s emerging wine industry, and Yahoo can tell you everything that’s wrong with where you live (congratulations, Memphis, you’re apparently a hellhole). All this and more is What’s Ruining Our Cities.
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Aug 26
Google autocomplete results have always been a font of joy; nowhere else is humanity’s curiosity and stupidity celebrated in such equal measure. But when you really start to comb through what it has to offer—as xkcd does today—it goes from amusing to disturbing and back again way quicker than you’d think.
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Aug 23
It’s been almost a decade since Google started reading our minds. Now, it’s become so second nature that we hardly even think about it. There was a time before autocomplete existed though; someone had to invent it. AllThingsD sat down with the mastermind to chat about its fascinating genesis.
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Aug 09
Google search suggestions are a mixed blessing—but sometimes they can prove hilarious. Like this series of locality based suggestions, which show what different countries really think of each other.
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Jul 02
The search engine wars are many things: one-sided, enduring, non-violent. But like all good immutable conflicts, they can also be catty.
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Apr 15
Tokyo court fines Google for not censoring defamatory instant search results
Posted in: Today's Chili 
Remember the sad tale of the Japanese man that Google’s Instant Search forced out of a job? Entering his name into the search bar, and Google’s auto-complete algorithm tacked on accusations of nefarious acts that he was allegedly responsible for — causing his employers to hand him his pink slip. Afterward, John Doe-san took Google to court, but Mountain View refused to intervene. That’s why the Tokyo District Court has fined Google 300,000 yen ($3,068) for the mental distress, which will be paid to the unnamed individual in question.
Via: The Verge
Source: Economic Times / AP
Apr 03
Building off of last year’s Gmail enhancements, Google is rolling out improved autocomplete predictions that display terms from your previous email searches. In addition to referencing your old inbox explorations, results now display thumbnails of people in your contact list. These useful new features are being issued to all Gmail users over the next few days, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled.
Source: Google
Feb 05
When there’s a sea of shows to dig through in Boxee TV’s web interface, finding one won’t always be easy without knowing the exact name. A range of updates hitting the servers should put an end to the guesswork while throwing in a few extras at the same time. The freshened portal brings an autocompleting search box that should speed up finding shows in the guide and, eventually, cloud DVR recordings. Viewers with a load of archived episodes aren’t left out to dry, either — the recording viewer now stuffs TV shows and movies into a more compact grid view, and offers a quick recording override if there’s suddenly a more important show in the same time slot. While deeper, firmware-based updates are still on the way, it’s nice to have the web update as a prelude.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Boxee
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