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Google Squared, the new search tool from Google Labs, puts search results into a convenient spreadsheet format designed to help you get the basic facts about whatever you’re searching for without clicking through to too many different websites. Search for “horror films,” for example, and you’ll get a list of movies with info like Author, Director, Cast, and Running Time. It’s a great layout that’s easy to read at a glance, but the results still need a lot of work.
I tried a search that I thought was right up Google Squared’s alley: “current New York Times bestsellers,” and the results were a jumble of categories, but no books. “Current box office” returned some recent movies, and some old ones that did really well when they came out. These are the kinds of searches Google Squared could hit a home run with, but it doesn’t.
The example searches prove how well Google Squared could really work. Check out some terms like “roller coasters” and “U.S. Presidents” to see some nice glimmers of potential. The ability to customize your own square when no results are returned will also probably lead to much better results.
Google Squared launches, puts search results in a grid originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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