Googleology
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Google is an American technology company known for internet services like search engines, email, cloud computing, and software. It began as a search engine and expanded into other areas like Gmail, online advertising, data warehousing, and content-rich websites. The document discusses how Google search works through web crawlers, cached sites, and ranking results. It also covers searching trends, maps, translations, and Google's future ambitions in areas like mobile, cloud, virtual reality, and access to technology.
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Googleology
- 1. Googleology 5th August 2015 Slides available on EI FaceBook page via SlideShare
- 3. Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.
- 4. Google Evolution • Search Engine • Gmail • Adverts • Data warehouse • Behaviour related interactions • Content rich reality sites
- 5. How does the Google search work? • Web crawlers • Cached sites • Graded and ranked • Results on searches PR(U) = (1-d) + d * sumV(PR(V)/N(V))
- 6. Google Search Bar • Key word search: batman • Complex searches: batman“robin rides” –joker • Maths: + - * / % ^ • Currency: 12 ZAR in USD • Conversion: half a cup in liters
- 7. Search the Searches • Google Trends: http://www.google.co.za/trends/
- 8. Google Holidays • Transit Trip planner • Fly on Google earth • Tour cities in 3D • Visit museums and art galleries • Images
- 9. The Google Universe • Google Maps • Google Earth • Google Moon • Google Mars • Google Space
- 10. Google Scholar • Reader • Scholar • History • Translate • Docs
- 11. Google’s income • Adwords • Adverts • Hosting • Special Projects 2013: $15.71 billion GDP of Zimbabwe: $13.49 billion
- 12. Google’s Future? • Want to solve the big problems, on scale • Mobile is important and we will help do it better • Cloud • 3D Virtual reality • Access to tech for everyone
- 13. Quote “Google is the future and the future is now”