Google finds Farsi

On Thursday, an online petition began circulating asking Google to go green for a day in support of the Iranian opposition movement and in memorial of those that have died in the post-election violence.
While it is hard to imagine Google stepping into the controversy with such a overt statement, they have contributed – albeit gingerly [...]

Visual Search and Privacy

Anthony Ha at VentureBeat has the skinny on the next generation of internet search.

Always ahead of the curve, Google has sketched out its contribution to the coming revolution in the search engine. Relying on an ability to match shapes and recognize visual patterns as opposed to text, VisualRank eliminates the hit-or-miss quality of picture [...]