not quite exponentially better

Google Squared

Earlier this month, Google announced a new labs product "Google squared" [http://www.google.com/squared].

A quick search in Google squared generates a table of information related to the subject you search on. Results are presented in multiple rows for each column. My first search, "big east football" generated a "square" with 7 of the Big East teams and a bunch of uninteresting info. With a few quick adds and deletes to the columns and rows later, I was able to generate a table with all 8 teams, the coach, mascot, stadium, 2008 record and stadium name.

Did you know that Syracuse's mascot is "Otto the Orange"? Neither did I... I also didn't care. I'm just glad that Rutgers isn't bringing up the bottom of the conference.

Regardless, Google squared is a cool new way to gather and review info available on the web. You can click through on the table entries to view the source, correct or update an entry and save it for future reference. Give it a try. It's loads of fun!