August 2012
In a Few Years, London and New York City Will Have Identical Taxi Cabs →
theatlantic.com
This is a classic New York City taxi cab:
This is a classic London hackney carriage:
Within the next few years, this’ll become a New York City taxi:
And this’ll be a London cab:
They’re the same cab.
Gmail In Search Results? That's The Latest Idea From Google →
huffingtonpost.com
Google is creating an information bridge between its influential Internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more quickly.
The experimental feature unveiled Wednesday will enable Google’s search engine to mine the correspondence stored within a user’s Gmail account for any data tied to a search request. For example, a query containing the word “Amazon” would pull emails with shipping information sent by the online retailer.
Such Gmail results will typically be shown to the right of the main results, though in some instances, the top of the search page will highlight an answer extracted directly from an email. For example, the request “my flight” will show specific airline information imported from Gmail. Something similar could eventually happen when searching for a restaurant reservation or tickets to a concert.
