Google扩大搜索功能
作者： 西岸
责任编辑： 阚智
来源： 《电脑商情报》
时间： 2004-01-14 08:15
Google Inc. expanded the types of information that Internet users can search for on its Web site to include such things as area codes, product codes, flight information, vehicle identification numbers and U.S. Postal Service tracking numbers.
The closely held Web-search technology company introduced the new features to its Web site Monday. Google (www.google.com) sees its mission as connecting Internet users to the world's information, which it hopes to organize and make more accessible.
The Mountain View, Calif., company, which is the leading destination for Internet users on the Web for search, has been in the news lately because it is expected to sell shares to the public this year, according to people familiar with the situation. Many bigger public companies such as Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have also made it clear that they intend to challenge the start-up in search technology.
Google's announcement Monday introduces several new innovations. Computer users, for example, can type in an area code in the search query bar and the top result will show a map of that geographic area. Users can also plug in a vehicle identification number into the search query box to get a link for a Web page with more information about the year, make and model of a specific type of car.
The closely held Web-search technology company introduced the new features to its Web site Monday. Google (www.google.com) sees its mission as connecting Internet users to the world's information, which it hopes to organize and make more accessible.
The Mountain View, Calif., company, which is the leading destination for Internet users on the Web for search, has been in the news lately because it is expected to sell shares to the public this year, according to people familiar with the situation. Many bigger public companies such as Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have also made it clear that they intend to challenge the start-up in search technology.
Google's announcement Monday introduces several new innovations. Computer users, for example, can type in an area code in the search query bar and the top result will show a map of that geographic area. Users can also plug in a vehicle identification number into the search query box to get a link for a Web page with more information about the year, make and model of a specific type of car.
