Google (aka the Web’s Creative Director), really started something with Google Suggest. Anticipating what people are looking for is the holy grail of search. And suggest functionality helps accomplish this by comparing what you’re typing into the search box with a defined list of words or possible searches at the same time as you’re typing, [...]
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The Power of Suggestion
June 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Usability
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Public Prediction Markets Heuristic Review: Yahoo’s Tech Buzz Game
May 28th, 2006 · Comments Off · Prediction Markets
Who Is … Yahoo’s Tech Buzz Game, run by Yahoo Research, co-sponsored by O’Reilly Media, and based on NewsFutures technology, is a “fantasy prediction market for high-tech products, concepts, and trends.” Stock prices adjust based on trader buying or selling of the stock, and then the price is periodically re-aligned with its Buzz Score, which [...]
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