tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post6937444666796995398..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Google Wave: possibilities for librariansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-54842614699853665332009-06-12T23:34:24.943+08:002009-06-12T23:34:24.943+08:00Thanks for the info, Tony.Thanks for the info, Tony.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-64101856751038777312009-06-11T11:39:42.309+08:002009-06-11T11:39:42.309+08:00Google, already the king of internet search, has r...Google, already the king of internet search, has rolled out an experimental new search product called ''Google Squared.''<br /><br />Google Squared does not provide a list of links to Web pages, like with a traditional Google search, but presents information derived from a query in a spreadsheet-like grid called a ''square.''<br /><br />Users of google.com/squared can then build, modify and refine their ''square'' through further Web searches.<br /><br />``Unlike a normal search engine, Google Squared doesn't find webpages about your topic – instead, it automatically fetches and organizes facts from across the Internet,'' Google said in a preview of the product last month.<br /><br />In a blog post, Google said Google Squared could be useful when a user needs to make multiple searches to find the information they want.<br /><br />''It essentially searches the Web to find the types of facts you might be interested in, extracts them and presents them in a meaningful way,'' Google said.<br /><br />''If your square isn't perfect at the beginning, it's easy to work with Google Squared to get a better answer,'' Google added.<br /><br />The Mountain View, California-based Internet search giant cautioned that Google Squared remains experimental and the technology behind it ''is by no means perfect.''<br /><br />香港仔時昌<a href="http://www.self-storage-hk.com/" rel="nofollow">迷你倉</a>Tony Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691791511353869409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-39162450518438831252009-06-10T13:52:12.789+08:002009-06-10T13:52:12.789+08:00yup... I've seen others mention about the old ...yup... I've seen others mention about the old ICQs having char-by-char here: http://ask.metafilter.com/63098/Character-at-a-time-chattingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-40823786267043815642009-06-09T22:40:19.290+08:002009-06-09T22:40:19.290+08:00Hi Steffi, yes I did. Thank goodness for YouTube. ...Hi Steffi, yes I did. Thank goodness for YouTube. I could pause and replay as needed. :)Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-58382019922880927082009-06-09T22:38:16.537+08:002009-06-09T22:38:16.537+08:00Thanks for sharing your ideas! :)
Good stuff :) Pe...Thanks for sharing your ideas! :)<br />Good stuff :) Perhaps there will be a paradigm change in near future... (?) ;)<br /><br />Did you really watch the whole keynote speech? 8)<br /><br />with best regards, <br />SteffiSteffi_S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17698046827666806531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-5944912606009373532009-06-05T17:30:54.427+08:002009-06-05T17:30:54.427+08:00i think that's a great thing! it makes communi...i think that's a great thing! it makes communication so much easier...Elisahttp://hauptstadtreisen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-68474407236630049112009-05-31T22:09:05.990+08:002009-05-31T22:09:05.990+08:00@Scomber: Glad to have a fellow ccMixter here!
&g...@Scomber: Glad to have a fellow ccMixter here!<br /><br />>>><br />... imagine what could be done with a bit of bandwidth and some live musical instruments!<br />>>><br />LOL, I'm surprised I didn't think of that! Wearing my librarian blinkers, perhaps. You're right: if realtime character-by-character display could be achieved, why not audio? It couldn't just be a bandwidth issue, can it? BTW, I learned of this recently: <A HREF="http://www.ejamming.com" REL="nofollow">www.ejamming.com</A>.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-64224971078190706362009-05-31T22:02:18.526+08:002009-05-31T22:02:18.526+08:00Hi Preetam:
1) I think you're right up to a certai...Hi Preetam:<br />1) I think you're right up to a certain point. WRT auto-spellchecker, the need to spell correctly will still be there. What I was thinking about was how our ability to spell would diminish with the reliance of automated tools. Presuming that it's still important to spell correctly by then!<br /><br />2) Ah yes, I knew I forgot to mention something! I'd wanted to mention that the new work protocal would likely to involve non-librarians in the Advisory equation. Thanks for point it out.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-42259695664009247482009-05-31T21:59:22.773+08:002009-05-31T21:59:22.773+08:00Hey Ivan, this does my head in. I remember having ...Hey Ivan, this does my head in. I remember having this conversation about the possibilities of a real time hybrid email/messaging system with a Luddite friend about ten years ago and he thought I was crazy.<br />Its real strength will be as a collaborative tool, imagine what could be done with a bit of bandwidth and some live musical instruments! Open source makes it even more attractive and inevitable.<br />I feel like writing an iphone (or Android) app for it right now!<br />ScomberScomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271836141647812977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-28087991285772524262009-05-31T20:02:22.626+08:002009-05-31T20:02:22.626+08:001. Would we find our ability diminished when these...1. Would we find our ability diminished when these tools aren't available?<br /><br />There was a time in human history when penmanship was prized upon. And that time was not such a long time back. I remember spending summers in the late 70s copying text into a note book to improve my writing. We don't care much about writing text on paper anymore. <br /><br /><br />2. For example, we will need to shift from the current default of one-librarian per enquiry to a model involving many librarians per enquiry. A true team effort when responding to enquiries. Librarians can handle enquiries like how a team of surgeons/ medical staff operate on a patient.<br /><br />Why stop at librarians, open the enquiry to the reading public. This might be another way of getting the readers engaged.rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294177410235585704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-17348267524520389922009-05-31T12:34:57.947+08:002009-05-31T12:34:57.947+08:00This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing, Ivan...This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing, Ivan!QQ*librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948325834783761013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-48498209342011691472009-05-30T11:44:08.934+08:002009-05-30T11:44:08.934+08:00Really? Hmm... I used ICQ too but can't recall the...Really? Hmm... I used ICQ too but can't recall they had this feature. Anyone remembers?Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-14177661355642664692009-05-30T10:09:15.071+08:002009-05-30T10:09:15.071+08:00actually character-by-character transmission was a...actually character-by-character transmission was available in ICQ 10 years ago :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com