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    Last Thursday in class we talked about how searching on the Internet works. We learnt that Google works with a master index that stores the websites that have been most referenced and that it constantly searches the greater web to update its’ index. So basically Google does not do “real time searching” of the web it is searching sites in its index. This means that when you search something up it is pulling information from its master index. Google also gathers information from the area where you use Google and caters its searches to you specifically, to add it also stores your computer info like browse history. Google searches for what is most important to you. We also talked in class about where Google finds their funding. Google does make funding with their premium features but it is not what made them so successful. What made them successful was their business of selling private information. Being an information provider was their greatest success.  Selling that info has changed how publicity and commercials work for ever, by selling that info companies cater to you only commercials of things you are interested in. One moment you can be looking at shoes and the next you know there’s at least one shoe commercial on every web site you visit. Lastly we finished talking about how google has expanded and that it now has google translate, currency change, weather, calculator, google maps and many other exciting things.

We also learned about how Google keeps making new inventions to help us do our daily routines even faster and save some time. You can even make an appointment by using Google without even having to write it. By just using your voice you can tell Google to get you an appointment and Google would even call the place to settle the appointment. It’s unbelievable. Not only does it make appointments but it also can reserve tables at restaurants and make food delivery orders by calling the restaurant for you. Another great thing Google has is a feature in which you can use your camera to translate texts, signs, etc. Google also has an amazing maps system which shows you the view in different ways like satelite, which shows you all the streets, traffic, alternate routes. It also shows places near the location you’re looking for, even places near where you are located at the moment. It has a little person that you can drop at the location and it will show you the street view as if you were there. It gives you the routes and how long it takes you to get there whether you go by airplane, car, bicycle or walking. The internet and technology gets even more creative in a way that can be beneficial for all of us in a way.