Google Synthesis (Repost)

Google Synthesis

For sure, a student like me uses Google all the time. Because of its undeniable popularity, the word Google is widely used as a verb. (e.g. "Hey, what are the specs for iPhone 5?" "I don't know, let's Google it." Most of the people, young or adult, girl or boy, student or professional, use Google in their everyday lives. Google plays a really vital role in people's lives not only academically, economically or any other purpose, it could also be used personally. One can be curious about the preferred diet for him/her and Google it right away. Google has remarkably touched people with its unique and useful self.

In my opinion, life is hard without Google. Ever since I used Google, life has been easy; researching has been easy, studying has been easy, communicating has been really easy. In short, Google helps us in so many ways that we could never have imagined it. You may think that I speak too highly of Google, but let's face it. Google really helps us in a massive number of ways. Not even I can enumerate the perks of Google!

All I can say is Google is really convenient especially for me as a student. I could easily research on the topics I want (of course I would be needing the skills on how to research PROPERLY). It would really be redundant if I keep on praising Google (and the more positive comments I say, the more I want to ask Google to make me an endorser, lol kidding!) We cannot deny that Google really is useful in our academic life, so I suggest that we use it in the proper way and make the most of the resources that we have (while they're still there). We'll never know, they may put down Google in a few years. Or worse, they may put down internet as well (I sure hope the government won't do it). So, that's it. Put it into good use and we will be rewarded by the magnificent wonders of Google. ;)

Pursuit of French's Success

Pursuit of French's Success

Google and Yahoo: Same search results?

      I have always wondered if the search results in Google were the same as Yahoo's. Back then, I didn't know which homepage to use -- whether Google ot Yahoo. Much to my dismay, it is now that I only verified that not all search results of Google were the same if ever I've searched them on Yahoo. The quotation still holds true: “It is better late than never.” I was clueless until I had my recent activity in my CMSC 2 course. As I was reading through the articles that my classmates and I were required to read, what interested me the most was the answer that I have been dreading for. It was stated in gcflearnfree.com that the search results in Google was not similar to Yahoo's or even Bing's. Although it is up to the user on which search page to use; after all, what's more important is the user's searching skills whether he/she has a crappy search page.

source: gcflearnfree.com

Age doesn't matter, how about word ordering in online searching?

      Another issue at hand regarding online searching is whether the word ordering matters. Does word ordering matter when searching in the net? I do not think so. What makes me say that, eh? In my opinion, as long as the keywords are there, whether they are not in order, one can still search accurately. I've tried it before; I tried searching for keywords and jumbling them into different orders. Let us take "sunrise in Nice France" for example. I entered the keywords aforementioned and I got the links  that redirect me to  a  site that features a world clock.  With my hopes up, I entered "Nice France sunrise"  and almost the same results (although not all)  popped up. Playing foolishly, I even tried  searching for "Nice sunrise France" and much to my amusement. same results popped up.  Right then, I confirmed that even I jumble the words, same results would still appear. Great, isn't it?

Welche Zeit wird die Sonne aufgehen in Nizza, heute Frankreich?

      My first reaction was: "What the f?" I was not able to comprehend a single word in the said sentence. But I figured out what language it is. Most people would immediately go to Google Translate and translate the alien words above, but I am the exception. I took French10 as my elective when I was still in my Pre-Veterinary degree and my professor said not to use Google Translate because it has tendencies of making numerous errors when translating. So instead of using Google Translate, I opted to use wordreference.com. It could be tiring and tedious but it is accurate. As I "decoded" the alien language, I came up with "What time does the sun rise in Nice, France?" Answering this question, according to timeanddate.com, the sun will rise on 7:42 AM (28 November 2012) in Nice, France. 

source: http://www.timeanddate,com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=181

Which one to use?

      What should we use when entering a synonym in a keyword or a result? I think "+" should be used. Why? I fancy looking at the url while waiting for the page to load, and I noticed that whenever I add another word, the + sign would be added, too. So, I figured that it is the sign that should be included when adding a synonym to a keyword.  Two thumbs up!

Extreme of the extremes

      Istana Nurul Iman is the biggest house in the world. It is being resided by the Sultan of Brunei and is considered as the seat of the Brunei government. The English translation for "Istana Nurul Iman" is "Palace of the Light of Faith." If I were given a chance to temporarily reside in Istana Nurul Iman and sleep in all of the rooms one at a time, it would take me almost 5 years before I could sleep in all of the rooms (excluding the bathrooms.) Considering that there are 1788 rooms, it would take me 4 years and 328 days. What an experience!

      Firstly, I searched "Palace of the Light of Faith" in Google search bar, numerous results popped up but Wikipedia was on the top of the list. I instinctively visited the Wikipedia page of Istana Nurul Iman and it stated how many rooms it has. I took it into considerations and visited some other sites; I stumbled into Q&A types of websites like ask.com and yahooanswers, all of the answers were the same (considering that they used Wikipedia as their source.) I stumbled upon another site, which is exploredia.com and the result was still the same. I went back to the Wikipedia page and found out that there was a citation about the room count. Wikipedia's reference for it is actually a book written by James Bartholomew. Could I ask for more?

souce: en.wikipedia.org/Istana_Nurul_Iman

         Bartholomew, James. The Richest Man in the World, Penguin Books Ltd; New Ed edition (February 22, 1990).

That has been all, these were my recent realizations and new knowledge that I have acquired. Thank you for giving your precious time to read my first blog. God speed!