Google Squared is a big piece of crap.

Try “prediction markets” and “collective forecasting”.

Gimme Wolfram instead.

Technologizer:

[Wolfram] Alpha, while imperfect, is ready to do all sorts of useful things right now. Squared feels more like the initial proof of concept for something that may take years to get right.

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8 Responses to Google Squared is a big piece of crap.

  1. Looks pretty good to me. What is the problem?

  2. mhil says:

    The singular “prediction market” works much better http://www.google.com/squared/search?q=prediction+market

  3. “Looks pretty good to me.”

    I wonder whether we see the same things, on a different continent. I had the same problem with Bing.com the other day.

  4. QUOTE
    Google Squared couldn’t automatically build a Square about “prediction market”.
    UNQUOTE

  5. Google Squared is Live: Who Knew Structured Data Could Be So Unhelpful?
    http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_squared_is_live_who_knew_structured_data_co.php

    More:

    Google Squared: The perfect search tool if you like inaccurate spreadsheets
    http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/03/google-squared-the-perfect-search-tool-if-you-like-inaccurate-spreadsheets/

    Google Squared goes live with mixed results
    http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10256492-2.html

    Google Squared is Live. And Interesting. Which is Not the Same Thing as Useful.
    http://technologizer.com/2009/06/03/google-squared-is-live-and-interesting-which-is-not-the-same-thing-as-useful/

  6. Btw, what was the result that you got for prediction markets at Wolfram and you liked it so much?

  7. Panos,

    Thanks for the screen capture. Well, it is clear now, we don’t see the same thing. I see only one output (the first one, NewsFutures).

    As for Wolfram, it is the opposite, I see plenty of things that you don’t see. :-D

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