Showing posts with label google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label google. Show all posts

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Google's Rich Snippets and the Semantic Web

Source:
http://radar.oreilly.com

Summary:

Google has introduced a feature called Rich Snippets, it enhances search results, when you mark up pages with certain microformats, it also enhances click through rates. One of the debated downfalls of this feature is that for SEO purposes microformats and RDFa would need to be appied.

Google uncloaks once-secret server

Source:
http://news.cnet.com/

Summary:

The articles discusses Google releasing information on a server they once kept secret. Basically, it uses a 12volt battery for each server/mainboard (in case of power loss); according to the author this help in keeping the data more efficient as well as saving on energy and costs less than using the standardized UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) system. the system also provides better all round performance.
While the article doesn't deal directly with Information Design per say, efficient data is required for smooth running of systems, especially in the case of a company as big as Google.