TOKYO, Nov. 17 (UPI) — A software tool developed at the University of Japan may soon make Internet searches for people with common names easier.
The software tool analyzes results of a search engine query, recognizing unique identities within the results, NewScientist.com said. For example, in a search on Google.com, the software differentiated between Michael Jackson […]
We all use Google. But there’s a lot more to Google than just searching for surnames on the net. The latest addtion to the family of Google searches is the new Google Video search. It’s been added to the list of items on the Google front page. Try typing your surnames and place names of […]
Jessica E. Vascellaro, at the the Wall Street Journal, wrote an interesting article about Internet genealogy that posted today. Following is an excerpt.
Old family history records, from census information to draft cards, are now flooding the Internet thanks to new technology that makes it easier for companies to put fragile historical documents online.
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In recent months, […]
Seemingly reacting to Ancestry.com’s announcement of the completion of the every-name census index project, the Wall Street Journal ran an article this morning dealing with not only Ancestry.com, but FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, Legacy.com, and even Google. An interesting fact that was pointed out is that Ancestry.com’s “massive batch of census records is housed in a 3,400-square-foot […]
Google has launched a search engine specific to governmental institutions. I did a search for Vital Records Restrictions and got 923,000 of hits. The top item was the list of vital records in the Oregon State Archives.
I found the following on the Google Blog for June 15, 2006:
Want to find those IRS […]