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emil · 10-08-2005, 05:36

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Sometimes one wants to use a search engine to find a very specific piece of information rather than to learn about a topic. If search engines were truly intelligent, you could just pose a question the same way you would ask a person. An alternative is to get the search engine to 'fill in the blank.'

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/...in-blanks.html

pgo · 10-08-2005, 05:41

Oh, neat.

Transmogrify · 10-08-2005, 10:11

I particularly like their example of "glasgow is the * capital of Europe". apparently its the

Glasgow is the heart attack capital of Europe
Glasgow is the stabbing capital of Europe
Glasgow is the coronary capital of Europe
Glasgow is the knife capital of Europe
Glasgow which is the cancer and heart attack capital of Europe
Glasgow is the designer shopping capital of Europe
Glasgow is known as the junkie capital of Europe
Glasgow is the murder capital of Europe

Handy to know

jase1000 · 29-08-2005, 20:16

Glasgow is the Buckfast capital of Europe.

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pgo misanthrope Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,273	Oh, neat.

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Transmogrify Rough Creep Arse™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,894	I particularly like their example of "glasgow is the * capital of Europe". apparently its the Glasgow is the heart attack capital of Europe Glasgow is the stabbing capital of Europe Glasgow is the coronary capital of Europe Glasgow is the knife capital of Europe Glasgow which is the cancer and heart attack capital of Europe Glasgow is the designer shopping capital of Europe Glasgow is known as the junkie capital of Europe Glasgow is the murder capital of Europe Handy to know

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jase1000 turd 2.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Right on your tit end Posts: 1,166	Glasgow is the Buckfast capital of Europe.

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