Cade Metz / The Register:
Google search index splits with MapReduce — Welds BigTable to file system ‘Colossus’ — Exclusive Google Caffeine — the remodeled search infrastructure rolled out across Google’s worldwide data center network earlier this year — is not based on MapReduce, the distributed number-crunching platform …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google Announces Can’t Be Missed Press Event On Search – What’s Up? — Google’s announced a special press event for next Wednesday on search that “you won’t want to miss.” What big news could there be? Let’s speculate — but I wouldn’t get too excited. — Here’s what the invite says:
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Students trust high Google search rankings too much — As seasoned Internet veterans know, just because a site shows up high on Google’s search rankings doesn’t mean it’s the most credible source on a topic. That little bit of wisdom has apparently not made it all the way down to the current generation …
Michael Siliski / Google Mobile Blog:
Google Maps for BlackBerry Gets Biking Directions, Sharing, and New Search Results — Labels: biking directions, BlackBerry, google maps for mobile, sharing — Grab your BlackBerry, hop on your bike, and have your friends join you with Google Maps for mobile!