Word: giante
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...even the lingo of the Muppets' Swedish Chef. On past April Fools' days the site has pitched Google Gulp, a drink to make searchers smarter, pigeon rank, a system whereby pecking order would determine search results, and Google Romance, a satirical site boasting a sizzling "soulmate search." The web giant has even playfully offered jobs on the moon...
...when the search engine giant put up a Valentine's Day logo on Wednesday that seemed to read "Googe.com" - featuring a chocolate-covered strawberry for the "g" - bloggers thought it was just a bizarre bungling of the holiday Google "doodles" that decorate the site's logo throughout the year. Or perhaps it was a quirky romance-laced joke? The Puget News blog noted that 'Googe' might be a subtle reference to the 16th century romantic poet Barnabe Googe, famous for the line, "I did but see her passing by, and yet I love her till I die." Or maybe...
...Sadr City, the giant Baghdad slum that is his stronghold, there is confusion about his whereabouts. A group of supporters said they met him in Najaf as recently as last week. ?He told us, 'I would rather die here than flee,'? said one resident who was part of that group. But other Sadr City residents say they have heard that Sadr is out of the country, exact location unknown. The main Shi'ite radio station broadcasting from Sadr City has studiously avoided the subject...
...clear that we don't just search for "love," we Google "love." Over 70% of all U.S. searches on the term occur on Google, compared to 62% overall for regular search terms. What's even more striking than Google's dominance is the degree to which the search giant influences what we click on. Eight of the top 10 sites visited after searching "love" matched the top natural listings on Google.com...
...28th president forthcoming, observers of the process offer a number of explanations as to why the most promising candidates from outside Cambridge did not seem interested in Mass. Hall’s corner office: poor timing, the reputation of Harvard’s faculty, the looming giant of Allston, and the intense media scrutiny.The presidents of Brown, Columbia, Duke, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Tufts all denied interest in Harvard’s top job. Some did so with a gust of humor (Duke President Richard H. Brodhead: “What a foolish question. I already have...