Google v. Microsoft: New Search Interfaces

March 29, 2006

Google and Microsoft both have new search interfaces in beta.

Google is testing a new “green bars” interface to the left of search results, allowing easy linking to search results for the web, images, groups, froogle and local. The green bar is an indication of what appears to be a result count.

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Microsoft, through Live.com, is beta testing a new search interface that includes RSS feeds for each search, a much different image search (lots of results thumbnailed) and an “infinite scroll bar” that continues to refresh as you scroll down through results.

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Live.com is usable by anyone who visits the site; the new Google search is available only to random users. However, Google Blogoscoped (as well as Digg and Download Squad) have instructions that show how anyone can see the new Google results.

more at techcrunch.

Katie Holmes Has Seen the Signs

upcoming damienAs a sure sign that Damien’s arrival is imminent, Scientologists were spotted carrying huge posters into Tom Cruise’s Beverly Hills mansion on Monday that read, "Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable," to remind Holmes to be quiet during child birth. Scientology founder and science fiction writer, L. Ron Hubbard, decreed that all mothers must remain as quiet as possible so the child will not be traumatized during labor. Tom tried to defend the Scientology ritual by saying,

"There have been misinterpretations that the woman can’t make any noise, and that’s just not true. It’s nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be as comfortable as possible."

via IDLYITW.

Tupac Is The New Bigfoot

Tupac ShakurBlurry video footage shot by an amateur photographer from a decent distance away? Sounds like someone from the North East spotted another sasquatch, right? Wrong. More like somebody from South  Central spotted… wait for it… the late, great, Tupac Shakur.

Just watch this video.

What do you think? Is it him, or is it a guy in a Tupac costume, hanging out and smoking cigarettes just like the Tupacs are known to do? It’s hard to say. I just hope it’s real, because if it is then it’s only a matter of time before we find the Loch Ness Monster and/or the Notorious B.I.G. next.

via bestweekeverblog.