In conversation over the phone, Pete Giencke, GIS data engineer with the Google Crisis Response Team, told SEW that the Haiti Earthquake in 2011 was, "when Google Crisis Response came into it's own. For example, during the Japan earthquake local...
Google has released a compilation of StreetView images that cover 44,000 kilometers of the region devastated by Japan's March 11th tsunami and earthquake. Users can view before and after footage as if they were right there, standing on the streets.
The second major contributing factor is Japan’s continued recovery from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Google’s share of the Internet ad market has risen almost 10 percent in the last five years, from 34.9 percent in 2006 to 44.1...
Japan earthquake Japan earthquake and tsunami This year, the iPhone was the top search of the year, a spot held by the BP oil spill last year and the always entertaining Miss Britney Spears for four years, from 2005 to 2008.
Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis (CNN) The most shared article of the year wasn’t really an article at all, but a series of sliding before-and-after satellite pictures of the devastation caused by the Japanese earthquake and...
Earthquake in Japan: How big was the earthquake in Japan? Each year here at Search Engine Watch, we wait with bated breath for the top searched lists to come out. Sometimes insightful and often hilarious, the lists give an overview of the topics...
The Royal Wedding, death of Osama bin Laden, and Japan earthquake garnered the most searches across all three groups. AOL has released their data on the most popular searches of 2011 on the Hot Searches website, with insight into search terms and...
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Bing has released a list of the top searches in 2011. Bing's recap, while far more comprehensive than the 2010 edition, mainly focuses on entertainment and celebrities. In that sense, Bing’s top searches lists do serve as a...
Google is also archiving Japan scenery showing the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami. Lawsuits have flown freely since, and a recent ruling has opened the field to charges of wiretapping. Google is now appealing that ruling.
March 11th, the date of the 9.0 earthquake, saw 177 million tweets and multiple instances where more than 5,000 tweets were sent each second. Twitter's growth continues, and in the first half of 2011 the company hit a new benchmark – 200 million...
Japanese earthquake and tsunami, March 11, 2011: 5,530 Twitter has reported a new record for the highest sustained rate of tweets between 10:45 p.m. Sunday and 2:20 a.m. Monday. The news of the killing of Osama bin Laden generated an average of 3...
Out of respect for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Google Japan home page for will display Google Doodles of the 2009 Doodle 4 Google finalists. It's not a joke. Google Japan is postponing April Fool's Day until next year.
New imagery of Japan after the earthquake - Google LatLong Search Industry Google VP Says E-Commerce in 'Radical Transition' - PCWorld Adultery Web Site Touts Google's Unethical Image Search Filter - Search Engine Roundtable
When a big news story breaks (think of death of Michael Jackson or Japan's recent earthquake) where can we turn to see fresh images? Nachofoto, dubbed the world's first "Semantic Real Time Image Search Engine" (try and say that with a mouth full of...
The awe of the devastation of the Japan earthquake and tsunami has been the subject of many searches over the past week. More resources for those affected by the Japan earthquake and tsunami - google.org blog
The awe of the devastation of the Japan earthquake and tsunami has been the subject of many searches over the past week. Google has also added custom maps of the Japan Earthquake areas. Many searchers are also looking for imagery of the areas of...
Google has been beefing up its support for charities, most recently developing a Crisis Response page for information on the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Google has launched a nonprofit website program - with free domains, hosting and Adwords...
Twitter just posted record numbers with over 4 billion tweets done last month and following the Japanese earthquake hit 177 million on one day and had over half a million signups on that day too. So Google spoke out against the rumors of Circles...
Microsoft wanted to get as many people as possible sending out their support page information - a page dedicated to helping people seeking information about the earthquake and tsunami. While it obviously was not the smartest way to get people to...
Most Recent Earthquake In Japan" Searches Lead to FAKEAV - TrendLabs Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of March 6 to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
