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Finding Friends Via Search Query Analysis

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the liking-the-same-things-i-do dept.

prostoalex writes "How many times have you met an interesting person, who happened to check out the same book in the library, or listen to the same music as you do? Researchers from University of Chicago suggest that it would be kinda cool if you could find like-minded people by analyzing the queries submitted to a Web search engine. Their PDF paper explains the research in more detail."

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  1. Re:Happened to me with Natalie! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've been on Slashdot for a while, but I have no idea who Natalie Portman is. Or what grits are for that matter. Could someone post some links here to help me out?

  2. Re:Nooo by Bold+Marauder · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's even MORE disgusting than the liberal churches who try to say that homosexuality is ok as long as they're celibate homosexuals.

    I started to post a twelve page long rant, until I re-read your post and noticed you said illegal instead of immoral. To answer your question: Since all the states that have sodomy laws put them on the books.

    And if my vote and my letter-writing ability have anything to say about it-that will become universal [for the united states, at least; we can probably make europe tow the line through economic sanctions--but now I'm wildly off-topic. :-D]