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Google Keyhole, Google Scholar

Posted by michael on from the google-google?-google! dept.

baegucb_18706 writes "The front page of Google has a link to Keyhole where you can download a free trial of satellite imagery. Is it worth the cost for a subscription, and is it the start of the real commercialism for Google? And a challenge to MS's imagery?" D H NG writes "According to CNET, Google introduced a new service for academics called Google Scholar on Wednesday. This service searches scholarly literature such as technical reports, theses and abstracts. This service will not carry ads." And finally, reader ian@FalsePositives.com links to some speculation about how a sufficiently competent search engine could write the news itself.

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  1. Not Such Link by dorward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google isn't linking to Keyhole here. Maybe is it to random users, or selected geographical areas.

    1. Re:Not Such Link by dorward · · Score: 5, Informative

      Ah ha! It does appear in the Google Tools, but not on the front page.

  2. Worldwind by SammysIsland · · Score: 5, Informative

    ummm.... worldwind from NASA is free and seems to be the same thing...

  3. Re:Scholar search! by 5E-0W2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use the author: prefix

  4. Re:lexis-nexis replacement by Cade144 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I also noticed that Google Scholar lists how many times a paper is cited by other works. This seems like an excellent use of PageRank technology.

    It is also helpful for academics who need to show that their published papers are being cited. Helps with grant applications and tenure review, I would assume.