watch google: New Undocumented Google Operator [ type:keyword ] rw:..(blog via Blgscpd)
In google search box enter type: followed by a keyword.The results will give direct link to a great piece of information. ?
Google Blogoscoped Forum -Google Type Operator
Searching for "Type:George Bush" comes up with "George Bush – Type: Person". Here are some other searches that yielded these results:
Type:Boston -> "Boston – Type: Place"
Type:FEMA -> "FEMA – Type: Acronym"
Type:Google -> "Google – Type: Public [Stock](NASDAQ: GOOG)"
Type:Orange -> "Orange – Type: Monopoly Color"
Type:Bear -> "Bear – Type: Animal"
Type:Doom -> "Doom (Movie) – Type: Movie"
Type:Friends -> "Friends – Type: TV Show"
Type:February -> "February – Type: Month" What are these types of?
Lawrence R I'd bet money that this is a glimpse into the internal workings of Google – specifically how they (in the future perhaps?) decide what searches should have a onebox result at the top. Anything that is a "term" could have a definition-style onebox, anything that is a "Movie" could have a Movie-style onebox, etc, etc. So, the "type:" of the term you input into Google determines what onebox will be displayed.
Brandon Byers Yep. It also sounds like the beginnings of the Semantic Web (try the first result for the phrase "Google Takes All" for a good essay; Wikipedia also has good info).
August 2009: How Google beat Amazon and Ebay to the Semantic Web ...A work of fiction. A Semantic Web scenario. A short feature from a business magazine published in 2009.www.ftrain.com/google_takes_all.html - 52k