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How The BBC Is Quietly, Confidently Shaping The Future Of TV

BY Kit Eaton | 08-08-2011 | 8:04 AM | INNOVATION

The BBC's iPlayer tech is an international treasure for watching BBC shows on demand online. Now it's been launched as a new app--for TVs.READ MORE›

The Potential Downsides Of Google's New Faster-Than-Instant Results

BY Kit Eaton | 06-14-2011 | 1:36 PM | INNOVATION

Google unveiled plans to make Net searches lighting quick with Instant Pages. This is possible only because Google's "very confident that we know what search results you want." Sure, you'll shave five seconds or so off all your searches--but it's not without some complexities. READ MORE›

The Google Instant Blacklist: Why Google Censors BitTorrent, Not Pirate Bay, Xunlei

BY Austin Carr | 02-11-2011 | 1:31 PM | INNOVATION

“Just like our search algorithms, our auto-complete removals are imperfect and change regularly,” a Google spokesperson says. “It’s an imperfect solution.”READ MORE›

Google Instant Scores 98% Adoption Rate, 2% Opt-Out

BY Austin Carr | 02-03-2011 | 1:41 AM | INNOVATION

There was plenty of virtual hand-wringing when the results-as-you-type search feature launched. Now? Not so much. What changed? READ MORE›

11 of the Best Innovation Essays We Published in 2010

BY Suzanne LaBarre | 01-04-2011 | 6:52 AM | SLIDESHOWS

Here at Co.Design, we pride ourselves on being a house of many mansions. To that end, we’ve spent the past several months sharing the perspectives of some of the finest experts working in design, from Bruce Nussbaum on the dangers ... READ MORE›

Turn Google Instant's Banned Words Into NSFW Xmas Cards

BY Suzanne LaBarre | 12-23-2010 | 10:05 AM | GOOGLE BLACKLIST CHRISTMAS CARD

Since it’s the day before Christmas Eve, and no one who isn’t a UPS delivery guy is actually working (except us!), we’ve got a fun NSFW game for you to play around with; you might even knock out some, erm, creative holiday cards ... READ MORE›

Top Google Engineer: Google Instant Has No Brand Bias

BY Austin Carr | 12-13-2010 | 2:50 PM | INNOVATION

Noticed how the Instant results tend to focus on brand names like Amazon and Target when you start typing? Top Google search engineer Amit Singhal puts lingering rumors to rest on that: it's just math.READ MORE›

Google Sales Director on Google Instant's "Brand Bias"

BY Austin Carr | 10-28-2010 | 7:02 PM | MANAGEMENT

The search giant denies that default big-name search results are bad for small businesses--and brings a small business owner along to prove it. READ MORE›

How Google Instant's New Rules Turn a Sneeze Into Ad Impressions

BY Austin Carr | 09-09-2010 | 6:04 PM | INNOVATION

Analytics guru Dr. Sid Shah discusses how the search giant has quietly and massively changed the online ad game again--in favor of big brands. READ MORE›

The Side-Effects of Google Instant

BY Kit Eaton | 09-09-2010 | 12:13 PM | INNOVATION

In trying to match the speed of your mind, the search giant just gave its servers up to 20 times more work. That's not great for its energy bill or its carbon footprint. And all those seconds you'll save on searching? You're likely to spend them on Google anyway. READ MORE›

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