The Takeaway announced that Facebook has caught up to Google and
added a search tool called graph.
Why is the graph search function special?
Over a billion users on Facebook index the data that the
users provide makes it different from a common Google search and more of a
personalized search. You can search people and background information certain
individuals. Google information may seem irrelevant compared to Facebook’s
search function because it is not as personal.
Will Google be able to compete with Google +?
It will take a long
time for Facebook to train people to search on their cite. However, Facebook is
considering moving towards mobile devices.
According to The New York Times, Mr. Zuckerberg announced that
photos on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is not a part of the photos
that are able to be searched. He also
stated, “The search we wanted to build is privacy aware. On Facebook, most of
the things people share with you isn’t public.” However the personal search
Facebook is promoting is playing with potential privacy hazards.
Is Facebook challenging Google?
Bloomberg shares an informative perspective “Facebook’s new
service, which is being rolled out in test mode to a limited number of members,
draws from a pool of information that includes 240 billion photographs and more than a trillion connections.” This
could be what will drive Facebook’s new search function to exceed more activity
than Google or other search functions.
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