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Instead of using optics for the entire retrieval process, they use it to guide a second, electronic (and error-free) search of a large, conventionally stored database.
ECONOMIST: Optical recognition
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The person who typed in the search might get an error page and might have problems accessing Google or other sites for some period after, even for non-sensitive searches.
MSN: An explanation of Google's moves in China
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For Jupiter analyst Olivier Beauvillain, Yahoo's initial decision to put its investment on search on hold was an error.
BBC: NEWS | Technology | Can Yahoo dominate next decade?
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This uses a process of randomisation and trial-and-error (akin to mutation and selection in biological evolution) to search the vast number of possible microstructures to find the most suitable design for each subsection.
ECONOMIST: MONITOR
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That settled, I hashed out the text for a link on the home page and a dozen error messages that would be displayed randomly if someone entered a query in the MentalPlex search box.
WSJ: Google: The Beginning
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For example, using data on searches for trucks and SUVs to predict the monthly sales of motor vehicles reduces the average error by up to 18% compared with the predictions from a model that did not incorporate the search data.
ECONOMIST: Internet search data may be useful for forecasters