Kathy McKeown, who will be the director of the Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, said research projects in the media center will include the development of more sophisticated search tools for content in online videos and the tracking of online text, video and images to understand when people express opinions and how they persuade each other.

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This is a bit lazy of me, as more useful tools than a search engine are available.

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In recent months, it released new software tools that give search marketers more access to its ad platform, known as Microsoft adCenter, and in July the company acquired AdECN, an advertising exchange company that aims to host a fully transparent, NASDAQ-style marketplace for ads.

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Not surprisingly, early generation predictive coding tools are far more complex and difficult to use than traditional legal technology tools such as keyword search, concept search, email threading, and data clustering to name a few.

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Investors who believe more and more Chinese will be logging on, buying computers, and using search tools like what Baidu has to offer.

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All the more reason, perhaps, that security admins should use the tools to search for their own vulnerabilities first.

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The deal will allow Google to pursue the creation of new flight search tools that will enable users to find better flight information more easily on the Internet.

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But to get a list of the latest services, tools and technologies for making your website more mobile friendly check out this search I did at one of my favorite tech sites Makeuseof.com.

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As a result of changes in the search functionality and results page, Regulations.gov now includes more user-friendly sorting and filtering tools.

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