In addition, it's likely that the information Google collects as it watches people search and navigate in all these systems will increase the value of the ads it auctions.

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Google TV is adding a new feature that could make it easier for users to search and navigate all the different content on various video applications, without having to use keypads or clunky text interfaces.

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The BYOD movement has the potential to create significant impact on search and the way your customers navigate the Web.

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"Consumers need a simple way to navigate and search the overwhelming amount of TV content, " said Michael Thompson, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile.

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Users would have to type unfamiliar text strings into the address bar of the their browser, at a time when consumers were increasingly relying on search engines and social media to navigate the internet.

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But despite the industry's best efforts to create an easy-to-navigate "smart" television, an old-fashioned computer is still the easiest way to search for and discover TV shows and movies at your convenience.

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