There is a new search engine out there, which if it gets big could spell trouble for Google. Powerset is a “natural language” search engine, which means it knows the meaning of a page (in a way), so you can search in the form of a question. While search engines such as Ask clime to do this, they actually index pages by key words. If you were to ask the question, “What is Henry the 8th’s birthday?” Google would search for the key words Henry and birthday. Powerset on the other hand, knows that you want to know the birthday of Henry the 8th and displays a quick answer. Another great feature of Powerset is that it displays the resulting search page from within there search engine. What this does is give them control of more feature such as an outline of the contents of the page. In side-by-side comparisons of Powerset and Google, Powerset has a slight lead. There is a down side to Powerset, it is in testing, and only searches Wikipedia. Therefore, if you are doing a research project and are using the internet, Powerset may be the way to go. I hope this “natural language” idea catches on and Google adapts it. It could only make surfing the internet that much easier! For more check out powerset’s website.

There is a new, fast growing network out there, but is twitter getting to big? With thousands of followers, radio hosts and politicians are reaching vast audiences. My question is if there are thousands, is it getting too much like a cult? Twitter is a tool that could be used for good, as well as bad and that concerns me. There is a website out there that gives a glimpse at what twitter is all about. twistori is a good resource to gauge the content of twitter. It is something you will just have to check it out for your self!

Update: I am now on Twitter, adamjonfuller!

This is my first blog post. I am trying to step into “web 2.0″ era… I will be keeping up to date with the design and tech industries and posting exciting new stories on a regular basis. In addition I will post stories about my every day life, in hope that I can keep you informed!