Google has acquired a new information retrieval technique through an Australian student. His name is Ori Allon, a 26-year-old PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales.
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Ori Allon is being hired by Google to continue developing its search engine. |
Ori Allon developed a search engine (registered under the name Orion©) to enhance and streamline searches on popular services such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
The purpose of this technique, according to him, is to provide users with more relevant information after each search without needing to click through numerous links from the results.
According to a representative from the university, Ori Allon has been hired by Google to continue developing his search engine.
“Ori is an employee of Google, but he remains a student at the university,” the representative emphasized.
Orion will return a set of web pages most relevant to the search keyword and a list of topics related to that keyword, allowing users to select the topic that best matches their interests. By presenting topics directly related to the keyword, users gain valuable additional information that they might not have anticipated.
Thus, you can achieve expert-level searches without needing to have the expertise of a specialist.” Ori announced his invention on the University of New South Wales’ website.
“The query results are presented immediately in terms of expanding the terms extracted from the text, providing you with relevant information without needing to visit the website, although you can do so if you wish,” Allon explained about his new search technique, citing the example of the search phrase “American Revolution.”
The search engine will not only provide information related to that phrase but also details on topics such as “American history,” “George Washington,” and “the Declaration of Independence.”
A representative from the technology transfer office at the University of New South Wales further stated that Orion will fill gaps in the market dominated by Microsoft. “Bill Gates once stated in Forbes magazine that we need a search method that goes beyond what people think today. We believe Orion© will achieve that.”
And indeed, Google has triumphed in the race to acquire this technology ahead of its competitors.
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