Tag: search

25 Years of Google Search: A Timeline

By Christine Persaud
On September 4, 1998, Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University, along with the unofficial third founder and programmer Scott Hassan. Their idea was to create an online search engine that was smarter and more robust, and they accomplished that in spades,

Will ChatGPT (Or Other AI) Be The New Google?

Christine Persaud
There has been lots of talk about the AI chatbot ChatGPT of late, coming from various angles. Some believe the service, created by OpenAI, poses a threat to journalism, coding, and other similar industries. But there’s another angle to ChatGPT: as a search engine

2022 Google Search Trends

By Yasmin Ranade
Information-seeking Canadians asked Google about international events, like the conflict in Ukraine, the World Cup, the passing of Queen Elizabeth but there were also a few top stories that were uniquely Canadian, What were this year’s top search trends and news stories that interested Canadians the most?