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GoogleCircles, the latest beta from Google (so why is it marked version "4.1"?) is a bit like the late lamented Amazon Book Circles: It shows you what people in a geographic area or from a particular domain are searching for. Be sure to check what they're looking for in WhiteHouse.gov. [Tags: google googlecircles 4.1] Posted
by D. Weinberger at March 31, 2006 06:27 PM
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Boo. No Vermont.
Posted by: Brian Brown | April 1, 2006 03:25 AM
Brian, try clicking on WhiteHouse.gov or NPR.org. Then check the rev number (4.1) again...
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April 1, 2006 09:08 AM
For those who are wondering if Google Circles is for real, click “Terms Of Service” at the bottom. Then also click “full explanation” for more info, or just go here: http://www.googlecircles.com/explanation.php
Nice prank! It had me wondering for a while (but confused about what good this site was). The Google login information at the top of the page is simply an iframe with Google news loaded in it.
Posted by: Alex Porter | April 1, 2006 10:24 PM
Now although Google Circles is not a real website, its premise is very much real. This type of thing does indeed happen.
Posted by: Dominic Jones | April 2, 2006 05:55 AM
I also intended the 4.1 rev number (which isn't actually on the GoogleCircles site) as a hint: 4.1.06 is the US way of denoting the date.
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April 2, 2006 10:07 AM