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Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can't Grasp

By David Badertscher, PLL

Many of us involved with using search engines (Google and others) on a daily basis as part of our work are also continuously looking for ways to retrieve information beyond the reach of those traditional search engines--to reach meaningful data in the "deep web".  In his February 22, 2009 New York Times article, "Exploring a 'Deep Web' that Google Can't Grasp" Alex Wright observes:

"...As the major search engines start to experiment with incorporating Deep Web content into their search results, they must figure out how to present different kinds of data without overcomplicating their pages. This poses a particular quandary for Google, which has long resisted the temptation to make significant changes to its tried-and-true search results format. ..."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).