{"id":81,"date":"2005-04-07T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2005-04-07T21:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hotpepper.ca\/archives\/2005\/04\/google-qa\/"},"modified":"2005-04-07T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2005-04-07T21:20:42","slug":"google-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2005\/04\/07\/google-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Q&amp;A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google just released a new search feature called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/googleblog\/2005\/04\/just-facts-fast.html\">Google Q&amp;A<\/a> that allows user to ask a question and receive an answer based on compiled information around the web.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Have you ever needed a piece of info right now? Today we&#8217;re excited to introduce Google Q&amp;A. We&#8217;ve pulled together facts from all over the Web to help give you the fastest possible access to the quick bits of information you need every day; just type a query into the search box, and you&#8217;ll get back the answer at the top of your search results. Q&amp;A knows about a lot of areas: celebrities, countries of the world, the planets, the elements, electronics, movies, and anything else we&#8217;ve thought of so far&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It even has the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=what+is+the+population+of+lethbridge%2C+alberta\">population of Lethbridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google just released a new search feature called Google Q&amp;A that allows user to ask a question and receive an answer based on compiled information around the web. Have you ever needed a piece of info right now? Today we&#8217;re excited to introduce Google Q&amp;A. 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