Comments on: Patent Application for Google Web Accelerator?

By: Mouse vs. EyeTracking: Mouse Wins, plus Successful Search Strategies -SEO by the SEA

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:13:42 +0000

[...] I’m reminded of Google’s patent application on their Web accelerator program, and its discussion of using mouse tracking to predict which page someone might likely visit next, so that they can preload that page. I wrote about it in Patent Application for Google Web Accelerator? [...]

By: william slawski

william slawski — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:00:40 +0000

I’m testing my ability to post here via a handheld device. So far, so good.

By: William Slawski

William Slawski — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:44:22 +0000

I agree, Aaron.

It’s a conundrum that the search engines find themselves in – user data has the potential to help them improve search, but collecting user data may drive people away from using their search.

By: Aaron Pratt

Aaron Pratt — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:50:25 +0000

Prediction is a very cool thing but whoring user data via free tools is a little scary when money is involved.

By: William Slawski

William Slawski — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:15:01 +0000

Thanks, Jim.

I’m looking forward to the other patent application mentioned to get more of the whole picture.

By: Jim Hedger

Jim Hedger — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:52:04 +0000

Amazing post Bill. Thanks for the analysis.