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Unit7FutureofcommunicationHemingxiu&Libaoyi

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wordsimportmentSearchEngineCampanyPART

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GooglePART

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IntelDeveloperForumPART

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WorldFamousSocialNetworkingwebsitesPart1World'simportantsearchenginecompanyGoogleistheworld'smostpopularsearchengine,withamarketshareof80.52percentasofMarch,2017.InsomeEastAsiancountriesandRussia,Googleisnotthemostpopularsearchengine.InRussia,Yandexcommandsamarketshareof61.9percent,comparedtoGoogle's28.3percent.InChina,Baiduisthemostpopularsearchengine.SouthKorea'shomegrownsearchportal,Naver,isusedfor70percentofonlinesearchesinthecountry.Yahoo!JapanandYahoo!TaiwanarethemostpopularavenuesforinternetsearchinJapanandTaiwan,respectively.Theworld'smostpopularsearchengines(with>1%marketshare)are:Searchengine

MarketshareinMarch2017Google80.52%Bing6.92%Baidu5.94%Yahoo!5.35%AFormerlyknownasAskJeeves,Areceivesapproximately3%ofthesearchshare.ASKisbasedonaquestion/answerformatwheremostquestionsareansweredbyotherusersorareintheformofpolls.ItalsohasthegeneralsearchfunctionalitybuttheresultsreturnedlackqualitycomparedtoGoogleorevenBingandYahoo.AOL.comAOL(formerlyacompanyknownasAOLInc.,originallyknownasAmericaOnline,andstylizedasAol.)isawebportalandonlineserviceproviderbasedinNewYork.AccordingtonetmarketsharetheoldtimefamousAOLisstillinthetop10searchengineswithamarketsharethatiscloseto0.6%.TheAOLnetworkincludesmanypopularwebsiteslikeengadget.com.andthe.WordsimportantsearchenginecompanyMicrosoftDevelopmentCenterNorway(before2010knownasFastSearch&TransferASA(FAST)isaNorwegiancompanybasedinOslo.FASTfocusesondatasearchtechnologies.IthadofficeslocatedinGermany,Italy,SriLanka,France,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStates,Brazil,Mexicoandothercountriesaroundtheworld.Thecompanywasfoundedin1997.OnApril24,2008,MicrosoftacquiredFAST.FASTisnowknownasMicrosoftDevelopmentCenterNorway.AlltheWebwasanInternetsearchenginethatmadeitsdebutinmid-1999andwasclosedin2011.establishedonJuly16,1997.ItwasusedprimarilyasashowpiecesiteforFAST'senterprisesearchengine.AccordingtoFAST,AllTheWeboncerivaledGoogleinsizeandtechnology.AlltheWebneverbecameaspopularasGoogle,though,anditsuserbasedeclinedafteritwasboughtoutbyOverturein2003.Closure

InFebruary2003FAST'swebsearchdivisionwasboughtbyOverture.InMarch2004,OverturewastakenoverbyYahoo!.ShortlyafterYahoo!'sacquisition,theAlltheWebsitestartedusingYahoo!'sdatabaseandsomeoftheadvancedfunctionswereremoved,suchasFTPsearchanddirectimagesearch.InMarch2011,Yahoo!statedontheAlltheWebwebsitethattheyintendtoclosetheengine.StartingonApril4,2011,thesiteredirectedtoYahoo!Search.Part2Google

GoogleInc.isanAmericanmultinationaltechnologycompanythatspecializesinInternet-relatedservicesandproducts.Theseincludeonlineadvertisingtechnologies,search,cloudcomputing,software,andhardware.Googlewasfoundedin1998byLarryPageandSergeyBrinwhiletheywerePh.D.studentsatStanfordUniversity,inCalifornia.They

incorporatedGoogleasaprivatelyheldcompanyonSeptember4,1998.Aninitialpublicoffering(IPO)tookplaceonAugust19,2004,andGooglemovedtoitsnewheadquartersinMountainView,California,nicknamedtheGoogleplex.Reorganization

InAugust2015,GoogleannouncedplanstoreorganizeitsvariousinterestsasaconglomeratecalledAlphabetInc.Google,Alphabet'sleadingsubsidiary,willcontinuetobetheumbrellacompanyforAlphabet'sInternetinterests.Uponcompletionoftherestructure,SundarPichaiwasappointedCEOofGoogle;hereplacedLarryPage,whobecameCEOofAlphabet.someservices,softwaresandwebsitesThecompany'srapidgrowthsinceincorporationhastriggeredachainofproducts,acquisitions,andpartnershipsbeyondGoogle'scoresearchengine(GoogleSearch).ItoffersGmail,andthenewervariantInbox,foremail,GoogleCalendar

,GoogleMaps,GoogleDriveforcloudstorageoffiles,GoogleDocs,SheetsandSlidesforproductivity,GooglePhotosforphotostorageandsharing,GoogleKeepfornote-taking,GoogleTranslate

YouTubeforvideoviewingandsharing,andGoogle+,Allo,andDuoforsocialinteraction.GoogleNews,GoogleWallet,GoogleShoppingExpress,GoogleAlerts.GoogledevelopstheAndroidmobileoperatingsystem,aswellasitssmartwatch,television,car,andInternetofthings-enabledsmartdevicesvariations.ItalsodevelopstheGoogleChromewebbrowser,andChromeOS,anoperatingsystembasedonChrome.GoogleLabswasapagecreatedbyGoogletodemonstrateandtestnewprojects.GoogleDevelopersisGoogle'ssiteforsoftwaredevelopmenttools,APIs,andtechnicalresources.GoogleSearch,commonlyreferredtoasGoogleWebSearchorsimplyGoogle,isawebsearchenginedevelopedbyGoogle.AsofFebruary2016,itisthemostusedsearchengineintheUSwith64.0%marketshare.Googlesearchconsistsofaseriesoflocalizedwebsites.Thelargestofthose,thesite,isthetopmost-visitedwebsiteintheworld.

GoogleSearchprovidesseveralfeaturesbeyondsearchingforwords.Theseincludesynonyms,weatherforecasts,timezones,stockquotes,maps,earthquakedata,movieshowtimes,airports,homelistings,andsportsscores.Therearespecialfeaturesfornumbers,dates,andsomespecificforms,includingranges,prices,temperatures,moneyandmeasurementunitconversions,calculations,packagetracking,patents,areacodes,andlanguagetranslation.

Google'shomepageincludesabuttonlabeled"I'mFeelingLucky".Priortoachange

in2012,whenausertypedinasearchandclickedonthebuttontheuserwouldbetakendirectlyto

thefirstsearchresult,bypassingthesearchengineresultspage.Theideawasthatifauseris"feelinglucky",thesearchenginewouldreturntheperfectmatchthefirsttimewithouthavingtopagethroughthesearchresults.AccordingtoastudybyTomChavezof"Rapt",thisfeaturecostGoogle$110millionayearas1%ofallsearchesusethisfeatureandbypassalladvertisingI'mfeelinglucky.

Part3IntelDeveloperForumIntelDeveloperForumIntelDeveloperForum(IDF),isagatheringoftechnologiststodiscussIntelproductsandproductsbasedonIntelproducts.ThefirstIDFwasin1997.ThereisusuallyaSpringIDFandaFallIDF.ToemphasizetheimportanceofChina,theSpring2007IDFwasheldinBeijinginsteadofSanFrancisco,andSanFranciscoandTaipeisharedtheFallIDFeventinSeptemberandOctober,respectively.ThreeIDFshowswerescheduledin2008;withthedateofIDFSanFrancisconotablymovingtoAugustratherthanSeptember.Inpreviousyears,eventswereheldinmajorcitiesacrosstheworldsuchasSanFrancisco,Mumbai,Bangalore,Moscow,Cairo,SaoPaulo,Amsterdam,MunichandTokyo.OnApril17,2017,IntelannouncedthatitwouldnolongerbehostingIDF.Asaresultofthisannouncement,IDF17,whichwasscheduledforAugustinSanFrancisco,wascanceled.NielsenratingsaretheaudiencemeasurementsystemsoperatedbyNielsenMediaResearchthatseektodeterminetheaudiencesizeandcompositionoftelevisionprogrammingintheUnitedStates.NielsenMediaResearchwasfoundedbyArthurC.Nielsen,amarketanalystwhosecareerhadbeguninthe1920swithbrandadvertisinganalysisandhadexpandedintoradiomarketanalysisduringthe1930s,culminatinginNielsenratingsofradioprogramming,whichwasmeanttoprovidestatisticsastothemarketsofradioshows.In1950,Nielsenmovedtotelevision,developingaratingssystemusingthemethodsheandhiscompanyhaddevelopedforradio.Thatmethodhassincebecometheprimarysourceofaudiencemeasurementinformationinthetelevisionindustryaroundtheworld.NielsenPart4WorldFamousSocialNetworkingwebsitesFacebookFacebook

isanAmericanfor-profitcorporationandanonlinesocialmediaandsocialnetworkingservicebasedinMenloPark,California.TheFacebookwebsitewaslaunchedonFebruary4,2004,byMarkZuckerberg,alongwithfellowHarvardCollegestudents.Facebook

Facebook

isanAmericanfor-profitcorporationandanonlinesocialmediaandsocialnetworkingservicebasedinMenloPark,California.TheFacebookwebsitewaslaunchedonFebruary4,2004,byMarkZuckerberg,alongwithfellowHarvardCollegestudents.

Facebookmaybeaccessedbyalargerangeofdesktops,laptops,tabletcomputers,andsmartphonesovertheInternetandmobilenetworks.Afterregisteringtousethesite,userscancreateauserprofileindicatingtheirname,occupation,schoolsattendedandsoon.Userscanaddotherusersas"friends",exchangemessages,poststatusupdatesanddigitalphotos,sharedigitalvideosandlinks,usevarioussoftwareapplications,andreceivenotificationswhenothersupdatetheirprofilesormakeposts.Additionally,usersmayjoincommon-interestusergroupsorganizedbyworkplace,school,hobbiesorothertopics,andcategorizetheirfriendsintolistssuchas"PeopleFromWork"or"CloseFriends".Ingroups,editorscanpinpoststotop.Additionally,userscancomplainaboutorblockunpleasantpeople.TwitterTwitterisanonlinenewsandsocialnetworkingservicewhereuserspostandinteractwithmessages,called"tweets",restrictedto140characters.Registereduserscanposttweets,butthosewhoareunregisteredcanonlyreadthem.UsersaccessTwitterthroughitswebsiteinterface,SMSoramobiledeviceapp.Twitter,Inc.isbasedinSanFrancisco,California,UnitedStates,andhasmorethan25officesaroundtheworld.TwitterTwitterwascreatedinMarch2006byJackDorseyandlaunchedinJulyofthatyear.Theservicerapidlygainedworldwidepopularity.In2016,Twitterhadmorethan319millionmonthlyactiveusers.Myspaceisasocialnetworkingwebsiteofferinganinteractive,user-submittednetworkoffriends,personalprofiles,blogs,groups,photos,music,andvideos.ItisheadquarteredinBeverlyHills,California.ItwasacquiredbyNewsCorporationinJuly2005for$580million.From2005to2008,Myspacewasthelargestsocialnetworkingsiteintheworld.Myspacehadasignificantinfluenceonpopcultureandmusic[13]andcreatedagamingplatformthatlaunchedthesuccessesofZyngaandRockYou,amongothers.[14]Despitean