Google Launches Shakespeare Site.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google (Google, Mountain View, CA, www.google.com) The largest search engine on the Web, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. In 1996, they developed their "BackRub" search engine, named after its unique page ranking method (explained below). :
WHO: Google Book Search
WHAT: Google Book Search Launches Shakespeare Site
WHERE: www.google.com/shakespeare
WHEN: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- opening day of "Shakespeare in the
Park" (NY) and Shakespeare festivals around the country
WHY: Summer's here and that means two things: summer reading and
the commencement of Shakespeare festivals around the country.
Today, Google Book Search celebrates both traditions with the
launch of its "Summer with Shakespeare" site, a place to find
and search all the plays of Shakespeare -- from the popular
favorites to the lesser-known gems. The site launches in
conjunction with the commencement of Shakespeare in the Park
(http://www.publictheater.org/), New York City's famous
outdoor festival, which this year will feature the production
of Macbeth.
In Shakespeare's day, gaining greater access to theatrical
events meant duking it out with the other "groundlings" for
the best view of the stage. It took centuries before the
modern publishing industry could make works like Macbeth
widely available. Today, the Internet is continuing to remove
the barriers between people and knowledge, and Google Book
Search (http://books.google.com/) is helping people all over
the world browse and discover the great texts of history.
At www.google.com/shakespeare, book lovers and theater fans
alike can explore Shakespeare's entire oeuvre right from their
desktop. You can search for famous lines in Macbeth without
toil and trouble, browse through all the plays you know, or
follow your curiosity to discover new works on the site. And
if you decide you want to buy a copy of one of Shakespeare's
works, the "All editions" link will show you every version in
Google Book Search, many of which are available for purchase.
While on the site, readers can check out other ways to enjoy Shakespeare by: --Uncovering more resources on Shakespeare with Google Web Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shakespeare&btnG= Google+Search) --Exploring scholarly perspectives on Shakespeare with Google Scholar This article or section contains information about computer software currently in development. The content may change as the software development progresses. (http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=shakespeare&ie=UT F-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Search) --Connecting with Shakespeare enthusiasts through Google Groups See Google. (http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=shakespeare&qt_s=Sea rch) --Watching Shakespeare in action on Google Video Google Video is a free video sharing and video search engine service from Google that allows anyone to upload video clips to Google's web servers as well as make their own media available free of charge; some videos are also offered for sale through the Google Video Store. (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=shakespeare) --Browsing Shakespearean images on Google Image Search Google Image Search is a search service created by Google which allows users to search the Web for image content. The feature was originally announced in December 2001. The keywords for the image search are based on the filename of the image, the link text pointing to the image, (http://images.google.com/images?q=shakespeare) --Finding the latest articles on all things Shakespeare with Google News (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned NED No evidence of disease =us&q=shakes peare&btnG=Search+News) --Visiting the Globe Theater and other Shakespearean landmarks with Google Earth A 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. (Due to their lengths, the above URLs may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) For more information, please see today's Google Blog post at http://booksearch.blogspot.com or Google Book Search This article or section contains information about computer software currently in development. The content may change as the software development progresses. at http://books.google.com. |
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