Google is partnering with the states of Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia in a joint effort to make it easier for people to find public information via the Web. In announcing the arrangements, Google said the deals reflect a recognition that people are often frustrated by the inability of Web search engines, including Google’s, to find supposedly public information available on government sites. Google conceded “a significant share of the information on state agency Web sites” is not included in the Google index of Web information sources.
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Google Gets a Grip on Government Data
Posted by: Fred J. Aun April 30, 2007 10:50 AMGoogle is partnering with the states of Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia in a joint effort to make it easier for people to find public information via the Web. In announcing the arrangements, Google said the deals reflect a recognition that people are often frustrated by the inability of Web search engines, including Google’s, to find supposedly public information available on government sites. Google conceded “a significant share of the information on state agency Web sites” is not included in the Google index of Web information sources.