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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Wikipedia Added to Google OneBox

Google has quietly added a new OneBox feature that highlights articles from Wikipedia. All you need to do to is tack on the word "info" or "information" at the end of your query and Google will put a large Wikipedia link at the top of the results page. Your search keywords and the Wikipedia article title need to match up exactly, otherwise the Onebox links don't show up.

As Wikipedia's power and brand rise, Google is going to dig deeper into the citizen-edited encyclopedia. Google loves frequently updated information so the fit is perfect. This will occur even as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales readies a Google competitor. While this OneBox is not a search engine for Wikipedia, it sure comes close. There's nothing to stop Google from going further and building a Wikipedia search engine and I suspect they will.

Google Onebox spotlights special results such as news, stock quotes, weather, music and maps when certain trigger keywords are used. Blogs were added last week.

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Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Wikipedia Added to Google OneBox:

» Wikipedia Oneboxed from Googlified
Google has finally included Wikipedia to its famous Onebox technology. All you need to do is include info or information in the query. Google has mashed Wikipedia entries with the search result pages on SearchMash, Google&#... [Read More]

» Google Adds Wikipedia to OneBox Results from Online Marketing Blog
Steve Rubel reports today that Wikipedia entries now appear in Google OneBox results. Just add info or informtion to your query and the first results will be from Wikipedia if theres a match.  Will an entry in Wikipe... [Read More]

» OneBox Showing Wikipedia Entries from Marketing Pilgrim
On the heals of many webmasters declaring that Wikipedia gets too much Google love, Rubel has scooped Google showing Wikipedia results in the OneBox. I am very disappointed with this move by Google. Just as the use of DMOZ has turned into a joke, so s... [Read More]

» Google School: Rank Wikipedia articles in your results from Lifehacker
If you want to get general background on something with Google, append the word "info" or "information" to your search term. If your words appear in the title of a Wikipedia page, Google will list that article at the... [Read More]

» Google's OneBox from The Last Word (Beta)
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» Google abandons PageRank for Wikipedia data? from Thoughtlets
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