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 Google Blog Search About Google Blog Search Directory: Google's web directory uses the collection and its own search technology to rank the sites based upon "importance" (which usually means popularity). Google Directory lets users limit searches to a specific directory category. For example, if I search the directory for the keyword [afghan], Google presents two categories:

By selecting the Regional > Asia > Afghanistan category, I have the option to search only in this category, thus focusing my search and avoiding irrelevant results. The Google Directory contains over 1.5 million urls. Google Directory Video Search: As of the first of the year 2007, Google Video began to include results from, which it purchased in October 2006. For now, when users click on the YouTube results, they are taken to the YouTube website. YouTube videos do not appear on the Google video homepage, only in search results where they are recognizable from their address.

Google Video Search is a way to search and view TV shows, including news, entertainment, and more, for free. The search includes not only national networks, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, but also local programming and shows from around the world. How does this work? Google Video indexes the closed captioning of TV shows so that when you search for a keyword, it finds that word in the captioning transcripts and displays a list of the shows with that keyword. In most cases, you can only see still shots of the show, but in a few instances, you will be able to view the entire broadcast. This is a very new Google option, and it is sure to expand and improve over time. 66