Google Squared gets more data, better filters, by Tom Krazit, Webware (Oct 9)
Google Squared, launched as an experiment in May 2009, for showing search results in tables of data, has more data and more tools.
Taking an idea from a set for US Presidents from the welcome page, see what Google Squared can do with Canadian prime ministers. It shows an image, date of birth, place of birth, profession, succeeded by, and party. The Succeeded By is a bit off - Stephen Harper doesn't have a successor yet - and it's too bad Google can't figure out period in office.
Most of the people on the list were prime ministers, but where did Don Ferguson, Max Ferguson, and Bob Robertson come from? They all plaved prime ministers on radio and on film.
You can add more columns from a list. I added Date of Death - some entries were correct, and some entries were missing.
It's a long shot that you'll get a square for a query where you think there should be parameters and data. Use the sample query on the main page to get ideas on what Google Squared can do. For example - lakes in ontario.
Members can save their squares and export.