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Google Prediction API: The web gets smart

By | May 19, 2010, 9:35pm PDT

Day one of the Google I/O conference was just the beginning — lots of cool stuff was announced today, but tomorrow is when the big stuff happens.

Today, there were several announcements made that generated some buzz, but there was not even a peep about Froyo, or Smart TV (look for this stuff tomorrow at 8:30AM PDT). Today things centered around the web — but I thought Google’s Prediction API was one of the coolest.

Google’s Prediction API is a new service that lets developers make there applications truly intelligent. The service can do anything from tell you what language a certain string is, to having it monitor transactions for things that may be fraudulent. It’s basically a big black box that you can send historic data into, and then ask it questions about the future.

Looking forward to day two though! See you tomorrow.

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Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix.

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Garett Rogers

Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry. He has no other formal associations with any software or hardware companies.

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Garett Rogers

Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software designed specifically for the cellular and electronics industry.

Garett's journey into Google started with his employer asking him to "get a better rank on Google." Diving into search engine optimization sparked his curiosity for how things work and led him to create a blog dedicated to what interests him most--Google.

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