Monday, March 11, 2013

TTW - Autocomplete

You've heard of autocorrect fails - but how about autocomplete fails? They're becoming more prevalent in funny screencap blogs.



Autocompletes change constantly - and are based on your location. While it can lead to some amusing results, autocomplete is an important feature in technology, working to reduce time not only in searches but in computer programs as well. They are also very telling of the culture they represent. Check out this interesting infograph of the top search engines (Google and Bing) and see their predictions for each letter of the alphabet: http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/infographic-the-abcs-of-search-engine-autocomplete

Have you ever had a strange outcome to some innocent search terms?

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