Tag: Google

Google Search or AI Chatbot: That Is the Question

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   I hope I don’t have to tell you this image is an AI generated image.I just read an article from The Verge entitled “Here’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Google.” It started me thinking about the thousands of searches I had done in the past few...

Learning about What You Don’t Find with a Google Search

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   Google searches give the impression that they are omnipotent but if you understand how information is stored and the amount of information that is still on paper and not visible to Google at all, you realize that...

Indexing, Handwriting, and Google

Over the past few months I have been indexing FamilySearch death records from South Africa. It has been an interesting experience, and I have gained a new appreciation for the culture and people of that country. Indexing gives you a brief glimpse into the lives of people whom you otherwise never would have known. One of the educational benefits of...

The Google Goldmine for Genealogists

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of blog posts written by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. Getting the Rest of the Gold out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists Part Seven https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions Google Help Google Search Google Newspapers Archive Google Drive Google Docs including Sheets, Slides, Forms, Draw and more Google Keep Google...