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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
"Eddie" the Googlebot Lands on IRC
According to this article, a Googlebot named "Eddie" has recently been spending some time on Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
The bot's precise attraction to IRC is unknown. Maybe it's the compelling chatter of file swappers, or perhaps the romance that blossoms between lonely users. Regardless, Google says the bot is no big deal. According to the company, Eddie is simply "an experiment aimed at improving Google's search quality." I'm not sure how hours of text conversations will help Google improve its search, but then again, I'm not an engineer. I'm definitely curious, though.
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Adam
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