Google to show info about universities on search results pageSeptember 30, 2016 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google is constantly tweaking its search results page to include more information typically found deep within websites, and now its search engine will surface college and university data starting today. Now, when a user searches for a school using Google, the results page will show information culled from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. That includes the school's graduation rate, its average total cost with financial aid, the average salary after attending that school, and the institution's acceptance rate and undergraduate tuition cost, The Verge said. In the long term, these types of additions to Google search bolster the company's core advertising business. The more queries users input into Google's search engine, the more revenue it earns. So any improvements the company can make to the results page to make it more useful will only aid its advantage over app-based alternatives on mobile. You can see this strategy play out more prominently with the 2016 U.S. election, where dozens upon dozens of search terms now generate uniquely formatted information about candidates' positions on important issues, debate times, delegate counts, and other data that, in the past, required clicking on links to find. It's all part of Google's plan to keep the web relevant in an era when mobile apps and social networks continue vacuuming up more of users' attention. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |