Of course Wolfram|Alpha is designed to take the place of Google for some of what Google has been used for up to now. It takes a different approach, and answers some things better than Google does, while not doing as well with others. But don't think for a minute that it isn't designed to absorb a significant portion of Google's page views.

Of course Wolfram|Alpha is designed to take the place of Google for some of what Google has been used for up to now. It takes a different approach, and answers some things better than Google does, while not doing as well with others. But don’t think for a minute that it isn’t designed to absorb a significant portion of Google’s page views.

Google = search engine, to give you web pages

Wolfram = computational knowledge resource, to give you answers to questions

those are not the same things, at all. Google won't tell you the year that Bush was born, it'll give results where you can find the answer. Wolfram gives the answer. Both useful in their own way, not meant to compete.

those are not the same things, at all. Google won’t tell you the year that Bush was born, it’ll give results where you can find the answer. Wolfram gives the answer. Both useful in their own way, not meant to compete.

Maybe someone did not read the note about WolframAlpha: It is not a Google Killer search engine.

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start experimenting with Alpha tonight or over the weekend:

* Wolfram Alpha is not a general purpose search engine – it does not directly compete with Google and if you treat it like Google, you will inevitably be disappointed.

* Check out the copious examples from the home page – they will give you a good idea of the type of queries that Alpha can handle best.

* Here is one thing we can almost guarantee: you will be disappointed at first (especially if you were expecting a Google killer).

* Alpha is a great tool, but it takes some time to learn its limits and strengths. Unlike Google, some searches simply don't return any results at all.

More information: here

Maybe someone did not read the note about WolframAlpha: It is not a Google Killer search engine.

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start experimenting with Alpha tonight or over the weekend:

* Wolfram Alpha is not a general purpose search engine – it does not directly compete with Google and if you treat it like Google, you will inevitably be disappointed.

* Check out the copious examples from the home page – they will give you a good idea of the type of queries that Alpha can handle best.

* Here is one thing we can almost guarantee: you will be disappointed at first (especially if you were expecting a Google killer).

* Alpha is a great tool, but it takes some time to learn its limits and strengths. Unlike Google, some searches simply don't return any results at all.

More information: here