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Knowledge base used by Google in India
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The Google People Cards was a knowledge base used by Google and its services to enhance its search engine's results with information gathered from people in India,.[1] After launching in India, Google launched this service in African countries, such as Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa[2] This service allows individuals to create their profile on Google's search engine.[3][4]
On April 7, 2024, the Google People Cards feature and the ability to create new people cards or update existing ones was discontinued.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Google launches People Cards feature for India". August 11, 2020.
- ^ "After launching in India, Google Search 'people cards' are now rolling out in Africa". Android Police. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Google Now Lets You Build Your Public Profile for Its Search Engine". NDTV Gadgets 360.
- ^ "Google launches People Cards in India to make users more visible online". Hindustan Times Tech. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Google Search People Cards Going Away". Search Engine Roundtable.