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Note: With Metaweb's knowledge, Google aims to enhance its ability to understand search queries and deliver definitive answers.
Google on Friday said that it had acquired Metaweb Technologies, a semantic database start-up founded in 2005 that operates the open, shared database called Freebase, for an undisclosed sum.
Google intends to incorporate Metaweb's data and semantic technology into its search service to generate richer, more meaningful search results.
Google currently offers semantic technology, which brings some...