Earlier this month, Google announced that it will drop support for the popular H.264 video codec from it’s Chrome browser. Being the web geek that I am, I’ve researched and thought about and wrestled with this issue to the detriment of my productivity. And after all that I have come to the following conclusion: Google…
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Help your Parents with TeachParentsTech.org
I’m really loving Google’s new TeachParentsTech.org website. You can use it to send your loved ones instructional videos on computer and internet stuff. My fave so far is the one above where the Asian dude explains how to spot phishing emails. He even winks at you halfway through! Watch all the videos here – teachparentstech.org/watch
[RANT] Why I stopped trusting Google
Lately I’ve been telling many of my friends to be very careful about Facebook because they don’t take our privacy seriously. This past week another company joins that list – Google. In addition to privacy, their business practices also make me highly suspicious of them. Google’s recent actions have made me stop trusting them. I…
Should the USA 'protect' the internet?
2010 kicked off with a very interesting high-stakes drama unfolding between Google and China. The situation has now blown up and got the US government involved. Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a speech on Internet Freedom which basically outlined a new foreign policy for USA and extended it to the internet. In a nutshell,…
Searchable Flash
Adobe is making Flash searchable.. but only to Google and Yahoo. Link
Official Google Reader Blog: Brand new Google Reader for iPhone
The new new Google Reader for iPhone is sweet!
Neowave e-commerce blogger survey+linkbait
Neowave, the company behind behind the webShaper shopping cart software, has posted a piece of link-bait on their blog. Their incentive–Google goodies. As a side objective, it looks this is also some free research for the marketing boys. Well, I’m happy to help in your research and I definitely would like Google goodies. So here…
Google acquires DoubleClick
Google acquires DoubleClick. From the official blog post: This new partnership represents a tremendous opportunity for us at Google to broaden and deepen our inventory of available ads and to better serve both our publishers and users. Together, Google and DoubleClick will empower agencies, advertisers, and publishers to collaborate more efficiently and effectively, which will,…
Google announces free TiSP broadband and Gmail Paper
Google once again outdoes its rivals by unveiling two fantastic new products today. First up is Google TiSP (Beta), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users’ plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will revolutionise broadband for the masses. The free…
Google Africa
I love these Google guys: Google has signed deals to supply software to students and government workers in two East African nations, in a bid to put them on the technical footing of more developed countries. Much love Sergey and Larry (source)
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