Posts Tagged ‘Google’
Mr. Blumenthal, you are a Senator now
Even though Richard Blumenthal is now Senator-elect for Connecticut, he is apparently continuing his “job creation through litigation” program. Here are the facts behind his newest venture. For quite some time, Google has been collecting data that it has used to create its on-line mapping service. Earlier this year, however, it was revealed that Google…
Read MoreSymptom of the Disease: Google, the White House and a $1.8 million fundraiser
Do you have an issue with Google driving around the world capturing personal information? While many countries are holding Google to a high standard and taking them to court, claiming private information was stolen, Google management raised $1.8 million for Democrats at one dinner … and four days later…
Read MoreLeaning GOP? Leaning Dem? Google interactive map poll monitoring
The interactive map – coded by Google using their maps API – displays data from multiple polling outfits and allows users to quickly dig down to specific races and check out current status. As an example, you can find out if your district is Safe Dem, Likely Dem, Leans Dem, Toss Up, Leans GOP, Likely…
Read MoreIran’s “punch” heard round the world – emergency UN meetings scheduled (Update)
On the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the countries leaders have announced a huge blow to the west. The stunning “punch” leaves western leaders unbalanced as they make plans to meet in emergency session at the United Nations. Iran turned off GMAIL!
Read MoreGoogle fu – Islam search type-ahead feature censored
Google seems to be messing with the way their type-ahead pre-fill service works on their Web site’s search engine. Typing ‘Christianity is’ (no quotes) into the search engine yields interesting suggested searches but the experience is quite different when typing ‘Islam is’.
Read MoreCalifornia Prop 8 donor maps showing up
With campaign finance regulation, comes a great amounts of data. You had to know that this was coming. Does this map freak you out? Maybe just a little? Many events tend to raise suspicion amongst the population. Take for instance, a person walking the street carrying a pistol in a holster openly; not concealed. Some…
Read MoreGoogle releases GMail video and audio chat
For those of you with a video camera on your Mac or a stand alone webcam, Google just released GMail Video Chat.
Read MoreContent item properties prove damn important – United Airlines looses $1 billion
Let this be a lesson for all of the Web content mangers out there. Back in 2002, when a story was published to a Web site, there little thought about properties associated with news items. In this case, the five-year-old story didn’t have a publish date. When an old story gets pulled out of a…
Read MoreGoogle Maps: No Roads in Israel?
I’ve been reading some information concerning the fence that was destroyed between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. I wanted to look at a map for an overview. Where are the roads in Israel? How about the West Bank or Gaza? Go ahead, zoom in, pan around. Nothing is there. View Larger Map I understand that…
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