Google street view shows dead people

You can use Google Street View to see the dead Jess Zimmerman, grist.org Wow, is there nothing Google can’t do? Street View can take you under the ocean, to the surface of Mars, around the South Pole, inside an abandoned Fukushima town, and up some difficult hiking trails. And now, one Oregon man’s experience suggests… … Continue reading Google street view shows dead people

Sublime Google street view photos

From spooky to sublime, these Street View pics are hard to forget by Tim Hornyak, cnet.com Montreal artist Jon Rafman’s Nine Eyes project collects some of the craziest Google Street View images you’ve ever seen. If you’ve never taken a ran­dom walk through Google Street View, the expe­ri­ence can feel like a dream in slow… … Continue reading Sublime Google street view photos

Calico: Google’s first leap into health enhancement

Calico: How Google’s stab at the fountain of youth could transform health care Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Google is back in the health busi­ness with a mys­te­ri­ous new ini­tia­tive to com­bat death itself. Google’s top exec­u­tives didn’t say much about the biotech ven­ture, called Cal­i­co, when they announced it on Sept. 18, except to say that … Continue reading Calico: Google’s first leap into health enhancement

ReconJet creates Google glass competitor with Apple connections

Google Glass competitor ships 50K units, gets Intel investment, and hints at Apple connection John Koetsier, venturebeat.com Google Glass com­peti­tor Recon Jet, which bills itself as the Google Glass for ath­letes and pro­fes­sion­als, has secured an invest­ment from Intel Cap­i­tal. In per­haps big­ger news, the com­pa­ny announced that is has already shipped 50,000… http://flip.it/x80lA Related … Continue reading ReconJet creates Google glass competitor with Apple connections

Google just eliminated the market research business

Google just put the market research biz on notice — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles 3 Ways the World of Market Research is Evolving (marchpr.com) Small business tips: How to do market research (theguardian.com) Eight Ways to Use Facebook for Market Research (nchardz.wordpress.com) Google Already Takes A Majority Of All Mobile Ad Dollars - … Continue reading Google just eliminated the market research business

Gmail now allows you to designate trustee after you die

Act Now Or, When You Die, Your Secret Love Letters Will Belong To Google BY STAN ALCORN, fastcoexist.com Gmail’s recent policy changes that let you designate someone to control your account after you’re gone is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the confusing issues around who can access your online life once … Continue reading Gmail now allows you to designate trustee after you die

Hypnotic time lapse videos

Watch: Days Pass In Minutes In These Hypnotic Beach Videos By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com An L.A. artist attempts to capture the passage of time within a single video frame—no drugs needed. Xárene Eskan­dar wants you to feel awe. The Los Ange­les media artist, whose past work ranges from tree pods to a Google mar­riage pro­pos­al,… … Continue reading Hypnotic time lapse videos

Consumer startups and the power of paying

Big Tech: The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges Ryan Tate, wired.com When choosing a platform API to build upon, paying cash up front can help you avoid paying in time and regret later. Ryan Tate The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges http://flip.it/mKa4L http://flip.it/sPIODContinue reading Consumer startups and the power of paying

The Happiness Machine

Farhad Manjoo, slate.com A few years ago, Google’s human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company. Like the majority of Silicon Valley software firms, Google is staffed mostly by men, and executives have long made it a priority to… The Happiness Machine http://flip.it/mYVIV http://flip.it/sQE6T The Happiness Machine Related articles … Continue reading The Happiness Machine

Google Analytics For Real Life

Google Analytics For Real Life: Tracking Retail Customers Through Smartphones By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com A new technology debuting at New York’s National Retail Federation expo lets retailers track in-store customer activity through their smartphones’ MAC addresses. A new prod­uct released at this year’s Nation­al Retail Fed­er­a­tion expo in New Y… RT @FastCompany: Google Analytics For … Continue reading Google Analytics For Real Life

Google And Berg Team Up To Create An Internet Of Things

Google And Berg Team Up To Create An Internet Of Things By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com In 2011, Berg worked with Google to imagine the service’s manifestation in real life. Here’s the remarkable, working prototype they came up with. Google is ridicu­lous­ly pow­er­ful. The ser­vice isn’t just search. It isn’t just maps. It isn’t j… RT … Continue reading Google And Berg Team Up To Create An Internet Of Things

Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are not doomed

Contrary to media frenzies, Apple is not giving up on innovation (it is actually becoming a more efficient, responsible, transparent and happier place to work). The Year of Doom For Microsoft, Google and Apple Haydn Shaughnessy, forbes.com 2012 was the year of the doom mer­chant in busi­ness. In the fan­ta­sy world of dying plan­ets earth … Continue reading Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are not doomed

Copyright law on the digital frontier

Google search now gets 2.5 million copyright removal requests a week, up from 250,000 in May By Adi Robertson, theverge.com Use of Google’s take­down tool for search results has grown ten­fold in the past six months, the com­pa­ny reports. When it start­ed pub­licly post­ing take­down notices in late May, around 250,000 requests a week went … Continue reading Copyright law on the digital frontier

Google knowledge graph on drugs

Google: This is your Knowledge Graph on drugs by Casey Newton, cnet.com Google’s evolv­ing data­base of the rela­tion­ships between peo­ple, places and things gets a new dose of med­i­cine. Search­ing for infor­ma­tion about med­i­cine on Google? You’ll soon find drugs inject­ed into your search… http://flip.it/tRy2u Related articles Google Adds Non-Profit Details To Knowledge Graph (searchengineland.com) … Continue reading Google knowledge graph on drugs

How Google Drive Makes It Easier To Teach Writing

Dave Copeland, readwriteweb.com Mak­ing my stu­dents switch from MS Word to Google Drive not only elim­i­nat­ed the headache of incom­pat­i­ble ver­sions and big email attach­ments. It’s made them bet­ter writ­ers. When I start­ed teach­ing col­lege writ­ing and jour­nal­ism… http://flpbd.it/uFfgR How Google Drive Makes It Easier To Teach Writing Related articles Google Drive - Student ePortfolios … Continue reading How Google Drive Makes It Easier To Teach Writing

It’s Time For Your Drive-By Energy Audit

It’s Time For Your Drive-By Energy Audit BY MICHAEL J. COREN, fastcoexist.com An ambitious company is attempting to use thermal cameras attached to cars to capture images of how every building in America is wasting energy. It’s the Google Maps for home effi­cien­cy. At the rate of two to three mil­lion build­ings per mont… http://flpbd.it/LDbMqContinue reading It’s Time For Your Drive-By Energy Audit

How to Migrate All Your Data to iCloud from Google without going mad

How to Migrate All Your Data to iCloud from Google with Minimal Fuss. Related articles Apple extends iCloud storage following downgrade glitch (reviews.cnet.com) How to share documents with iCloud (macworld.com) Apple Gives Previous MobileMe Users An Extra Year Of iCloud Storage (geeky-gadgets.com) Apple extends iCloud storage upgrade for MobileMe users another year (engadget.com) iCloud.com Still … Continue reading How to Migrate All Your Data to iCloud from Google without going mad

Fat-wallet and other hot deals sites compared

One thing  I learned when working in e-commerce is that before buying anything online or off you should Google it and see what deals are available at hot deals sites like Fat-wallet. Here is a review of the top deals sites: http://hot-deals-review.toptenreviews.com Related articles Mobile wallet changes won't come until incentives do as well (lexingtonlaw.com) … Continue reading Fat-wallet and other hot deals sites compared

Culturomics: hard + soft science using the Ngram viewer

I’ve been playing around with the new Google N Gram viewer and the emerging field of culturomics, the application of high-throughput data collection and analysis to the study of human culture. It’s interesting to see that Timothy was more common in 1920 and that information has grown faster than knowledge  In 500 Billion Words, a New … Continue reading Culturomics: hard + soft science using the Ngram viewer

Google Ngram Viewer: Sciences vs. Religion

Google Ngram Viewer. Related articles Google Labs' NGram Viewer: what we learned from 5 million books (nextlevelofnews.com) Colossal is shrinking, but massive continues to grow (diginsider.com) Optimal algorithm for finding all ngrams from a pre-defined set in a text (cs.stackexchange.com) Semantics: Ecohydrology vs. Hydroecology (snowhydro1.wordpress.com) Digital Signage in the Workplace Trends (themarlincompany.com) The Rise of … Continue reading Google Ngram Viewer: Sciences vs. Religion

New Google voice number (617) 213-0013

Okay I finally was admitted to the elite Google Voice invite only club. Now I'm getting visual voicemails from everyone to my email. What could be better? Related articles Sprint: Google Voice deal 'extremely important' for us (reviews.cnet.com) Hands-On: Google Voice for iPhone still slightly underbaked (reviews.cnet.com) Using Google Voice: A Step By Step Guide … Continue reading New Google voice number (617) 213-0013

ResearchBuzz: Search engine news

ResearchBuzz. Related articles Viral Content Buzz Review (And Why I Love It) Add Twitter results to Google Search 3 Ways Location Will Change SEO Search Engine Algorithms & Research Why Consumers Click Paid Search Ads Using Pinterest to Boost Keyword Rankings on Search Engines Search Technologies Offers Deployment Planning Services for SharePoint 2013 Search "Forget … Continue reading ResearchBuzz: Search engine news

Jiffle | Scheduling Made Simple

Welcome to Jiffle | Scheduling Made Simple | Home. This interesting site adds availability from your Google calendar to your site or email so that people can see when you are available to schedule meetings etc. Related articles GTD Times: Changing priorities is easier when . . . (gtdtimes.com) Add Your Foursquare Check-ins to Google … Continue reading Jiffle | Scheduling Made Simple