Monthly Archives: October 2009

links for 2009-10-29

Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Google Music Search Not only does this Google blog post explain the new service, it provides a could of good factoids: 1. 20% of the "top ten" search queries involve music. 2. Google term for the time it takes you … Continue reading →

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Some gimmicky magazine technology that may be cool one day

Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 by Rex Hammock

The Wall Street Journal this morning reports (paywall protected) that the December issue of Esquire will include some “augmented reality” features that, when held up to a video camera, will trigger some video. While the phrase “augmented reality” is about … Continue reading →

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I’m getting all verklempt: The Nashville Technology Council Awards

Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 by Rex Hammock

This post, in what I’d say if I were wearing my editor’s cap, “buries the lede.” But hey, this is my blog and rambling before getting to the point is part of what I do and who I am. Last … Continue reading →

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Where to learn about Google’s Social Search

Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 by Rex Hammock

As my accidental role as content curator of geekish news for non-geeks, I have a rule: when a certain person I consider my control group for non-geekish people (i.e., my wife) asks me about something that has not even launched … Continue reading →

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Two suggestions for fixing the “too big to fail” problem

Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 by Rex Hammock

[credit:Anita363/Flickrcc] Sure, I’d like to see Congress and the President “deal with the “too big to fail” problem, but I can’t help but be amused at the irony of the care keepers of the too-big and always failing federal government … Continue reading →

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