Category Archives: google

Can you hear me now?

Here’s one of those anniversary news items that makes you realize two things: A length of time (in this case, 40 years) can seem like both a long time, and a short time. Today is the 40th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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Google Reader was a Google Pigpen product

(Note: This blog post rated G, for “Geeky”) While I’ve used Google Reader to catch and organize content syndicated via RSS, I’ve never used Google Reader as a news reader. (I’ll explain how in just a second.) To understand why I’ve … Continue reading

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Bing launches Google attack ad campaign

If you’ve been missing attack ads now that the election is over, here’s relief. Microsoft’s Bing has launched a website and ad campaign (see video below) that targets Google’s paid inclusion policies. While the “Scroogled” efforts don’t reach the level … Continue reading

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HTML5 May be a Mistake for Facebook, But Not for Your Company

A comment by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday is being given a lot of coverage by the tech media. However, outside a specific context, for non-tech business decision makers, especially, the quote could be confusing — especially when interpreted to … Continue reading

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How many curators does it take to curate a story about lightbulbs?

The concept of media curation has been around a long time. How long? Well, I can at least date it back to August of 2007, as that’s when I registered the domain CurationMedia.com, an address that re-directs to Hammock.com. But … Continue reading

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