Category Archives: google

Can you hear me now?

Posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Rex Hammock

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

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 by Rex Hammock

(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

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by Rex Hammock

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

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Rex Hammock

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?

Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2012 by Rex Hammock

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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