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Is Google a black hole for companies it acqhires?

Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 by Rex Hammock

On May 11, 2005, I first used the term “acqhire” and was so amused with myself that I appended the post to define it: “When a large company ‘purchases’ a small company with no employees other than its founders, typically … Continue reading →

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Tour de France via Street View — And a suggestion to the Google Maps Team

Posted on Saturday, July 5, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Google has created a street-view map of each stage of the Tour de France (which some Americans my be surprised to learn is still held each year, despite Lance Armstrong’s retirement). I continue to marvel at the powerful ways in … Continue reading →

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Your address book is your social network

Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 by Rex Hammock

The Important Part: The people at Facebook describe your list of “friends” (contacts) as being your “social-graph.” Others use the term “social network” to describe in broad terms, your network of connections with other people. Chances are, you call that … Continue reading →

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Google Maps (with more)

Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 by Rex Hammock

The Important Part: Since May 14 , you can click on the “More” link at the top of a Google Maps location to see photos (via Panoramio.com ) and explanations (via Wikipedia ) of points of interest. … View Larger Map The Take Away: Users of Google Earth will recognize the “More” feature as a pathway to the ” layer-fication ” of Google Maps. Continue reading →

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Google will get right on it

Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 by Rex Hammock

During the past 24 hours, I’ve been reminded why I like to have programs that operate on my desktop. Granted, if anyone is going to convince me that having all my documents and office-tool software online, in “a cloud,” is … Continue reading →

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