When Google unleashed its Oceans feature for Google Earth, the rumor mill began to center on an area of odd grid-like markings on the seafloor. Many were speculating that the maze-like markings were that of the legendary lost city of Atlantis, thinking that the markings looked like the outlines of a sunken city. In efforts [...]
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Google responds to the Atlantis rumors
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Google to index databases
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Search giant and leader Google has indexed over a trillion web addresses. While the fact that Google knows about over a trillion websites, what is even more remarkable is that figure is only a fraction of what is on the entire World Wide Web. The World Wide Web holds a vast amount of hidden data [...]
Read MoreGmail is for the multi-tasker
Friday, February 13th, 2009Late Thursday Google unveiled its latest Gmail Labs feature, allowing users to have multiple inboxes in their default Gmail view. Google has dubbed this new feature ,Multiple Inboxes. As if gmail users were not spoiled to begin with, we may now have access to multiple viewing panes simultaneously, without having to open another browser window. [...]
Read MoreFormer Yahoo executives absorb rival spots
Monday, February 9th, 2009It has become a pastime these days to watch where former Yahoo execs are ending up. With the new leadership of Carol Bartz as Chief Executive, Yahoo is in transition. During this transition, several ex-Yahoo execs are scoring important roles at rival companies, a surprising trend in the internet and online advertising industry. The latest [...]
Read MoreRemote African Villages online
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Deep in Masai country of Africa, the road to Nairobi weaves approximately 100 miles. Of those 100 miles, the asphalt eventually gives way to a dirt road and finally a simple dirt track that scales broken hills and plunging desert flats. Welcome to Entasopia, Kenya. In November, Google financially backed the installation of a small [...]
Read MoreThe power behind a Google search
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009In the past, performing a search meant visiting the reference desk at the library. Today, search engines have replaced that role, providing instantaneous answers to billions of queries, and changing the face of business. Google is able to provide this service, and provide it using energy efficient data centers. Google is aware that information technology consumes [...]
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