Archive for August, 2011

The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster

2011/08/07

Twice this year, Google’s been fairly frank and vocal about something competitors have done that it feels is unfair. Twice, I’ve watched the technosphere largely react by beating the company over the head with a “You do whatever you want and copy everyone else” stick

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Exploiting Tomorrow: As New Virtual World Features Develop, Security Struggles To Catch Up

2011/08/07

I said a few weeks ago that Linden Lab had been doing a bunch of cool stuff lately. The speed at which changes and new concepts were being pushed out had increased, and it seemed like the Lab itself was experiencing a cultural shift towards someth…

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Exploiting Tomorrow: As New Virtual World Features Develop, Security Struggles To Catch Up

2011/08/07

I said a few weeks ago that Linden Lab had been doing a bunch of cool stuff lately. The speed at which changes and new concepts were being pushed out had increased, and it seemed like the Lab itself was experiencing a cultural shift towards someth…

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Exploiting Tomorrow: As New Virtual World Features Develop, Security Struggles To Catch Up

2011/08/07

I said a few weeks ago that Linden Lab had been doing a bunch of cool stuff lately. The speed at which changes and new concepts were being pushed out had increased, and it seemed like the Lab itself was experiencing a cultural shift towards someth…

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Searchable Bing Mall Maps Go Mobile

2011/08/07

Bing has expanded their mobile search experience with the addition of mall maps and map search. Initially launched last December, Bing Mall Maps allows you to see the mall directory, including stores, kiosks, ATMs, and even restrooms

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Google Health Shutting Down Doesn’t Mean Google Has Abandoned Health

2011/08/07

Recently, Google announced that it will close Google Health to new consumers on January 1, 2012 and that the service will be retired a year later.

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Court: Google Image Search Didn’t ‘Irreparably Harm’ Perfect 10’s Porn Business

2011/08/07

Adult website and magazine Perfect 10 has failed to prove to a federal appeals court that Google nearly drove it to bankruptcy by indexing and showing thumbnail images of Perfect 10’s nude female models in Google Image search results for fre…

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My Mom’s Favorite Show, A Google Doodle: I Love Lucy

2011/08/07

As soon as I saw it, I called my mom. Her favorite show growing up was, I Love Lucy with the star Lucille Ball. Lucille Ball was born a 100 years ago today and to celebrate – Google has a special logo, aka Doodle..

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Google Loves Lucy: Lucille Ball’s 100th Birthday Celebrated with Google Logo

2011/08/06

Google is celebrating the 100th birthday of Lucille Ball today with a special “I Love Lucy” themed Google Doodle. The font used for Google’s logo, which appears on a vintage television set complete with wooden console, is in black and ..

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