Google signs you up for more than you think. Are you up to date on these five settings? Google caused a stir this week when it announced a controversial change that lets those with Gmail and Google+ accounts email anyone who also has both accounts — even if the sender doesn’t know the recipient’s email...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A new feature in Google Inc’s Gmail will result in some users receiving messages from people with whom they have not shared their email addresses, raising concerns among some privacy advocates. The change, which Google announced on Thursday, broadens the list of contacts available to Gmail users so it includes both...Read More
The photo of Ann Dieleman posted on SexyExecs.blogspot.com.(Photo: The Des Moines Register) Story Highlights Exec’s photo posted on SexyExecs.blogspot.com Google refused request from company to remove photo Case illustrates growing pushback against those who post photos without permission, observers say DES MOINES — A photo posted to a blog that mocks corporate headshots has pitted...Read More
SEO experts and webmasters spend a lot of time worrying about Google algorithm changes. In 2013, the search engine giant tweaked the algorithm 15 times, and in 2012, it was updated 37 times. Worrying about algorithm updates may make sense for SEO experts and webmasters, but content creators don’t have time to keep up with...Read More
Under Larry Page, Google has had the stated strategic goal of putting “more wood behind fewer arrows.” The company may dabble in robotics, but the company has steadily reduce the number of products it supports for public web users. Simultaneous with these efforts, I noticed the demotion of Scholar among the company’s offerings. Product updates...Read More
Google Self-Driving Car (Photo credit: romanboed) What will your next car be like? Google, Apple and other giants of the smartphone business have plenty of ideas. In fact, Google alone has 310 U.S. patents relating to areas such as car-based smart devices, navigation and route guidance. Apple has another 35. Meanwhile, five other smartphone players...Read More
Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.(Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP) Google Engineering Director Scott Huffman recently announced that the company sees its handy virtual assistant, Google Now, forging into brand new territories — namely the car and the living room. Well, Mountain View is making good on part of that promise as Google is now...Read More
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Google’s bid to dismiss a class action suit alleging its Street View program violated wiretap laws is headed, once again, to a federal appeals court. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday agreed to rehear the issue, but refused Google’s request to grant for an “en banc” review. The court...Read More
Of course, traditionalists may also want to check out NORAD’s Santa Tracker program, which has been running for over 50 years. Last year, the program attracted over 22 million unique visitors to its site, as the Associated Press reported. This year the site is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese....Read More
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