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- GOOG-411 expands outside of United States
- GOOG-411 expands outside of United StatesWhy were you in ReginaThat is the real question....Saskatoon is much nicerRE: GOOG-411 expands outside of United StatesI tried Toronto, Ontario, it works, since I don't live there I tried random options. It works like a charm. Cool. But I hope they announce it which...
- Tags: GOOG-411
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- GOOG-411 expands outside of United States
- Today I picked up the phone to give GOOG-411 another test drive, and was thrown back after hearing the prompt "What city and province?". Surely this thing doesn't work for Canada now -- so I said "Regina Saskatchewan". Sure enough, "Please say a business name or category" --...
- Tags: Canada, GOOG-411, Recruitment & Selection, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- GOOG-411 isn't what you think
- GOOG-411 isn't what you thinkImage LabelerThe following statement is made at the bottom of the Image Labeler page under the title [b]What do you need to participate?[/b]:"Just an interest in helping Google improve the relevance of image search for users like yourself."At least they are honest about their goal here....
- Tags: Strategy, capitalism, Evil, Google Inc., GOOG-411, U.S. Government
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
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- What if the search-index was run by a non-profit? GOOG founders once supported that idea
- Google's founders once thought that search was so important it should be non-profit. Maybe now's a good time to do that. by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Google Inc., Founder, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- YouTube automatic captioning: one more reason GOOG's not evil
- reWorking in a district with 5-10 deaf students this is huge. Currently even though by law all DVD's sold should have CC capabilities close to 1/3 do not and cause our sign language interps to have to work extremely hard to keep up. By Google doing this they...
- Tags: DVD, Google Inc., YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- YouTube automatic captioning: one more reason GOOG's not evil
- Earlier this week I noted that YouTube's partnership with Univision was one more reason to make the web service available in schools. Now, Google has introduced some more useful YouTube technology: automatic captioning. by Christopher Dawson
- Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Business Structures, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?
- well its in Google best interest ...that mozilla is healthy and and kicking .... anyone claiming monopole they point out that they support Mozilla foundation big time ...Google keep its competition alive they should do more invest in ubuntu ... so they...
- Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Operational accounting, revenue, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- GOOG could lose more than Murdoch
- Thanks, this was insightfulWhat if Murdoch and minions stroke a deal with a more desperate Google competitor - and blocked Google. That would be a very real threat. If users suddenly finds that Google returns fewer quality results than competitors, Google could lose search share, fast. That would strike directly...
- Tags: Operational accounting, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- GOOG could lose more than Murdoch
- Surely Google has more to lose from being blocked by the newspaper industry. It's index is key--it cares little if content is free... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Google Inc., Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- GOOG Chief: Silicon Valley's secret is its weather
- Valid points, though.You mention good schools and employees, but there are GREAT schools in the north east. There are a lot of companies and a large population from which to pull employees, too. When you compare the weather in San Francisco to the weather in the north east, the choice...
- Tags: Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- GOOG Chief: Silicon Valley's secret is its weather
- Yes, the secret to Silicon Valley is its remarkable weather. The universities, the venture capital, the innovation are all secondary... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Google Inc., Weather, Secret, Venture Capital, Leadership, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...
- Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers
- But, will they make a super cheap Arm based Netbook???Or, maybe they will pay a partner to make, sell, and support an Arm based netbook.specs:dual core arm2 GB memory32 GB SSD11.5 inch screen12 hour battery lifeExplain if you please ...1. Conglomerate e.g. Sony.2. Diversification e.g. M$ Zune and XBOX.3. Why...
- Tags: Engineering, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, phone, Google Inc., battery
- Discussion threads 2009-10-31
- GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers
- Google isn't going to get into the phone business or the newspaper business. And that's not the way companies work... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-10-31
- Motorola and Verizon announced DROID for 6 Nov at $199.99
- Gonna be an ugly season for retailersI don't see how many people still want to spend on these expensive gadgets / Win7 / iPhones.It will be worse next year with a proliferation of super cheap very functional Internet devices. Microsoft will find profit margines evaporating.Maybe the phone I've been waiting...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Motorola Inc., phone, Verizon Communications Inc., screen size
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
- Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....
- Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
- Microsoft's financial report shows it would take Google more than 3 years to catch up to in revenues. Google needs to diversify. by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
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