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A look at On2 Technologies and why Google wants it

A look at On2 Technologies and why Google wants itWasn't an earlier version of an On2 codec released as open source which morphed into Theora?Unless you are talking 2X reduction or better at the same "quality" we need fewer codecs, not more.It could still be copmtetition for AdobeReplace Flash on...

Tags: Corporate communications, On2 Technologies, codec, H.264, video, Google Inc., Google Wants

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Google wants to help you be the "next big thing"

Google wants to help you be the "next big thing"In other wordsThis sounds like nothing more then a backhanded way for Google to get ideas [i]before[/i] they are hit the web and become too sucsessfull for Google to compete with.

Tags: Channel management, Google Inc., next-big-thing, Google Wants

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Google wants to buy Native Client security flaws

Google wants to buy Native Client security flawsInteresting....Did anybody notice the irony in the prize amounts? 8192, 4096, 2048, and 1024. If converted from bytes to Kilobytes, they break down to 8, 4, 2, and 1 totalling 16K. I love it!

Tags: Native Client, Google Wants, Google Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Google wants to tap into your electric meter; Enters smart grid fray

Google wants to tap into your electric meter; Enters smart grid frayDo you REALLY think most consumers care "where the power is going."?Not likely.And so what? Is someone NOT going to use their dryer because they see a spike on a graph? What a complete waste of time. Google is...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Wants, electric meter, power company, grid

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Spam: A problem that Google wants to tackle for the enterprise

Spam: A problem that Google wants to tackle for the enterpriseFox Guarding the Hen House?Network World recently reported that Google is the 4th most "spammy" ISP on the planet. Makes you sort of wonder whether Google is really serious about stopping spam or not.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010609-google-comes-in-fourth-on.html?nlhtsec=ts_010809&nladname=010809securityal

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Google Inc., Google Wants

Discussion threads 2009-02-09

Google wants own fast lane; risks Net neutrality

Google wants own fast lane; risks Net neutralityThe wealthy always get...preferred treatment. Even though the majority of consumers are not wealthy. But the American consumer is a spineless coward. They like to bitch and moan as long as they aren't the one that has to do something about it.I still...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Government, Net Neutrality, Internet Service Provider, Interstate, Google Wants, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts

Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contactsPar for the course, except for Google's sizeThis has plenty of precedents for similar features already (definitely Meebo, and I think Facebook, for example). Those aren't getting many complaints, and of course Google wants to keep up with features. The scope...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Wants, Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-13

Google wants your help with their icon

Google wants your help with their iconI prefer the old one too ntntRE: Google wants your help with their iconPut my vote in for the old one "G"RE: Google wants your help with their iconOld G please.RE: Google wants your help with their iconI like the new g a bit...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, FavIcons, Google Wants, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

RSnake picks on Google Health... yes, Google wants your medical records, too!

RSnake picks on Google Health... yes, Google wants your medical records, too!They'll have to pry them off of my cold, dead fingersHow much do you want to bet I won't even notice? Or even have a say in the matter. :(It's bad enough Microsoft wants to take over the world....

Tags: Vertical industries, Google Inc., RSnake, Google Wants, Google Health, medical record, health care

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Google wants $10 billion local online ad spend

Google wants $10 billion local online ad spendhttp://www.analogstereo.com/peugeot_1007_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/peugeot_1007_owners_manual.htm

Tags: Google Wants, online advertising, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-23

Google wants to pay you to improve Google usability

Google wants to pay you to improve Google usabilityImage competitionYeah google is all about encourage user generated content. User generated QA, user generated bug reporting. Their search algorith is clearly adaptive.Remember pidgeion ranking? Well they use somethign a lot like it for image search.I blogged about it...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Wants

Discussion threads 2007-05-24

Google wants data in the cloud, not on the desktop

Google wants data in the cloud, not on the desktopYes, just like we trust banks to keep our money, we will trust serviceproviders to keep our data. We need something like the FDIC, and serious penalties for losing data, but this will work itself out. Of course there will always...

Tags: desktop, Google Inc., Google Wants, hard drive

Discussion threads 2006-11-07

Google wants to sell ads over Wi-Fi? Get out the smelling salts!

Google wants to sell ads over Wi-Fi? Get out the smelling salts!What salt? I definitely see it happening in the future. eom.Sounds like OperaBut wait - they GOT RID OF their Ad window . . .

Tags: Wireless LANs, Google Wants, advertisement, Wi-Fi, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-03-28

Additional Resources

(Philips Tapster--photos)

more information please ...The following introductory statement is lacking the beef: [i]"... the product will never set foot on a retail shelf."[/i]WHY will it never appear on the retail shelf?What is it, and why should I want it?Even cycling through the photographs, each with a little info about...

Tags: Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Tapster, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Google's and Microsoft's very different approaches to computing, and the history behind them, beg the question, is it time for Microsoft to reinvent itself if it wants to avoid becoming the computing equivalent of fossil fuels? by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Computing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Hey HTC, where is your new QWERTY Google Android device?

I hope not...I'm a G1 user and an avid typer/texter/surfer. I write notes, song lyics, and many other things on my phone, and I'm a tactile feedback -obsessee. In fact, the lack of a hardware keyboard is what kept me away from the iPhone for so long. ...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, High Tech Computer Corp., keyboard, T-Mobile, Facebook, phone, TMobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?

My school teaches...... web design in the conventional way. Intro classes cover HTML, CSS, using JQuery modules or writing basic js. Advances classes teach PHP and such. None of the classes I know of cover CMS.I had a summer internship where I used Drupal. I didn't do any of the...

Tags: Content management, CSS, Enterprise software, KompoZer, content management system, Microsoft FrontPage, CMS system

Discussion threads 2009-10-29