CNBC Original, Maria Bartiromo takes viewers Inside The Mind of Google for a rare look at the world’s most powerful technology company and its crown jewel, the Google Internet search engine. This is the fascinating story of how two grad students, in barely a decade, took a one-time research project and turned it into a global technology powerhouse…changing the way we interact with information, the Internet, and each other. See how Google came to dominate the search industry and turn it into a profit machine… and see where it’s taking its next step… and how the company plans to address arguably the biggest controversy in today’s digital age: privacy.
I really like how Google Living Stories is leveraging the ‘life’ of a news story by using the technology and visualizations that work best on the web and give us context.
It’s not just putting print online.
One link for each story that doesn’t change, but aggregates sources
We’re visual creatures; and I love how Google sees the future of search heading toward making visual connections. We’re heading there soon, with fast internet connections and cameras on our mobile devices, this idea will give context and information about the real world.
Imagine snapping a picture of the spider in your bedroom to find out it’s species and threat level. Not sure if that is a pimple on your skin, or the MRSA virus, snap a photo to find out!
In the business card example, our clumsy and complicated interaction with moving information from physical world to digital will disappear.
Personally, I think this is good news for OpenDNS. Competition breeds innovation, and as a Deluxe member of OpenDNS, I’m sure the service will continue to add features.
I’m not sure I want Google knowing every site I visit, which I a primary reason for not using the Google Chrome browser.
webocracy is changing
to the few people who wander this way, i’m moving my blog from wordpress to tumblr. i’m also separating work and personal life, so we’ll see how that goes.
i've been obsessed with the internet since BBSes were running FidoNet. this is a place for me to talk about how the web impacts social networking, business, and technology. it's also where i keep track of new and exciting trends and capabilities.
a web for the people, by the people!
