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We Googled You (Harvard Business Review Case Commentary), Diane L. Coutu, John G. Palfrey Jr., Danah M. Boyd, Jeffrey A. Joerres, Michael Fertik, June 1, 2007: “This case depicts an executive who, through an online search, discovers information about a job candidate that causes him concern about her qualifications. The reader considers issues such as …
Press release: “…new innovations for Google Maps…offer a whole new perspective on search: Street View and Mapplets. Available on Google Maps at maps.google.com, Street View and Mapplets further Google’s commitment to provide users with the most innovative maps available online and developers with new tools for creating and sharing geographic content. Street View is a …
WSJ free feature, At Some Schools, Facebook Evolves From Time Waster to Academic Study: “After years of worrying about how much time freshmen spend on Facebook, schools are incorporating the study of social networking, online communities and user-contributed content into new curricula on social computing. The moves, like other academic expansions into fields like videogame …
Follow up to April 20, 2007 posting, Google DoubleClick Merger In the News, additional documents and news. Proposed Google/DoubleClick Deal: “On April 20, 2007, EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting that the Commission open an investigation into the proposed acquisition, specifically with regard to the ability of Google to record, …
Google Lat Long Blog: “Do you prefer to avoid driving on major highways? Do you ride a scooter that can’t travel at highway speeds? Or do you simply prefer to take the road less traveled? If so, Google Maps driving directions now has an “Avoid Highways” option for you. When you click the the “Avoid …
Technorati Blog: “We’ve streamlined a blogsearch-only homepage at search.technorati.com (an easy shortcut is s.technorati.com …With this launch, we also provide you with more context around more stuff like videos, music, and blogs. Over time, these pages will become richer and more comprehensive as we add more information about the thing itself, like where it was …
Press release, May 23, 2007: “We are happy to announce the arrival of a new cross-language search feature that allows users across the world to find and view search results on foreign language web pages in their own native language. Now, more content on the web is accessible to more users, regardless of what languages …
Experimental Search: “See results on a timeline or map. With the timeline and map views, Googles technology extracts key dates and locations from select search results so you can view the information in a different dimension. Timeline and map views work best for searches related to people, companies, events and places.”
A new world unfolding – Posted by John Hanke, Director, Google Earth & Maps
Earthtimes reports that a recent “internal survey conducted by search engine giant Google has revealed that one in every 10 pages scanned by the company is infected with malicious software that can harm the users’ PC.” The Ghost In The Browser. Analysis of Web-based Malware, Niels Provos, Dean McNamee, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Ke Wang and Nagendra …
Useful Void: The Art of Forgetting in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing, by Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, Working Paper Number: RWP07-022, Submitted: 04/24/2007 [via Harvard Crimson, Working paper calls for search engines to delete Internet activity records] Abstract: “As humans we have the capacity to remember and to forget. For millennia remembering was hard, and forgetting …
I created and launched LLRX.com in 1996 and have always strived to maintain a site dedicated to sharing best practices on a range of research and technology related issues relevant to legal professionals. Keeping these goals in mind, launching the newly designed LLRX.com, which premiered with the April 2007 issue, was an endeavor over one …
