Tag: google
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The Web began dying in 2014, here's how
Before the year 2014, there were many people using Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Today, there are still many people using services from those three tech giants (respectively, GOOG, FB, AMZN). Not much has changed, and quite literally the user interface and features on those sites has remained mostly untouched. However, the underlying dynamics of power …
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AMP Is Poisonous
AMP, Google's technology that tries to make the mobile web faster by giving Google a monopoly over it, is fucking poisonous and it destroys everything that makes the Web great. Reject AMP!
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AMP: breaking news
Google has made much of their Accelerated Mobile Pages project as a solution to bloated websites and frustrated users. But could AMP actually be bad news for the web, bad news for news, and part of a trend of news distribution that is bad for society in general?
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For the last time, Google is not our competition in libraries...
There's a very famous Neil Gaiman quote among librarians and lovers of libraries: "Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you back the right one."...
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Living In The Future
Google+ Hangouts makes multi-user video conferencing so easy that even Dan's mother can do it. It's like living in the future.
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8-Bit Google Maps
Google Maps have started providing an "8-Bit Edition", with retro-RPG-style map graphics, Dan observes.
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Searching For A Virgin
GMail's Contacts search surprises Dan by returning an unexpected result. Also, Dan is a beautiful person: his mobile phone says so.
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I have multiple GMail accounts. I'd like to see a different notification icon for each. Any suggestions?
The first of the two apps mentioned in this article - "Gmail Notifier" - sounds perfect, but doesn't seem to exist any more.
GMail Notifier + Widgets looks like it might do it (it's designed to do different icons depending on labels). Does anybody have any experience with this?
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Googling for Suicide, Part II
You may remember that earlier this year I wrote a letter to Google suggesting that they ought to publicise the number of Samaritans to people searching for suicide-related topics: sort-of like a free Featured Link, but just advertising the phone number of a support service that, in particular, provides emotional support to those who are …
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Googling For Suicide In The UK
I sent a letter to Google, today. Click to see it in large-o-vision.
I my letter, I suggest that the search giant should add a feature to their UK search, as they already have to their USA search, that would provide the details of an appropriate emotional support helpline service to people searching for suicide-related topics … -
Google's April Fool...
...seems to be to not text me me Google Calendar alerts this morning. So I didn't get reminded to put the bins out, which I've kind-of come to rely on. Whoops!
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Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet).
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ATOM Feed Of Your GMail Inbox?
Checking my GMail account this morning, I noticed an unusual icon in the lower-right corner of the browser window:
It turns out that Google's GMail service seems to be testing an ATOM feed - a kind of syndication feed (similar to those used by weblogs and news sites - see Scatmania's ATOM feed) that can be … -
Paul In Aber
Paul made it to Aber. Woo and indeed hoo. He, Bryn, Kit, Claire, and I went to the beach and drank beer and ate pizza to celebrate. Then Claire and I took turns in an inflatable dingy and I got soaked as a wave leapt over the side. You'll probably see their reports of this …