Google and the Paradigm Computing Shift

It’s an ironic situation, and yet prophetic at the same time.

Google is set to take over Microsoft as the largest monopoly sometime next year, or so analysts say. Microsoft still has the very profitable Office software suite which is worth around $13 billion a year. Google made about $6 billion last year, so it still has some way to go.

Laurence on May 30, 2008 | Filed Under Search Engines | 5 Comments

Security Update: May 28

Phishing Scam Themed On China Earthquake

These are times when the malware in your inbox can give you some idea of what’s happening in the world. Register points out that e-mail with infected word attachments are making the rounds.

Arun on May 28, 2008 | Filed Under Security | Leave a Comment

The Economics of Server Farms

I just came across a very interesting article on The Economist which describes the trend about creating new data centers around the world. Basically corporations are investing more money than ever into those super computing warehouses, and the challenge now is to find locations that will supply enough and reliable energy to them. Here is a quote:

Daniel Scocco on May 27, 2008 | Filed Under Internet | 2 Comments

Can We Really Connect With Google’s Friend Connect?

“Website owners can make any site social!” This is the claim of Google with it up and coming service, Friend Connect, which aims to aid in adding social features to a website without any programming involved.

Google’s director of engineering David Glazer described Friend Connect as plumbing for the rest of the web. “The Web is getting better by getting more social. We’ve baked social features into the infrastructure of the Web, and it is not tied to any particular site,” Glazer said. “Users can interact with any of their friends anywhere they go on Web, and with any app.”

Loki on May 26, 2008 | Filed Under Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment

Routenote.com: Online Music Distribution Service

The Internet has changed a large number of industries and market segments, and music distribution is no exception. Album sales are dropping year after year, and online music sharing or market places like iTunes are prospering.

Daniel Scocco on May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Media | 5 Comments

Will Android Face Setback From Verizon’s Choice Of LiMo

Verizon’s latest announcement that its joining LiMo (Linux Mobile - a consortia that seeks to put an open, hardware independent Linux based OS at the heart of mobile devices) has been perceived as a setback for Google’s Android initiative.

Arun on May 22, 2008 | Filed Under Mobile | Leave a Comment

Seven Great Cameras That Kick The Hell Out Of Your Screensaver

There are many fascinating and educational things you can see on the other end of a streaming video connection. But did you know that some of them aren’t porn? Ever since the original Coffee Cam, webcams have been a popular pastime: by design there’s always new content so it’s an endless way to avoid what you’re meant to be doing, and like that original caffeine-monitor some projects meet with unexpected success after saying “Let’s just put it online and see what happens”

1. Ground Zero Cam

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Luke on May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | 2 Comments

Social Networks Include More Options for Users

The latest splash in Social Networking waters was Google’s announcement of its Friend Connect Feature : pieces of code that webmasters can paste on their site to bring the features of social networking to their sites. The news follows similar announcements from FaceBook and MySpace which are looking to innovative avenues to expand social networks.

Arun on May 19, 2008 | Filed Under Social Networks | Leave a Comment

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