The sky is not the limit for Google
Google has teamed up with astronomers at a number of observatories to bring us their latest webapp, Google Sky. Similar to the notions behind Google Maps & Earth, Google Sky provides a way for everyone to explore the universe, whether or not E.T. is hiding in your closet. Unlike traditional telescopes, Google also projects [...]
Urban Planning 2.0, Nanaimo and Google
Time.com has an insightful piece on a collaboration between the city of Nanaimo and Google. The city’s planning department has been feeding the search giant information on it’s public infrastructure for the last five years. Having launched just a few weeks ago, Nanaimo is being hailed as the "Google Capital of the World."
The site [earth.nanaimo.ca] [...]
Google, Microsoft Bidding For Digg
User-generated news site Digg has been working with influential investment bank Allen & Co. (the ones that recently got Slide a half billion dollar valuation) for a few months now, and pitching big tech and media companies on a sale.
Verizon to sue FCC because they can’t compete
When the Federal Communications Commission issued its final set of rules for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction, reaction was mixed. Open access proponents were disappointed that the FCC failed to include all four of Google’s open access suggestions, while the telecoms bemoaned the fact that two of them were included. Verizon is taking its [...]
Google Video not quite dead, yet
As we reported last week, Google Video is closing its commercial video sales wing, the Google Video Store. The controversial decision will see Google eventually shuttering its video Digital Rights Management service, which will render video bought from the store useless.
Fortunately, Google has seen the error of its ways and says it will now [...]
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