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Google Wires Up KC

In February 2010 Google announced plans to build out a fiber-optic network for some lucky US city and promised  connection speeds 100x faster than broadband (around 1Gb/s).  1,100 cities rushed to apply for the Google makeover and today the company announced that Kansas City, Kansas won the contest. Google even launched an informational page outlining their plans. The company says service should begin in the first quarter of 2012 and pricing will be “competitive.” More communities will surely follow – and the result may even be to give AT&T, Comcast, and the rest a kick where it counts.

CrunchBase Information; Google

30

03 2011


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Foursquare Adds Recommendations

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Foursquare, the mobile application that allows you to check into locations around town like a lab-rat in a maze, can now tell you where to go as well. Now that’s a feature! Impress your friends by earning meaningless badges. Get drunk at your favorite watering hole and post compromising picturesRobert Scoble does it. Who are you to decide it’s a pointless waste of time?

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08

03 2011


by practicehacker
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Google Offers … Sneek Peak

From TechCrunch comes this preview of Google Offers a/k/a the Groupon Killer.

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25

01 2011


by practicehacker
posted in business, collaborative tools, community, geolocation, Google, Google Places, law office, legal marketplace, maps, practice, realtime, search, social networking, the business of law, tips, tools, unbundling, Wisdom of Crowds
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Predictions for Google in 2011

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By Alex Chiu of Google Operating System Blog

1. More free storage in Google Docs: at least 20 GB.

2. Gmail HTML5 that loads faster and integrates.

3. Android keyboard  provides useful suggestions.

4. Google Earth web app, and vector-based Google Maps.

5. Database of useful things, data, and related info.

6. Full data sync for Google Chrome extensions.

7. Chrome for Android w/data sync, web apps, more.

8. Google search uses inferences to answer queries.

9. Personal Alerts about things and people around you.

10. Google embraces Facebook and  Facebook Connect.

Read the rest of the predictions here on the Google Operating System Blog.

31

12 2010


by practicehacker
posted in apps, Article, Blogger, Blogging, buzz, chrome, chrome os, collaborative tools, current-events, dashboard, disruptive technology, e-mail, friend connect, Gmail, Google, Google Apps, google buzz, google docs, Google Places, google voice, google wave, lists, maps, mobile, Operating System, search, youtube
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Google Maps 5.0 (Android)

As a loyal iPhone user and Mac-head this is not easy for me; but here goes.  Google Maps for Android 5.0 looks amazing. Frankly I think that much of what Google does these days is a footnote to its search and advertising empire … but this is potentially huge. And when a company can actually say that it offers 3D real-time mapping on a mobile phone, well, they’re entitled to their accomplishment as a game changer. So check out this video for a closer look at the technology and prepare to be seriously impress.

P.S. Apple, please take the hint. iPhone is beginning to look a little shabby here. Be careful or Google may eat your lunch … again.

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16

12 2010


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posted in android, Apple, apps, disruptive technology, Google, Google Apps, Google Places, iPhone, iPhone Apps, location-based, maps, mobile, Mobile device, moblogging, PDA/SMARTPHONE
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Google Apps: the Big Reveal

Check out the video at Google Apps for Business

Hey Microsoft, stick this in your hard drive! Google Apps for Business, already fast gaining ground with both Fortune 500 and SMB customers with its dead simple suite of cloud-driven, maintenance-free business applications, just brought the smack down, introducing over 60 new applications (all Google properties) to every account for the bargain price of $0/month.  Game, set, match.

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11 2010


by practicehacker
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