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Google to Pay Millions in Settlement Over Streetview Wi-Fi Privacy Issues

John McKay — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:01:24 +0000

Washington is one of 37 states sharing a fine paid by Google for alleged privacy violations during mapping for its “Street View” feature. On Wednesday, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said between 2008 and 2010 Google equipped its Street View cars with open-source software and antennas capable of picking up Wi-Fi and other digital signals [...]

Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut Where School Shooting Occurred

Andrew Kirk — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:11:11 +0000

As news reports come out of Newtown, Connecticut this morning we keep hearing residents say they can’t believe it happened there. Indeed, this 300-year-old town of 27,000 residents is indeed “sleepy” and rural by most standards. The game Scrabble was invented there and it is, or was, home to both the author and illustrator of [...]

Has the Google Street View Car Shot You in Tri-Cities?

Big Jim — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:34:57 +0000

If you haven’t checked out Google Maps lately, you might want to! There is a good chance you might just see yourself doing something in the yard.I was playing around and found my Brother-in-law’s wife pulling weeds in the yard. Looks like she saw the Google Maps car going by!

Siri Versus Google Voice Search — Who Wins?

Emerald Catron — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:56:44 +0000

We’re sure Apple fanboys will have something to say about this. In a head-to-head contest between Siri and Google Voice Search, it looks like Siri is the loser. But at least she’s friendly while she’s taking her precious time answering your questions. Truthfully, though, both are still faster than asking another person, thankfully. We are [...]

Did Google Street View Capture the Image of a UFO?

Donald Deane — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:41:51 +0000

After years of being ridiculed, we may finally have proof that UFOs do indeed exist, and it comes from the unlikeliest of places — Google Street View. Who’s laughing now, skeptics? According to ABC News, a woman named Andrea Dove was using Google Maps to find directions to Jacksonsville, Texas, when a strange red object [...]

Top 5 Google Doodles of the London 2012 Olympics

Lisa Bernier — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:51:54 +0000

Google Doodles are awesome because unlike school, they make learning random facts cool. More importantly, they allow you to waste endless amounts of time.

'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:30:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

Google 2011 Year In Review [VIDEO]

Big Jim — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:42:02 +0000

Google has released it’s 2011 Year In Review video, and it’s definitely worth watching. They took the most-searched-for-topics, and did a montage of the most compelling pictures and videos from 2011.

Expectant Parents Google Potential Names.. To Make Sure It's Not A Stripper Or Serial Killer

Big Jim — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:31:42 +0000

It’s got to be a horrible feeling the first time you announce your new daughter, who you’ve given the beautiful name Jade Divine, and one of your friends without filter says, “That’s a stripper name.” Turns out more and more parents are now doing what it takes to aviod that moment. A survey found that [...]

YouTube Partners With Studios and Celebs for Original Content Channels

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:23:43 +0000

In an effort to increase ad revenues, Google-owned video site YouTube said Friday that it’s launching more than 100 new video channels containing original content. According to an anonymous source, YouTube is paying upwards of $100 million to several Hollywood production companies, new media groups and celebrities to create professional-quality videos that are more likely [...]

Celebrate Les Paul's Birthday With Playable Google Doodle[VIDEO]

Stacy Lee — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:47:28 +0000

Check this out it's totally cool ...

Today, Google is paying tribute to the late guitar pioneer Les Paul with a guitar-themed doodle that allows users to play it and record songs of their own.

The doodle, which was designed by engineers Kristopher Hom and Joey Hurst and doodle team lead Ryan Germick, will be up for 24 hours, and was released to celebrate what would have been Paul's 96th birthday. (Paul, a leader in the development of the solid-body electric guitar, died of complications from pneumonia in 2009.)