Archive for October 7th, 2008

Google protects drunk emailers from themselves (Guardian Unlimited)

As mornings after go, there are few cocktails more deadly than a computer, a head full of booze and a seething sense of indignation. But help could be at hand for those who cannot resist dispatching a wee-small-hours email to a boss or an ex. An altruistic Google employee has come up with a system that will block -or at least make you think twice about - the kind of message you will only ...

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Google Earth takes users under the sea (The Herald)

Web users are to be given access to undersea landscapes as part of Google Earth. The new "layer" of Google Earth Outreach will feature video streams, photo galleries and stories from marine protected areas (MPAs) around the world.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Google tool to keep emails sober (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google has adapted its free email service to help those letting loose after a few evening cocktails or succumbing to lovelorn moments from firing off messages they might regret in the morning.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Google Mail Goggles aims to end drunken email embarrassment (Guardian Unlimited)

As mornings after go, there are few combinations more deadly than a computer, too much alcohol and a seething sense of indignation. But there could soon be a solution for people who cannot resist sending an ill-conceived drunken email to their boss or a former lover. An altruistic Google employee has come up with a system that will block — or at least make people reconsider sending — the ...

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

The Google tool that will stop you sending emails you may later regret (Daily Mail: World News)

Late night drunken messages could be a thing of the past. A new feature will let Google email users reduce the risk of emailing angry or emotional missives that they may later regret.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008