Archive for October 8th, 2008

Google takes sober look at drunken e-mails (Times Online)

Google has revolutionised the way that the world searches for information, pornography and Sarah Palin. Now it may have solved a problem that has plagued computer users since the birth of e-mail.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Google adds computer games to online advertising kingdom (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google said Wednesday that it is expanding its advertising kingdom to include the booming online computer game market.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Researchers harness Google Earth to fight dengue (SciDev.net)

[MEXICO CITY] Researchers have used Google Earth to create a simple, inexpensive mapping tool to help fight vector-borne diseases like dengue in resource-poor countries.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Google Maps tests geo-tagged YouTube video (Macworld UK)

Google is testing a new feature on its Maps site that adds geo-tagged video from YouTube to maps in the same way that photos are currently added.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Google Earth takes a swim (The Inquirer)

GOOGLE EARTH is soaring from on high to plummet beneath the world's oceans in a bid to educate and expand people's knowledge of the dark depths.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008