Archive for December 2nd, 2008

Google Maps embedded inside La Caixa ATMs - community blog from Steve Ellis (Finextra)

Came across this post (via prolific tweeter James Governor) describing Spain's La Caixa ATMs having Google Maps embedded. Not sure if this is news to you, but it was to me.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts Offers Its Members The Ability To Link To Google Health Personal Health Records (Medical News Today)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) announced today that its members can now import their BCBSMA health history into their own Google Health™ Personal Health Record (PHR). BCBSMA is the first health insurance company to integrate on the Google Health platform allowing BCBSMA members to import their personal health information into their Google Health Account.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Not Everyone Has Ceded Digitized Books To Google (Arts Journal)

"Google executives sound like they are doing the world an immense favor by digitizing books, rarely mentioning that they are in business to sell stuff, not give it away."

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Reader views (0) (Evening Standard)

Schoolchildren should not be taught to memorise facts and figures because information is available online, a leading commentator said today. The existence of search engines such as Google and Wikipedia mean that traditional methods of learning are redundant.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Google reveals Chrome customisation plan (ZDNet UK)

Among the most requested features for the open-source browser is plug-in customisation, which would also allow an ad-blocking extension

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008