Archive for March 23rd, 2009

Google to fund another round of NetSurf development (Drobe.co.uk)

By Michael Drake . Published: 22nd Mar 2009, 22:49:15. Development work on the open source NetSurf web browser project will once again be funded by Google as part of the internet giant's Summer of Code scheme . NetSurf has been accepted into this year's GSoC, which pays students to develop open source software during their holiday, under the guidance of a mentor.

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Google Street View and the recession get The Slacker treatment (Guardian Unlimited)

Mira Katbamna skives so you don't have to Recessions aren't, as a rule, good for slackers. There's the presenteeism. The scarily motivating fact that you can't slack off from a job if you haven't got one. So yesterday afternoon's launch of Google Street View proved welcome respite. I spent at least an hour looking at my house/ my boss's house/ that funny street with the cafe we went to on ...

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Google designer quits over performance obsession (The Register)

All cut up by 'sword of data' Google’s visual design leader quit the company on Friday because he was irked by the web giant’s obsession with performance data.…

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Google Street View car runs down deer and posts images online (Daily Telegraph)

A Google Street View camera car ran over a deer and posted the images on the internet.

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Google Street View - funny things in Newcastle (icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle)

GOOGLE'S new Street View tool has revealed some funny things going on in Newcastle.

Monday, March 23rd, 2009