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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Google to be Investigated
Once again Google is in hot water (see Google Maps are Wrong). This time the controversy is in Australia where police have been ordered to investigate the online company in possible incidents of breaching telecommunications privacy laws.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Google Docs: An Online Office
Google is far more than just a Search Engine. Its applications are widely respected and gratefully received. Some of the more common Google apps are Gmail, Google maps, and Blogger which are all uniquely useful in their own right.
One of the lesser known additions to the Google juggernaut is Google Docs, which is a great online office package; it includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation application.
It might seem obvious that Google Docs is built around the foundation of Microsoft Office, so if you are proficient with Office, you’ll be more than capable with Docs as each of the applications is similar to the Office equivalent of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. And added advantage to this is that you can actually use documents you have already created in MS Office and edit them in Google Docs.
Probably one of the cleverest innovations with the program is that you get a free gigabyte of online storage space, so you can access your docs on the move. Google Docs is completely free, and if you already have Gmail account, then there is no need to even register. Click here to get started.
One of the lesser known additions to the Google juggernaut is Google Docs, which is a great online office package; it includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation application.
It might seem obvious that Google Docs is built around the foundation of Microsoft Office, so if you are proficient with Office, you’ll be more than capable with Docs as each of the applications is similar to the Office equivalent of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. And added advantage to this is that you can actually use documents you have already created in MS Office and edit them in Google Docs.
Probably one of the cleverest innovations with the program is that you get a free gigabyte of online storage space, so you can access your docs on the move. Google Docs is completely free, and if you already have Gmail account, then there is no need to even register. Click here to get started.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Pay to Read Online
Despite recent indications that Google Inc might pull out from China, the country still boasts the World’s largest online population with over 380 million online users.
The number is expected to rise to over 500 million in the next three years!
And it seems online companies are aware of how much of their content is accessed and used; an indicator of this is that newspapers in England are now going to charge readers who access their newspapers online.
From June this year The Sunday Times and The Times (British versions) will charge readers £1 for a day’s access to their sites.
I think it could be dangerous territory when people start getting charged to read information online, but on the other hand, the newspapers are probably losing out on sales by providing the online service, so they would need to recoup it somehow.
The number is expected to rise to over 500 million in the next three years!
And it seems online companies are aware of how much of their content is accessed and used; an indicator of this is that newspapers in England are now going to charge readers who access their newspapers online.
From June this year The Sunday Times and The Times (British versions) will charge readers £1 for a day’s access to their sites.
I think it could be dangerous territory when people start getting charged to read information online, but on the other hand, the newspapers are probably losing out on sales by providing the online service, so they would need to recoup it somehow.
written by Rory
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Vietnam asks Google to Fix Maps (vid)
In the continuing saga of Asian countries being mad at Google, Vietnam has now insisted that Google Inc fixes what they call “an error” on the Google Maps website.
The map actually puts part of Vietnamese territory across the border in China...
The full article and video can be seen at: http://www.businessguide.co.za/1/post/2010/03/vietnam-asks-google-to-fix-maps-video.html
Saturday, March 20, 2010
The End of Google China?
I have a few friends and family members staying in China, and they are often frustrated by the Nation-wide ban on Blogs and YouTube.
And now it looks as if China might lose Google as well, as it is rumoured that Google Inc might pull out from China as it continues to be in dispute with the communist government over censorship.
The full article can be read at http://www.businessguide.co.za/1/post/2010/03/the-end-of-google-china.html
And now it looks as if China might lose Google as well, as it is rumoured that Google Inc might pull out from China as it continues to be in dispute with the communist government over censorship.
The full article can be read at http://www.businessguide.co.za/1/post/2010/03/the-end-of-google-china.html
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