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Google Buzz: Much Ado about Something
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Google is having a yet another go at a social media platform, this time with Google Buzz. Buzz meshes input from third party social media sites like Flickr and Twitter, and pulls in Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Reader, and a number of other features in a [...]
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Facebook Friends PHP: Introducing HipHop
Are you a fan of PHP? Facebook is. The company has been working behind the scenes to create HipHop, a runtime compiler for PHP to improve the language's performance on Facebook's servers. The company is also friending the rest of the PHP community with its work by releasing its project as open source.
Rumors have been [...]
Google's Chinese Diplomacy: Can Google Make a Difference?
The company that promised not to be evil took a serious drubbing in 2006 when it decided to censor search results in order to comply with local laws in China. Four years later, Google is having to rethink its decision. Google has made a splash with its new approach to China, but is it enough [...]
Is Nexus One "bad" for Linux?
Yesterday, Google accomplished something I've wanted to see for a very, very long time: A Linux-based personal computing device getting enormous mainstream coverage. Granted, you weren't hearing the word "Linux," much in the coverage, but it's still a good thing in my book.
But not everyone agrees. Some argue that Nexus One is bad for Linux, [...]
Superphone is Just Another Word for Personal Computer
It finally happened, and hardly anyone noticed. A major Linux announcement got the Apple treatment from the media, and generated major consumer excitement. Granted, Linux snuck in under the guise of the Nexus One, but if the media excitement over Google's "superphone" is any indication, millions of people will be picking up Linux personal computers [...]
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Google's Meaning of Open: Is It Yours?
Google has made some headlines recently about its stance on privacy. This week the company is taliking about what "open" means to Google. Jonathan Rosenberg, senior vice president of product management for Google, says that "open will win" across the Internet and "then cascade across many walks of life." It might be a good idea [...]
Making Thunderbird Financially Sustainable: How it Could Work