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Google's Wikipedia rival, Knol, goes public | News - Digital Media - CNET News.com
by Elinor Mills on Jul 23, 2008 - 03:48 PM read 17 times
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9997426-93.html?tag=nl.e433Think you are an expert on a subject? Well, Google's got a proposition for you. Google's Wikipedia competitor, Knol, was opened to the public on Wednesday morning, according to the Official Google Blog. So-called knols are articles about specific topics written by experts on that subject. Google is partnering with The New Yorker magazine to allow any author to add a cartoon from the magazine to their knol. Knol ... read more -
3D Cities and Government 2.0
by Dan Herman on Jul 18, 2008 - 12:58 PM read 105 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746Courtesy my Facebook feed and District of Columbia CTO Vivek Kundra here’s a fantastic example of a government agency actively trying to stimulate new ideas and innovation. Yesterday Kundra’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) released data representing more than 84,000 3D buildings for inclusion in Google Earths’ Cities in 3D program. The release is meant to allow citizens, whether development experts or simply concerned city dwellers, ... read more -
If Google ran the world
by Dan Herman on Jul 14, 2008 - 04:22 PM read 74 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1718The folks at the Prometheus Institute* recently ran a great post on if the US Government were run by Apple… It's pretty humorous (and either slightly sad given what doesn't happen despite the available tools or slightly scary to think that Steve Jobs may be planning a coup). My favourites: There would be a three hour wait to get the latest $5 bill. It would also feature a ... read more -
Google's Precipitate Rains Your Docs Down From The Cloud
by By Eric Zeman on Jul 08, 2008 - 11:35 AM read 64 times
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/07...Have a mish-mash of files spread between your PC and the cloud? Searching both for a document because you can't remember where you stored it costs time ... unless you use Google's new search tool called Precipitate. Precipitate is a desktop-based search client that scans your local machine and the cloud for your stuff so you only have to search once. ... read more -
Social Networking Censorship?
by Brittany Creamer on Jun 08, 2008 - 07:52 PM read 83 timesThe Washington Post ran a short article last Wednesday about Facebook blocking ads from direct competitors like MySpace and Friendster, but not from companies like Microsoft, AOL, Google and Yahoo, among others. Most interestingly, Facebook blocks ads from Jam3, a start-up whose product allows users to "send and receive text messages for free while you are online, and then route them to your phone when you are offline)." read more -
2007WebTrend Map
by Susan Scrupski on May 08, 2007 - 08:45 PM read 764 times
Source: http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/2007webtrend-map/I swiped this from Nick Morris who didn’t quite get it either, but, hey– it’s pretty cool… You can find it at Architecture and Governance Magazine. ... read more
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