Guess The Goober
[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 21, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion
Thursday, August 21st, 2008I mean, uh, “Guess the Google”
Can you guess what search term was used to find the image at left? If your guess was “president goober” you’re right, and have already scored points. Now try Guess-the-Google, a simple Flash-based game in which you’re presented with a grid of images and have twenty seconds to guess the search word that generated them. You get bonuses for guessing quickly. More addictive than you’d think. By default the game launches in a smaller window; try this link to open the game full-size in your browser, which I found much easier to view. My best score so far was 310. Yes, that’s a challenge. Bring it on people.
Hey Google: Get Off My Lawn!
[ 3 Comments ]Posted on August 11, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion
Monday, August 11th, 2008…or at least politely ask next time you want a picture.
It’s interesting that while Google spies on our cats, watches burning buildings burn without stopping to help, and generally invades our life with an utter disregard for privacy, it doesn’t want to be photographed itself. From the moment they chose the tagline “Don’t Be Evil”, I’ve been unable to think of them as anything but. And now, I have a personal reason. That’s me in the image at left, grabbed from Google Street View. No, I’m not going to provide a link; friends of mine who find it amusing will easily find the image, and the rest of you – if you care – are on your own. However, I am going to have a little fun with this. I have a camera, and there’s a Google office just blocks from my home. I think we all need a more intimate look at it. Look for some amusing images here soon…
Yahoo Google Partnership: Another Nail In the Search Coffin
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 12, 2008 by admin in Technology
Thursday, June 12th, 2008After the Yahoo/Microsoft Failure, a Yahoo/Google deal?
Wow. The possibility of Microsoft and Yahoo teaming up was scary enough, but the new Yahoo/Google deal that’s hitting the business press today doesn’t seem like much of an improvement on the surface, except it’s not a full-blown acquisition. We’ve come a long way since those college boys created Google on those taxpayer-supported servers at Stanford, promising never to go public before their initial IPO a year later… Read the rest of this entry »