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Should have stopped with PageRank

I was a fan of Google and Google search from the beginning because their algorithm for prioritizing search results made sense to me. Pagerank was similar to citation frequency which academics recognize as an indication of the importance of their … Continue reading

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Be Internet Awesome

I somehow missed that October is the month to emphasize online safety. Sorry. However, there are still a few days in October remaining, so with this post I technically will have made a contribution. BTW – the resource I describe … Continue reading

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The demise of Google+

Google announced today that it is sunsetting Google+. I thought Google+ had great potential as a social media alternative to Facebook, but it never seemed to gain traction. The feature I thought was most valuable was the opportunity to define … Continue reading

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Now its Inbox

Figuring out Google decision making is challenging. They do try a lot of things and some of these things are not successful. These trial efforts come and go. However, Google also terminates services that are quite effective and possibly the … Continue reading

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Google lens and butterfly project

I came across this Wired article explaining how Google lens can be used when exploring nature. The use of technology in the field has always been a personal interest because it runs opposite the popular misconception that technology limits such … Continue reading

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The case against Google

If you are not a 60 Minutes fan or were busy last evening, you will want to watch this lengthy story on Google. It claims that Google has too much power (most positive spin) or uses its power to disadvantage … Continue reading

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