DRP 2010

If Google is going to do this, how about other web search engines? Will they follow Google?

Hey everyone, here is the link to my presentation for week7, hope you enjoy it.

The government's goal of computerizing patient medical records is a daunting challenge for reasons that have more to do with economics than technology.

Lulu is a print on demand, self-publish book, ebook portal that makes possible for everyone to become a "Published author"

Abstract This paper argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. It defines the concept of e-book and describes some aspects of e-book technology. By focusing on book production processes, the paper examines what probable consequences the development of e-books and a global network economy will have for publishers and book industries. E-books, along with other electronic formats, will trigger major changes as the digital products and distribution channels will force the logic of the network economy on the book publishing industry.

GOOGLE has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud. reCAPTCHA's technology would be used to increase fraud and spam protection for Google products "but also to improve books and newspaper scanning process."

The launch of Apps.gov, the U.S. Government's attempt to Go Google by offering cloud-based web apps to its various agencies.

It looks like The White House has copied a page from Google'sGoogle playbook and is now advocating that federal agencies move to the cloud.

Vogue model Liskula Cohen sought the identity of the blogger so she could sue her for defamation against claims that she was the 'skankiest in NYV.' Manhattan Supreme Court rules that Google who hosted the blogger, turn them over. Is this the demise of anonymous blogging?

Bing positions itself as a 'decision engine' with the launch of 'visual search in Bing.' Instead of providing a list of blue hyptertext links, now Bing will visualise their search results on a 3D grid including icons and photos.

Devices like iPhones and netbook PCs that can help the speech-impaired are not covered by Medicare or insurers.

THEY may look more like vacuum cleaners with eyes, but Matilda and Jackson are the next generation of nurses and "emotionally intelligent" babysitters.

New book on collaboratively "mashing up" data for use in libraries.