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Lloyd Cledwyn
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From: Adam Nave <na...@macalester.edu>
Date: Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Subject: Friday Google updates
To: ITS Staff <its-...@lists.macalester.edu>, Johan Oberg <job...@macalester.edu>, Lloyd Cledwyn <cle...@macalester.edu>


Google launched some cool stuff this week. The Knowledge Graph (aka the Semantic Web) may not seem like much because it's still in its infancy, but is potentially a game-changer.


Google Apps Updates

Google docs gets a pretty cool "Research" sidebar

Introducing the Knowledge Graph

Five handy things you can do with the Knowledge Graph

Gmail adds more contact details

Other Google Updates

Follow an email's journey with Story of Send

Apple dumping Google Maps for iOS 6

Google tests a new interface for info panes

How to harden your smartphone against stalkers - Android edition

Think Insights now includes research from 21 countries

Chrome likely headed to iOS

Chrome 19 arrives with Tab Sync
Hands-on

Smartphone growth is global

Google's Project Glass prototypes don't do much yet

Google may try selling Nexus devices with Android 5 directly

Maps adds always-available "home" and "work" locations

Android fragmentation: One dev encounters 3997 devices

New interface for Google Q&A OneBox

Google Music device de-authorization policy

Google bots learn to read interactive web pages more like humans

Android hackers honing skills in Russia

Researchers use Google's search algorithms to fight cancer

Which devices have been updated to Android 4?

How to hide your tweets from Google

Is G+ a ghost town, and does it matter?

Mod any headset remote to work with Android devices

Google Policy/Privacy/Politics

Oracle vs Google. This article has plenty of links to the past week's articles so I'm not linking any more here.

Regulating Google results would violate 1st Amendment

Court rules NSA doesn't have to confirm or deny secret relationship with Google

Google glasses patent-protected

Google's grand android plan

Doodle 4 Google winner

Google patent app could mean melody-matching for YouTube

Iran threatens legal action against Google for not labeling Gulf "Persian"

Google working with students in MN


--Adam

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Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College



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