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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