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Apple iPad Launch Ad

In Technology, Video on Mar-7-2010 with
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Topeka Wants Some Google Fiber Optics

In Technology on Mar-2-2010 with
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Google recently released a request for information (RFI) asking cities to submit a bid for them to be chosen as a testbed for their super high-speed Internet service, which is 100 times faster then what is currently offered. It would appear Topeka wants to be a “player.”

Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation Monday calling for Topeka to be known for the month of March as “Google, Kansas—the capital city of fiber optics.”

And Mashable is reporting that via Outlook’s Social Connector you will soon have both Facebook and MySpace integration as well.

Some Google Buzz Resources

In Social Networking, Technology on Feb-15-2010 with
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Google Buzz Explained

Google today announced a new service, Google Buzz, that automatically brings social networking into Gmail and the rest of the Google-sphere. Whether or not you’re big on social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook, Buzz offers a somewhat new and intriguing approach.

Hands On With Google Buzz

Buzz integrates directly with your Gmail inbox, so updates and comments appear along side your e-mails. It bears a strong resemblance to other sharing platforms like FriendFeed or Twitter and Facebook’s News Feed—imagine all of those magically inserted into your Gmail inbox and you get the picture.

How To Use Google Buzz

If you’re a GMail user you’ve no doubt come across a brand new section of your email called Buzz. Buzz is Google’s new social network and it’s already created a stir. There have been concerns over privacy but all in all, the reaction has been very largely positive. This article is a simple guide explaining how to use the service.

5 Google Buzz Tips for the Advanced User

Yesterday, after spending some time with Google’s latest social networking service, Google Buzz, we posted a handful of buzz tips and tricks for those wanting to better manage the buzz, play with its APIs or banish it altogether from their Gmail inbox.

Google Launches Buzz

In Social Networking, Technology on Feb-9-2010 with
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Yesterday the blogs and social networking sites were all a buzz with rumors of a new service from Google that would take on the likes of Twitter and Facebook. And for good reason. With all the reach, power, and market share Google enjoys, they’ve been either non-existent or a failure in the social networking space. TechCrunch was at the announcement event today and has this to say after taking it for a spin.

Google Buzz is easily the company’s boldest attempt yet to build a social network. Imagine taking elements of Twitter, Yammer, Foursquare, Yelp, and other social services, and shoving them together into one package. Now imagine covering that package in a layer that looks a lot like FriendFeed. Now imagine shoving that package inside of Gmail. That’s Buzz.

I’d like to tell you about Google Buzz, but I can’t cause I don’t have access to it yet. Being one of the first Gmail users and somebody that has multiple AdWord accounts, Analytics power user, and who also uses Google Docs, Calendar, Voice, and iGoogle doesn’t get me much I guess. Heck, still waiting for my Wave invite.

Twitter Code Swarm Video

In Technology, Twitter on Feb-8-2010 with
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Twitter recently launched a Twitter Engineering blog, focused on the nuts and bolts and “geeky” stuff. In the first post Ben Sandofsky, decided to share a video he made representing Twitter’s development history using Code Swarm, a software tool used to visualize data, so you can get a feel for what is happening at Twitter server side.

How The Nexus One Was Created

In Technology on Feb-7-2010 with
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Well this is pretty neat. Google has launched a Nexus One YouTube channel with videos documenting a step-by-step process on how the Android phones were created. Two are already up with there more slated for release in the next couple days. The videos have amazing production value, but they also tell a pretty neat story if this is your kind of thing.

Sony New E-series Notebook

In Technology on Feb-6-2010 with
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I just love my Sony Vaio laptop, but it is almost two years old. Now I am eying one of these. Sony’s new E-series. About the size and weight of a Netbook, but with all the power needed to run any app. Has a 15.5″ display and optional Blu-Ray drive, HDMI output, 3 USB ports, eSata, Wifi-N and Bluetooth, and Windows 7.

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