AltWeeklies Wire
New Gmail iPhone App Gets Yankednew
Google launched its first-ever Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday, but was forced to yank it from Apple's App Store within minutes due to a bug.
Boise Weekly |
Eric Lach |
11-03-2011 |
Tech
Google Politely Asks Minnesota's Small Businesses to Get a Websitenew
Minnesotans have a lot of room to grow in terms of internet usage, and Google is essentially saying, "Come on in, there's plenty of room."
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mullen |
09-27-2011 |
Tech
Why Is Portland Google's Guinea Pig?new
Google has been all over Portland lately. Billboards, stickers, concerts, promos—there are more rainbow "o"s downtown than rainbow flags these days.
Willamette Week |
Ruth Brown |
06-03-2011 |
Tech
Tags: Google
Google's Self-Driving Carnew
Is that what we want?
New Haven Advocate |
Greg Beato |
10-19-2010 |
Tech
Tags: Google
The World is Watchingnew
Don't want the government, big industry, and some 15 year old to know your secrets? You're shit out of luck.
Portland Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-30-2010 |
Commentary
Communities Go Gaga for Google's Fibernew
It was just a month ago when Google announced it was looking to partner with a U.S. city to launch its newest project. But already, several hundred communities have set their sights on securing a partnership.
The Italians Were Right to 'Censor' Google
This column appears in print newspapers. If I were to write that you were (for example) a drug-addicted child pornographer, my editors would ask me if it was true and demand that I source my allegation. On the other hand, there are no gatekeepers online.
Tags: Google, censorship
Open Web Advocates Say Social Media Needs Reformnew
A question that's increasingly being raised is: Who should control all of the data shared through social media sites -- the user or the service?
The Georgia Straight |
Jeffery Simpson |
08-18-2009 |
Tech
Lawrence Summers is Googling While America Burnsnew
This animated cartoon mocks Lawrence Summers' remark that we can tell the economy is doing better because fewer people are Googling "economic collapse."
Sucking Chrome: Google's Latest Browser Steals the Best and Ignores the Restnew
Yeah, it looks neat and works pretty damn quick. But, so what? You might be surprised by my recommendation about what to use it for, but let's take a look anyway.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
09-17-2008 |
Tech
Google's New Server Farm Comes to Oregonnew
A quiet Oregon town will host the servers crucial to Google's physical network.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
06-04-2008 |
Tech
Alternative Mapmakers Seek to Revolutionize Our Understanding of the Worldnew
What they share is a desire not only to learn more about how to get around, but also to figure out how things works. And not only do they want to learn, they want to show how communities are connected by things other than roads, bridges and waterways.
Pittsburgh Couple Sues Google Over Street View Functionnew
In the suit, Christine and Aaron Boring contend that their privacy has been invaded and that the Google vehicle trespassed on their street. The suit says that "revealing this information has caused Plaintiffs mental suffering and diminished the value of their property."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
04-21-2008 |
Tech
No Room for the Little Guy in Big Web?new
If Microsoft buys Yahoo to create what we'll call Microhoo, it means we'll have fewer options when it comes to online searches, using web mail, and just plain goofing around online.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
04-16-2008 |
Tech
Russian Sergey Brin and Googlenew
A KGB-style propaganda and spying machine?
Tags: Google, computers & technology
