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You Can Now Explore the Galapagos Islands With Google Street View | Gizmodo
The Galapagos is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, and it was key in Charles Darwin’s findings in forming the the scientific argument of evolution. You may never get to travel to the volcanic archipelago in person, but now thanks to Google, you can explore it through 360-degree imagery on Street View.
The full story: You Can Now Explore the Galapagos Islands With Google Street View | Gizmodo.
You may also like: Darwin for a Day lets you play scientist, explore the Galapagos in Street View | Engadget
Google Submits New Patent for Triggered Sounds in eBooks | GoodEReader
Google…filed for a new patent that would make eBooks come alive with sounds. The sounds would be triggered by events within the book, such as lapping waves, an ominous crescendo, or maybe an outdoor market. The new application would have the sounds stored on a server and would be pushed out to the eBook users are reading at the time.
The full story: Google Submits New Patent for Triggered Sounds in eBooks | GoodEReader.
Google Wants To Power The Online Learning Revolution With MOOC.org | Fast Company
EdX, the not-for-profit online learning initiative founded by Harvard and MIT, today announced a partnership with Google to jointly develop their open-source learning platform, known as Open EdX. The core edX offerings currently consist of a few dozen free “Massive Open Online Courses,” or MOOCs, from top-flight university partners like MIT, Harvard, and Berkeley–but the Open EdX vision goes far beyond that.
Google and edX will build out and operate MOOC.org, which will come online early next year. The site aims to be to online courses more or less what WordPress is to publishing: A free, open-source way for universities, institutions, businesses, and individuals to build and host courses in the cloud on any topic and in any format for a global audience.
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Google Outlines Anti-Piracy Tactics in Comprehensive Report | Mashable
The Internet giant took a proactive step in the battle against online piracy Tuesday by releasing a 26-page report titled “How Google Fights Piracy.” Google announced this release through a post on its public policy blog, which summarized “highlights” of the report.
via Google Outlines Anti-Piracy Tactics in Comprehensive Report | Mashable.
Google, Facebook and Yahoo petition court to disclose government data requests | Engadget
It’s not every day you see Google, Facebook and Yahoo aligned on a issue, but a push toward increased governmental transparency is just the sort of cause that’ll put competing web companies on the same outraged page. All three noted [September 9, 2013] through their respective channels that they’ve filed petitions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to disclose the number of requests the government has issued for user data under national security statutes.
The full story: Google, Facebook and Yahoo petition court to disclose government data requests | Engadget.
50 Google Search Tips and Tricks | Stephen’s Lighthouse
50 Google Search Tips and Tricks | Stephen’s Lighthouse
Examples:
14. Find recipes
24: Track your packages
39: Check flight times
46: Find medication information
Google Translate adds African languages | theguardian.com
Google is planning to add Somali, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and Zulu to its list of language options on Google Translate, the search engine giant’s free automatic translation service.
A post published [on August 27, 2013] on the Google Africa page on Google+ called on users to evaluate the translation quality of the five languages. After assessing passages that are translated into English and vice versa, users can rate them as Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor.
via Google Translate adds African languages | World news | theguardian.com.
Google Copyright Infringement Reports to Quadruple This Year | Mashable
The rate of copyright infringement reports Google received in 2013 is on track to quadruple the number of reports received in 2012.
In the first seven months of 2013, publishers have submitted 110.2 million requests to remove copyright-infringing content, compared with 55.2 million requests in all of 2012.
via Google Copyright Infringement Reports to Quadruple This Year | Mashable.
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Governments’ Attempts To Censor Google Have Doubled Since 2011 | TechCrunch
Chromecast: The Tell-All On This Google Game-Changer | Information Space
After spending some intimate time with Chromecast this weekend, I can say with confidence that the $35 dongle is a game-changer for Google, even if the device is not without its flaws.
See the complete review: Chromecast: The Tell-All On This Google Game-Changer | Information Space.
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