Like.com confirms purchase by Google: Supercharged visual search coming soon? | Reuters
Google buys like.com. People are thinking how nicely this will make visual search. Of course my mind goes straight to Android. Imagine the improvements it will make with Google Goggles! I will be happy to see what comes of it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS223352295220100821
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Google vs Apple really IS Open vs Closed
Open/Closed – The real difference here isn’t appreciated by users. The reason Android openess makes the difference is what carriers can do with the software. Handset prices can go a lot lower simply because they aren’t paying some outrageous fees to a company, they have the ability to add whatever software they would like on their handsets (including UI’s that no one actually wants), and they don’t have to court a company to request they sell a device on their network. See, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and all of the others aren’t getting Android Phones to sell on their network, they are getting whatever phone they want and having Android software on it.
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Google Social – Think About It
Yes I am sure we have all heard the rumors. Google is creating a social site to compete with Facebook. Some suggest it will be called Google Me. Personally I don’t think that name works…now maybe if it was a movie or something that would make more sense. But whatever it is called don’t expect it to be another Facebook knockoff. Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO went on record saying, “The world doesn’t need a copy of the same thing.” So one has to stop and think about what Google would produce that will be different. Again, lets check what we know 100% and then piece together what makes sense.
Buzz from Adewale Oshineye
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http://www.google.com/buzz/105037104815911535953/CLmVx482vXz/Googzilla-Yahoo-Japan-Confirms-Google-Switch-from 6:02 am Adewale Oshineye: Googzilla! Yahoo Japan Confirms Google Switch from Yahoo for Both Paid and Algo Search – BoomTown
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Apple vs. Google: Doing Business
We all have our sides, admit it or not, unless you haven’t used anything from either camp (which would be hard to believe) you have formed an opinion on at least one of the companies involved. Some feel Google is living up to their “Don’t Be Evil” mantra, while others feel that maybe it isn’t so true. Some think that Apple is able to create a diety, while others feel that the latest iPhone just isn’t enough.
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Is Google Doing Android Right? Without a Doubt!
One of my favorite bloggers is writing a series about the “Top 5 ways for Android to close the gap.” Purely an opinion piece of course, and I totally respect that. (Heck, opinions are what 99% of my blog is about.) But lately a couple of things being said has caused me to stop and think since our opinions differ on how Google is handling Android. First of all, Google doesn’t want to “handle” Android. They want to put Android out there like an eraser company wants pencils out there. Prime Directive: Get people on the Internet using Google products (which include more than just search.) So does this mean that Google isn’t going to take part in moving Android along? Not a chance!
Spring & HTC EVO 4G…. Your iPad’s Best Friend?
I have been a Sprint customer for many years now. I was grandfathered into their Sero plan for $30 a month and enjoying high speeds at low cost while mocking the other carriers “outrageous” prices. I finally bit the bullet and jumped off of the cheap plan and upgraded to the ERP which doubled my price, but let me get the latest and greatest Android and Palm OS offerings (which admittedly were very limited but worth it for me). Now Sprint has announced the Evo and there are rumors and fears of yet another pricing change for the added features. So as usual one has to weigh the cost of what all you receive vs. the price. Then compare the price of other services available on other networks. Enter the iPad and AT&T.
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