An “easter egg” on a website is extra functionality that is unlocked by an obscure series of steps that are not easily discovered. This kind of virtual “easter egg” is so-named because the hunt to find a way to unlock it is analogous to the traditional easter-time hunt for hidden chocolate easter eggs. One particular [more...]
Everyone thinks of Google as a search company. And I suppose they are. But no one pays to Google-search the internet. Instead, Google makes it billions from online ads…it’s really an advertising company! And thank goodness for that, for Google’s business model allows millions of small website owners to earn income through its Adsense program. [more...]
Those of us who have been using the World Wide Web for a dozen years or more can remember how incredible Google was when it first rose to popularity — it finally became possible to find what you wanted on the web, and quickly. Google became the powerhouse it is today because what it did [more...]
Everyone knows that Google is a search engine, but many people are unaware of just how many other free services are offered by Google. For some people, Google’s web services can completely replace the application software installed on their computer. Here are some of the things that Google can do for you, at no cost: [more...]
Google’s Street View was launched yesterday in the UK. Supplying 360 degree imagery of the streets and roads of London and 24 other cities from Aberdeen to Southampton, it follows on from successful launches in 9 other countries including United States, Japan, Australia and France. But when looking at the map of London, one area [more...]
Google Answers was a paid answers service operated by Google from 2002 to 2006. Customers could post a question, select a price, and wait to see whether a researcher could provide them with an answer. If not, they were not charged. Google recruited over five hundred researchers from around the world, by means of a [more...]
Because Google is such a large organization, there’s considerable interest in its energy consumption. Google has provided some figures, which they say take into account not just the query itself but also activities such as building the search index. That’s a reasonable way to approach the answer, and also one of the easiest to calculate [more...]