Google Earth To Showcase Beautiful Buildings

Architecture is one of those subjects that appeals, on some level, to just about everybody; from your basic suburban house to St. Basil’s Cathedral, it’s just too entwined in our lives to go unnoticed.  Now architecture is being noticed by Google Earth - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has helped design two new 3D layers for the software.

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China To Web: “Adhere To Correct Propaganda”

If you use the right euphemisms, it's almost enough to give you warm fuzzies: the Chinese government, according the country's president, is developing plans to "actively and creatively nurture a healthy online culture." Unfortunately, China's state television forgot to dress up the language, and instead disclosed the less comforting thought that "development and administration of Internet culture must stick to the direction of socialist advanced…

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Gartner: Five Laws For The Virtual World

Virtual worlds are set to take off and by 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users will have a presence in a virtual world according to Gartner. Gartner analysts are studying the buzz surrounding virtual worlds and the role businesses will have in using them. They recommend that clients research and experiment with virtual worlds but should refrain from pouring large sums of money into…

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An Unreasonable Faith In The Google OS

The Google Operating System is a myth. I'll admit it. I also admit that I have a certain amount of faith in myths – or at least fairy (faerie) tales. It's true that people, when faced with sudden affirmations of faith, will leap to conclusions to support it – it's called cognitive dissidence. However, a friend of a friend told me a Google OS is…

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