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Quechup’s Spam Produces Disgust
I’ve never tried it, but a combination of spam and ketchup is supposed to taste reasonably all right. Spam having to do…
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Google Ready To Seduce Corporate World
The company's Google Apps collection of productivity software will be the thin end of the wedge Google hopes to drive between corporations and their long-time love of Microsoft Office.
Publishers Will Become Interactive Media Artists
Books Are Losing Relevancy Google and Amazon are both pushing to sell ebooks directly aggressively. An article in the NYT mentions a new device Amazon will offer for reading ebooks, but I don't think the problem with books and ebooks is that they need a better reader. Google now allows you to embed book pasages directly in web pages.
When Spies Do Search
The Central Intelligence Agency launched CIA Wire, a service that will help users of the Library of National Intelligence sift through available information from participating agencies.
Hip, Dead, Or Naked, People Will Search For You
Honestly, following search trends is like looking into the Mirror of Erides. You could just sit there and go mad from looking at it. Some things stay the same, and some of those same things disappoint you, but invariably you ask who or what or find a new thing that disappoints you.
Dept. of Justice Comes Down on Net Neutrality
Forget pipes—the Internet is all about postage and packages now. Just ask the U.S. Department of Justice. For some reason, they seem to think that the fact that the USPS “allows consumers to send packages with a variety of different delivery guarantees and speeds, from bulk mail to overnight delivery” means that the US government cannot legislate or enforce net neutrality.
