Google is getting sued by Spain over the right for individuals to demand embarrassing search content be removed. A better strategy is to own up to these public records while finding a way to reveal corrective information at the same time.
Googling the Future
Randall Munroe draws a picture of our future using Google searches for the next 90 years. I doubt I’ll live to see Gillette’s 14-bladed razor.
Bottom-up Candidate Debates
10questions asks voters to select and critique candidate Q&A. The crowd-sourced topic selection bypasses any bias from media moguls or campaign managers.
Five Social Media Stats To Consider
Arik Hanson made a short list of some recent social media facts. Here are five that deserve comment.
Touched by an Android
The first day with the new Android G1 left me thinking my fingers need to go on a diet.
Rust on Chrome
Not all reviews have been glowing, but the initial buzz is enough to be optimistic that Chrome will impact Mac users, too … someday.
New views for Google search
Google is continuing to experiment with the presentation of their search results. It doesn’t work particularly well, but the concept and initial release of Google views is very compelling. By adding view: to the search query, the results are grouped together in one of a few pre-determined ways: as a timeline, a map location, or information filters.