The Federal Communications Commission concluded that Google collected a wide range of personal data during the Street View project. It seems that this is due to a Google engineer who wrote a specific computer program to collect personal data from people's home wireless networks.
Google announced a new "MentalPlex" search technology that supposedly read the user's mind to determine what the user wanted to search for, thus eliminating the step of actually typing in the search query. In the FAQ, Google co-founder Larry Page said that "typing in queries is so 1999." In reality, clicking on the given link to activate the "MentalPlex" search leads to a page displays a phony error followed by Google search results for "April Fool's".
Blogger is a service created by Pyra Labs that provides Web-based tools used by individuals to publish to the Web. Pyra Labs is now owned by Google.
The tool Blogger is a service to make weblog publishing easier. The user does not have to write any code or to worry about installing server software or scripts. Nevertheless, the user can influence the design of his or her blog freely.
Google Earth, is a free virtual globe formerly known as Keyhole. It was developed by Keyhole, Inc., which was bought by Google in 2004. Keyhole was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and is currently only officially available for use on personal computers running Microsoft Windows. Google Earth overlays satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS information over a 3D model of the Earth.
Blogger is a service created by Pyra Labs that provides Web-based tools used by individuals to publish to the Web. Pyra Labs is now owned by Google.
Google Earth, is a free virtual globe formerly known as Keyhole. It was developed by Keyhole, Inc., which was bought by Google in 2004. Keyhole was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and is currently only officially available for use on personal computers running Microsoft Windows. Google Earth overlays satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS information over a 3D model of the Earth.
Gmail is a free webmail and POP email service from Google, Inc. It is known as Google Mail in the United Kingdom and Germany.
