Transparency, choice and control? Well, two out of three ain’t bad…
Submitted by MikeKeran on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:51am
Criticisms of Google data aggregation and privacy policies abound. In hopes of stemming some of that negative press, Google recently announced the Google Dashboard, to “offers a simple view into the data associated with your account.”
Finding Answers: Compute vs. Search
Submitted by MikeKeran on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 4:50pm
Stephan Wolfram recent announced his latest endeavor: Wolfram|Alpha. Where Google will search the Internet to answer your queries, Wolfram|Alpha will calculate the answer. Where Google gives you 287,000 results for "what is the longest straight road in America," Wolfram|Alpha will give you one: the answer.
At least, that's the plan. We won't really know until May.