TNGG & Others Blackout Internet to Protest PIPA
Categories: Technology
Tomorrow, we’ll be joining Wikipedia, Reddit and others in censoring our Web site for 24 hours. We believe SOPA and PIPA are a threat to the online innovation that made this community possible and that’s why we’re taking a stand.
Zeitgeist 2011: A CrazyNutsUpsideDown Year in Review
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
For all the negativity, misunderstanding, and bad things that happen every year, all over the world, it’s uplifting to be reminded that good things happen, too.
Google+ Launches Pages, No One Gives a F*ck
Categories: Technology
Early shortcomings could be remedied if Google+ Pages boasted features that Facebook Pages don’t have. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Innovative Social Media Use at Colleges: Will Education Pioneer Google+?
Categories: Technology
Google+ has its champions and the most interesting case studies have come from an unexpected place: the classroom.
Google’s Acquisition of Motorola Leaves Questions
Categories: Technology
If Google does intend to use Motorola Mobility to produce new mobile devices, expect to see some pretty cool stuff.
How to Speak Google+
Categories: Technology
Chances are, Google+ jargon – “circled,” “sparked,” “+1’d” – will enter daily conversation and find a place in Gen Y’s vernacular soon enough.
With the E-Book Revolution, Quantity Overthrows Quality
Categories: Book Week, Business
An argument against the e-books and their haphazard digitization of print. E-Readers allow owners to carry entire libraries in their pockets, but it’s at the cost of cheapening individual pieces of literature.
In Celebration of Calder: Best of the Arty Google Doodles
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
Google’s doodles are fantastic works of art on their own, but here are some of the best one that pay tribute to the real legends of art.
Facebook, it’s not you… It’s Google+
Categories: Technology
The Internet is going berserk. Has a real challenge to Facebook finally come on the landscape? Is it Google+?
Tech Companies Still Carry A “Dirty Cloud”
Categories: Green Week, Technology
Greenpeace’s latest report, “How Dirty is Your Data,” paints a grim picture for cloud computing and the energy sources it requires.