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I just read an interesting blog post on emerging telco charging models: Euro ‘Google Tax’ battle looms.

I am not sure what the author means by the following:

However, what would stop the likes of Google, the most vocal of net neutrality supporters, from avoiding those networks altogether and routing their content via less expensive or free routes, maybe even developing their own.

Is it being suggested that Google would become a 3G/4G operator? I think that this is unlikely, but I could see it rolling out unlicensed wireless infrastructure in urban areas.

Tags: Google

I came across this concise summary of the differences between Google‘s Cloud Computing approach and Apple‘s Cloud Computing approach: Apple cloud vs. Google cloud: The philosophical differences.

Tags: Apple, Google

I heard of the concept of Google Bombs long ago, but I only discovered today that this was their name :)

Some of the cited examples are very funny :D

Tags: Google

Google Street View launched in Ireland yesterday, and it received plenty of media attention. For example, see Google Street View goes live or Street View to go live at maps.google.ie Friday evening.

I saw one of the cars taking photos last year, as I described in Google Street View in Dublin. Now I can happily reveal that I am indeed visible! Yippee!!!

I am not going to say where I am, but I will say that I was not on Ballinteer Drive :D (You might need to read Barefaced cheek on Google Street View to get the joke!)

Tags: Google, Ireland

I have been installing and configuring Firefox a lot of times this week! It is becoming a bit repetitive!

I think that nearly all of the default settings are perfect, and I just change a few of them. Probably the most important of these is that I add more accept languages.

I then install the following add-ons and plugins:

• A nice theme (and I modify the toolbars)
• Additional dictionaries
• Adobe Flash Player

Lastly, I make the following changes to the configuration file (See About:config for instructions on doing this):

• Remove the close button from the tab (see tip 7 in 28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks)
• Change the URL text so that it becomes clickable on all operating systems (see tip 15 in 28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks)
• Change URL search behaviour so that it returns the normal Google results (see Change Address Bar Search Behavior In Firefox)
• Disable large image resizing (see Stop Automatic Image Resizing)
• Enable spell-checking on all text boxes (see tip 10 in 28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks)

I can now reference this online myself :)

Tags: Adobe, Firefox, Google

Sometimes Google Maps gets it incorrect… The Mysterious Google Town of Argleton, Lancashire, England.

Tags: Google, UK

Over the weekend I did a search using Google for something that was on television at that time. I was very surprised to see Google listing current Twitter postings near the top of the search results!

Tags: Google, Twitter

Google announced its latest offering during the week. It is called Buzz, and it represents Google’s entry in social networking (again).

More opinions of Buzz are contained in Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with network site and Google Buzz – Gmail mod for the Tweetbook set.

I think that it looks like a good idea, and it should certainly appeal to people who already use Google’s other services.

Tags: Google

A blog all about humorous Google auto-completes: Autocomplete Me.

While I am on this topic, Let me google that for you is also very funny :D

Tags: Google

I just heard that Google has released a new programming language called Go! More information is available at The Go Programming Language.

My initial reaction is that I do not see the advantage of this new programming language.

Tags: Google