Tag Archives: Google

DuckDuckGo gives privacy-prizing consumers a Google alternative

November 27, 2012 – 2:23 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Search engine startup DuckDuckGo is growing by leaps and bounds by giving consumers a streamlined search experience that prioritizes privacy. Unlike Google, DuckDuckGo does not track its users or attempt to generate personalized results based on previous searches. It’s also devoid of advertising clutter. What DuckDuckGo does have is […]

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SHOPPING IN THE MOMENT

June 19, 2012 – 12:38 pm

by Nissa Hanna Uh-oh. I was running late for dinner with a friend. When I arrived at the restaurant with apologies, she looked up from her phone, smiled and said, “That’s OK; I was just shopping.” She’s not the only one turning delays into shopping head starts. Her savvy use of that downtime is reflective […]

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WHAT “FRIENDS” ARE FOR

August 2, 2011 – 11:28 am

by Robert van Alstyne Facebook is great for perusing present-day pictures of old high school friends, but when it comes to providing information that’s truly useful or relevant, the site is shaky at best. As social media evolves, emerging services are expanding the meaning of “friend” to include savvy informants, not just acquaintances. Twitter now […]

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STORM CLOUDS AHEAD

April 15, 2011 – 11:10 am

by Robert van Alstyne Strap on your seatbelts, media lovers, because as content makes its ascent into the cloud and clashes break out between owners and distributors, it appears that all of us will be in for a bit of turbulence. Amazon recently shook the already wavering record industry with the unveiling of its Cloud […]

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Random Hacks of Kindness for a better-prepared civic system

December 15, 2010 – 4:29 pm

by Sumaa Tekur WHAT’S HAPPENING Dozens of volunteer software engineers and experts in disaster risk management solutions participated in the first RHoK (Random Hacks of Kindness) event in India on 4 December 2010. The hackathon in Bangalore’s Google office focused on creating software solutions to mitigate disasters around the world. Techies got the opportunity to […]

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TOPS OF THE WORLD

August 24, 2010 – 3:02 pm

by Becky Sun In mid-September, Interbrand will come out with its annual ranking of Best Global Brands for the year. If the past is any indication, familiar names like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Nokia and Google will place in the top 10. At Iconoculture, Global View does something similar yet radically different. We reach out to our […]

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OF NOTE: Online shopping; working for Comcast and Google; history (11.9.09)

November 9, 2009 – 11:21 am

-Compared to other groups, Mature consumers are most likely to shop online (77%), according to one recent report on lifestages and lifestyles. -Great bennies, bonuses and bosses are some of the reasons Comcast was named the best place to work in Massachusettes from Boston Globe survey results. Other 2009 list-toppers include Harvard-Pilgrim Health Care, Edward […]

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