Hello all and welcome to another edition of Googling Friday. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend last week. I am certainly stuffed. Well, let’s see what is going on in the world of Google this week.
Top 5 Free Google Apps add-ons for business
MacWorld has a nice article on the top 5 free add-on apps for businesses using Google Apps. Sounds like some cool stuff, as someone that doesn’t use Google Apps, I can’t really vouch for them personally but they sound very productive.
More struggles for GoogleTV
Sony has cut the price of its Blu-ray GoogleTV box by $100 as sales of GoogleTV devices have struggled. When it first launched, GoogleTV created a lot of buzz but TV networks soon began to disable their online video content from displaying on GoogleTV devices so it is not the cable/satellite killer a lot of people were thinking it would be. Apple with its AppleTV seems to be realistic with the current mood of TV networks but it has the ability to expand as market conditions become more flexible.
Google, Facebook, and others, tell FCC to grow a pair on Net Neutrality
A group of internet based companies have a message for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, man up! They want the FCC to take a harder stand against companies like Comcast that want to establish a toll booth for various internet traffic. This is one area where I side with the Obama Administration on. I believe in an open internet where traffic can’t be impeded upon by internet providers. I pay Comcast $60 a month, if they have a problem with internet traffic, build a bigger pipeline, do something with my $60 a month I have given you for the last 5 years! It is called investing in your infrastructure! I also think the situation could be helped if we opened up areas to competition. My only options for internet are Comcast or AT&T DSL and with AT&T in my area I only get 1.5Mbps in my area from them which is a no-go for my AppleTV. Also we can really unleash the fiber optic market in more areas. I would love to have U-Verse or Verizon FiOS as my provider but due to market conditions, they are not yet. WIth those services, they generally begin at 15 Mbps which is more than double what Comcast offers me and at a cheaper rate.
Google Earth 6
This week Google updated Google Earth to version 6. It now includes trees and bridges in 3D. It was way cool and go check it out. Here is a snapshot from the Google blog.
Pretty cool huh and of course it is free! So go explore places you have never physically been before or places you have.
Well, that will do it for this edition of Googling Friday. Sorry no reviews this week, but the Google Earth 6 is a good sample I think. See you all next week!
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