GOOGLE GOBBLE

GOOGLE GOBBLE

Author(s):

Dear Linux Magazine Reader,

Google has become a ubiquitous

part of daily life – at least in my house. Of course, people who work with computers use Google to search out new drivers, howtos, and product information. But Google is present in other spheres also. Particularly interesting (or alarming, depending on your viewpoint) is the importance of Google to the academic endeavors of middle school students. When I was in school, I used to have to go to the library to write a report. Now you just sit at your desk and google up some facts. Everyone knows the Internet lets you do everything from your house, so children who work online spend less time meeting each other and playing hopscotch. Although this is a very important point, it is not really my point now. My point is more about the methods and motives.

Read full article as PDF:

Comment.pdf (57.18 kB)

Related content

  • Google Buys Wave Competitor

    The Californian Software company Appjet has been added to Google’s Wave team. Appjet’s collaborative Web editor Etherpad was initially supposed to be scrapped, but is now planned for Open Source release.

    more »
  • Editorial

    Dear Linux Magazine Reader,

    more »
  • Google Summer of Code 2010 in Starting Blocks

    Search engine maker Google is again providing scholarships in 2010 for student open source works. Information is now first hand this week in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.

    more »
  • Founders Award for Google Chrome

    For Google to publish figures about its various projects and activities is unusual. With the web suite Chrome however, things are different. Google has released information on user numbers and bonus payments to team members.

    more »
  • Welcome

    If you have browsed the tech news recently, you probably saw a pair of stories about an important open source browser the world knows as Firefox. If it matters to you, I will add that, despite the logo, a Firefox is really not supposed to be a fox at all but is actually a red panda. The news stories? The first was that Firefox just had its ninth birthday. The browser was born when the Mozilla Foundation (remnants of the once great Netscape Communications Corp.) realized its old Mozilla browser was getting too bloated and wanted a fresh start.

    more »
comments powered by Disqus

Visit Our Shop

Trial Subscription

Digital Subscription

Subscribe

Direct Download

Read full article as PDF:

Comment.pdf (57.18 kB)

Tag Cloud

Administration Community Desktop Events Hardware Kernel Linux Mobile Programming Red Hat Software Ubuntu Web Development Windows free software

News