5 Fabulous New Features Google Unveiled Today
By Marshal Kirkpatrick
Published: December 7, 2009
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/five_fabulous_new_features_google_unveiled_today.php
The article talks about the five remarkable technologies such as :
Near Instant Voice Translation: is a product allows instant translation from English to Spanish using your cell phone.
Customized Suggest Based on Location: this feature will use any search based in your location information on the cell phone.
Google Product Search Combined with Inventory Feeds form Local Retailers: your local mobile will tell you where the nearest store and the products are in stock.
Near Me Now: Google.com on your cell phone will offer search for the closest stores and restaurants ranked by user rating.
Google Goggles: Google will scan a visual search and text based in a photo for your query.
This article got my attention because those features are more innovation for us. Having the opportunity to translate from my phone sounds awesome for me. Google is improving its technology and the same time offering more great features to its users. As users we always want some improve in the we
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Creepy insurance company pulls coverage due to Facebook pics
Creepy insurance company pulls coverage due to Facebook pics
By Jacqui Cheng
Published: November 22,2009
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/11/creepy-insurance-company-pulls-coverage-due-to-facebook-pics.ars
The article talks about the trouble that happens after a post on Facebook. In some cases are troubles with employees, family but now there is a particular one, which is with insurance companies. The article related the story of Canadian woman who was diagnosed with “major depression”. Her insurance company finds some private pictures that she posted on her Facebook account and the insurance company uses them to cancel her benefits.
This article gets my attention because we can see how companies through the Internet can obtain their benefits. Even thought, in some cases like this one in particular the insurance company is using private information but their own benefit. It is very important how to face the reality that exists on Internet. Take care of our own privacy is a fact that everyone can have when navigate and post information on web. But companies as the insurance company also must respect our privacy and don’t use information for its benefit.
By Jacqui Cheng
Published: November 22,2009
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/11/creepy-insurance-company-pulls-coverage-due-to-facebook-pics.ars
The article talks about the trouble that happens after a post on Facebook. In some cases are troubles with employees, family but now there is a particular one, which is with insurance companies. The article related the story of Canadian woman who was diagnosed with “major depression”. Her insurance company finds some private pictures that she posted on her Facebook account and the insurance company uses them to cancel her benefits.
This article gets my attention because we can see how companies through the Internet can obtain their benefits. Even thought, in some cases like this one in particular the insurance company is using private information but their own benefit. It is very important how to face the reality that exists on Internet. Take care of our own privacy is a fact that everyone can have when navigate and post information on web. But companies as the insurance company also must respect our privacy and don’t use information for its benefit.
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