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Picnik, currently at #42 on our Photo 100 list, is being purchased by Google. As the company noted in a blog post, "More than ever before, people are sharing and storing their photos online. But until recently, you had to edit your photos using client software on your computer." No longer.
6:25 AM March 2, 2010
Google doesn't have to do all that much to generate buzz—the company's pretty much a buzz machine these days—but with its launch of Google Buzz, there's a lot to discuss and evaluate, the technology world's buzz evaluators are going wild.
But what is Google Buzz? It's essentially a social networking service connected to Gmail, as noted by TechCrunch, which compares it to Google Wave:
7:35 AM February 10, 2010
In spite of the economic recession, Google proved indestructible in 2009. While top companies declared bankruptcy, leaving tens of thousands of employees jobless, Google’s popularity skyrocketed. The company branched out into a number of new (and oftentimes unexpected) markets, experimenting with several innovative products that sought to strengthen its hold on the web.
google, google wave //
2:09 PM January 2, 2010
Google Wave is getting lots of press, but as an article in Time noted, it is notoriously hard to describe. Is it email? Not really. Instant-messaging? Well, no. What is it? Google describes Google Wave like this: "Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more." Which may leave you as confused as ever.
google, google wave //
2:14 PM October 14, 2009
Google is everything. It’s search, of course, but it’s also a wow-inducing, ever-evolving storehouse for the world’s knowledge and information.
Text messaging is simple, it’s quick, and it’s not just about teenagers using texting slang, like “hw” (for homework) or “ttyl” (for talk to you later), to gossip and get together.
google, productivity, sms, texting //
7:32 AM January 14, 2009
