Google Releasing Social Search Functionality
October 21, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Computers
My good friend Dr. Thomas Ho made me aware of a development from Google this evening that I think will be pretty interesting if executed well. And let’s be honest, most of what Google does is done fairly well.
It appears that Google will be adding some social search functionality to their toolbox. Currently in development in the Google Labs, we’re told it should be coming publicly available soon.
The idea is that when you search, there will be results offered from those in your social networks as well. So, if you’re searching for images, you can bet that your friends images …read more
Ways to Combat Your Computer Addiction
August 12, 2009 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
I came across this post where it talks about computer computer and discuss that a lot of users might not be getting sunlight but instead spending time in front of the computer tweeting their way throughout the day. What social network sites are you spending time on? Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga?
The post goes on to argue that people who spend time on Facebook has lower GPAs than their classmates who are not members of Facebook.
The post suggest ways to combat the time wasted on social networks like Tracking your time online, remembering the the …read more




