Posts with the tag google

Summers vs. Reality

WhoKnew... — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:05:30 EDT

After listening to a conference call for one of my organizations back at school (SNAP), it's become painfully clear that reality doesn't suspend itself because I have an internship in DC. In fact, a sober evaluation of the overall landscape of my responsibilities reveals my ~~desire~~need to live in two distinct realities: Summer and real life.

The Changing Campaign and Those Left Behind

WhoKnew... — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:29:56 EDT

So today I attended a symposium sponsored by Google and National Journal entitled the First 21st Century Campaign at Google’s DC headquarters. The first panel, which included Time's Mark Halperin, right wing blogger Mary Katherine Ham, The Politico’s James Kotecki, Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Communications Director Phil Singer and Mitt Romney’s Communications Director Kevin Madden, focused on the future of political coverage in light of the changing power and influence of the players involved. In my opinion, what was the perfect opportunity for a dialogue concerning how the interactions among campaigns, mainstream media and the electorate are changing devolved into the common dispute between old and new media.

Live from Chad, it's the Djabal Refugee Camp

Kayla — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:21:56 EDT

Via CNN.

Users can now view refugee camps through the popular Google Earth service.

The maps will aid humanitarian operations as well as help inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of violence or hardship, according to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which is working with Google on the project.
Users can download Google Earth software to see satellite images of refugee hot spots such as Darfur, Iraq and Colombia. Information provided by the U.N. refugee agency explains where the refugees have come from and what problems they face.

I think this has the potential to do good by raising awareness about refugees around the world.

Censored

N.Raider — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:01:03 EST

You are sitting at your computer, typing an email. You would not give it a second thought...unless your email provider allowed the government to read all your emails. This is exactly what happens...

Which came first?

Ali M Latifi — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:04:43 EST

Google Trends 2007 vs. 2001

I found that on Digg.com today and it reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend recently about Americans, "democracy," and the accesibility of politics done behind closed doors in a language the average person living in America would be hard pressed to understand.

The question on everyone's mind

SoCapBen — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:39:58 EDT

...was thankfully addressed today by the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies when it convened a panel on "The Economics of Internet Advertising: Implications for the Google-DoubleClick Merger." I attended that panel, and this is my story.