A Balanced View of Google

by Bruce Keener // October 3, 2014 // No Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article that was pretty critical of Google: Is Google more controlling than Apple? I have to admit that it was not as balanced in perspective as I like articles to be. I... Continue reading →

Before Blaming Google …

by Bruce Keener // September 27, 2014 // No Comments

For the past couple of years, the most popular page on this site has been iPod Touch as a PDA and Entertainer. Part of the reason for its popularity is that I have updated it whenever Apple improved the Touch... Continue reading →

Is Google More Controlling Than Apple?

by Bruce Keener // February 13, 2013 // No Comments

After reading Paul Carr’s TechCrunch piece this morning, I decided to kill off some of my social media connections. The first two that came to mind were Google Buzz and FriendFeed (also owned by Google), because they generally just repeat... Continue reading →

Recent Google and Verizon “Net Neutrality” Links [Aug 10, 2010]

by Bruce Keener // August 11, 2010 // No Comments

Yesterday’s Google-Verizon joint statement on an “open internet” has generated a plethora of related news stories, as indicated by this snapshot of yesterday’s Techmeme links for the topic: Few, if any, of these stories suggest that the joint statement portends... Continue reading →

What Can You Learn from Google About Managing Your Time?

by Bruce Keener // February 15, 2010 // No Comments

Google has no doubt developed many time-saving techniques that helped thrust it into the lead position as a search engine. We could probably learn a great deal from these techniques. Maybe someday they can be persuaded to share some of... Continue reading →