Google Looking to Minority Students for Diversity Internship Program
Applications for the Google BOLD diversity internship program are now live! This past summer was Google’s largest batch of interns for the BOLD Diversity internship program. They are now in search of applicants for this coming summer. This program is designed to provide exposure to the technology industry for students who are historically under-represented in [...]
Read MoreMC Hammer Announces His Own Search Engine
Watch out Google! MC Hammer may be your next competition. The rapper and tech entrepreneur has announced his two year old project WireDoo, a new search engine focused on “deep search” and relational topics. Hammer announced his new venture at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. What Hammer says sets WireDoo apart from Google [...]
Read MoreGoogle Launches Classified Ad Service in Kenya
Google has launched its classified ads service, Google Trader, in Kenya. Google Trader is a free classifieds service that lets internet users trade products and services and search for jobs, real estate listings or just about anything else; very similar to a Craigslist. The ad service will give Kenyan internet users the opportunity to search [...]
Read MoreDesmond Tutu “Hangsout” With Dalia Lama on Google+ [Video]
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Google+ has brought two of the most influential world figures together. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dalia Lama linked up on the social network after Lama was denied a visa to travel to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday last week. Google+ hangouts could be what eventually introduces other international leaders and figures in the future. [...]
Read MoreAndroid is the New Linux -And That’s Not a Good Thing
Google’s mobile operating system Android is the new Linux: open, free (aside from patent issues), and just a utility. It’s completely worthless as a brand in which to build upon. Unfortunately for Google, Android means different things to different companies. For HTC and Samsung it’s beginning to be a patent mess. And for Amazon, it’s just [...]
Read MoreWill.i.am’s Google+ Profile Gets Link on Google’s Front Page
New advertising opportunities just became available, at least for Will.i.am it has. Go to Google’s homepage today and see a link to the Black Eyed Peas band member’s Google+ profile reading: Hangout with the Black Eyed Peas before they go on stage. Tonight at 6pm ET. It is reported to be the first time a [...]
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