Google’s Word Translator
A couple days ago Google announced that they have given us yet another tool to help with instant translations. Word Translator is an addition to the Google Toolbar which allows...
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Aug
27
2009
Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009
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My friend Lars just found this great map that plots all the challenges against books that took place in the USA between 2007 and 2009. Information to create this map...
Jun
09
2009
Google Translator Toolkit
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Today Google announced that they have improved their online translating tool Google Translate, and have come up with Google Translator Toolkit, which should give translations that “human touch” preventing you...
May
28
2009
Google Wave
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Google just announced on its blog that they are developing a new tool which aims at integrating email, live chat, photos, videos, maps, feeds, gadgets, and more! The idea is to...
Feb
07
2009
Prado Artwork Available Through Google Earth
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I really enjoyed my visit to the Prado Museum back in 2001 and was delighted to find out that the museum and Google have formed a partnership to make 14...
LIFE Photo Archive
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A couple weeks ago Google come out with one more impressive online collection. This time it’s the LIFE Photo Archive. Most of us have probably seen the powerful images that...
Nov
19
2008
Google “recreates” Ancient Rome
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Google Earth has just created a new project which recreated Ancient Rome in all it’s glory. You can fly into the city, look into buildings and in general explore an entire...
Sep
14
2008
Google is Digitizing Old Newspapers
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Google as set out with the ambitious goal of digitizing as many news papers (large and small, national and international), as they can get their hands on. These digital files...
Jul
25
2008
360 Cities
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360 Cities is a great site that allows you to see all 360 degrees of over 50 cities around the world. Well you don’t actually get to see every corner...