LinkedIn profile? Check. Facebook profile? Check. Gmail Account? Check. But, what about a website over which you have complete creative control? A page to declare your home on the internet? That takes some proactive effort. I write this article having just completed a personal branding website, philipithomas.com. The goal of such a site is establishing [...]
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Google’s Assistance in Haiti
In response to the disaster in Haiti, Google engineers have improvised a system that allows people to reconnect with missing family members. Not only is this service being hosted by Google, but they are allowing it to be embeddable on other websites so that it can be found more easily. Below is the functioning tool. [...]
Flashing the Google Maps Car
For their Google Maps project, Google employs a fleet of vehicles to drive the streets of the world in order to provide images from the viewpoint of the streets. In Calgary, Canada a man noticed the vehicle coming and dropped his pants to moon it. Above you have the “end” result of his work, published [...]
Send a Free GMail Postcard!
Wow, Google has been giving some great Christmas presents this year! First, they gave us free wi-fi at airports and on select Virgin Airlines flights. Now, they are allowing each user to send a special GMail postcard, free of charge, via non-digital mail! The system is quick and easy to use, yet unfortunately only allows [...]
Thank you for the Wi-Fi, Google!
Here is a quick ‘Thank You’ to Google. They are providing free Wi-Fi at 54 airports across the nation and also on select Virgin Airlines flights during the holiday season. I used the service in the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, and it was an excellent way to stay productive before my flight. This was a [...]
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100th Post: Google Wave Invite Giveaway
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Photo: Siegle Hall at Night
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Review of the Edison Pearl Fountain Pen
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Pelikan M800 Fountain Pen Photos
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Eagle Scout Letter of Commendation from Barack Obama
