It Came From Corporate America!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2007 Freespeech.org has this entertaining take on the privatization of the Internet, a medium that was once public, open and collaborative, but has since been taken over by corporate juggernauts. It's not something we all think about, but it wasn't so long ago that the Internet was organized around information and education, as opposed to shopping. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Navy to Obscure Giant Swastika

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 The Navy plans to spend $600,000 to obscure a San Diego-area building complex that happens to be shaped like a swastika. The buildings have been around since the 1960s and for years no one seemed to mind, but that was before the advent of Google Earth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Goes to the Moon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 If you can build an intelligent robot that can land safely on the moon and send back HD video by 2012, Google will give you $20 million. The search giant has partnered with the X Prize Foundation, which organizes contests around major technological breakthroughs, for its lunar challenge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Brand-a-Baby Biz

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2007 From $50 for a list of suggestions to $475 for a numerologist to test the positive and negative associations of a certain name, the baby name business is booming. Sociologists and name researchers are reporting an increase in the level of stress that parents-to-be experience when choosing baby names, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thus Passeth YouTube…

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2006 YouTube is permanently deleting the accounts of contributors who are posting clips from Comedy Central Whether this is a direct result of Google's ownership is anyone's guess Why should you care? Read on . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Technology for Bush World

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2006 New on the block: A virtual reality helmet that allows users to simulate fantasy worlds, and a personal Google search engine that allows users to scan a narrow list of sites -- two inventions perfect for a president who sees only what he wants to see. Dig deeper

Bush Uses ‘the Google’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2006 A CNBC host asked Bush whether he used the most popular search engine on Earth. His response betrayed an unfamiliarity with the Internet not seen in a politician since Sen. Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens spoke out on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Maps the Election

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2006 Google will release an election tool for its popular 3-D mapping software "Google Earth," enabling users to view congressional districts and related campaign information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Googl-icious

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2006 Go to Google. Type in "failure." Check the first result. Dig deeper

Google Warns Against Using Its Name as Verb

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 The search engine company, which tries to affect an air of youthful nonconformity, legally admonished the Washington Post for using the word "google" as a generic verb to describe Internet search in general. Online expert Steve Rubel calls it "one of the worst PR moves in history." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Wants to Listen to Your TV to Place Ads

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2006 OK, now this is getting just downright creepy: Google has apparently tested a system that allows your computer to "listen" to your TV, recognize what program you're watching, and then serve up ads related to that show. Freaked out? Check out Truthdig contributor (and Google book author) Mark Malseed on Google and privacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google’s Wi-Fi Plan Stirs Big Brother Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 The company's free wireless service in San Francisco would allow Google to monitor all its users' whereabouts--ostensibly to serve up location-specific advertising. The feeling you just got? That would be the hairs on the back on your neck rising. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )