More than nine in 10 web searches in Australia are typed into a Google search bar. Whether on a smartphone, laptop, tablet or television, dictated to a smart speaker or requested from a car’s connected dashboard, Google’s search engine is omnipresent in modern gadgets. For many people, “google” has become more a verb than a[Read More]
The Social Dilemma
After seeing this explosive documentary, you will doubt everything you have discovered on the internet. The Social Dilemma will herald change.. the internet, Government, it will change how Google, Facebook, Twitter and online companies operate.. forever. This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their[Read More]
Google to pay NEWS Publishers: new licensing deal
Google has bowed to global pressure from regulators and lawmakers and agreed to pay some publishers for news content in a major strategic shift by the search advertising giant. The $US978 billion ($1.4 trillion) company, which has long resisted paying publishers for news, announced a new licensing program in a blog post late yesterday afternoon[Read More]
Google Doodles: May 2020
We just loved Google’s Doodles in May 2020 Hip Hop (2017) As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Mother’s Day 2020 [Read More]
Google Cookies Obsolete
Google is planning to “render obsolete” a key tool advertisers use to track people around the web, increasing user privacy but also disrupting the marketers and publishers who rely on the search giant’s ad products. Over the next two years the company intends to stop supporting third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, Google said in[Read More]
15 Ways to Search Google 96% of People Don’t Know About
Here’s a list of the most effective ways for searching Google to help you find anything in just a couple of clicks. Try these 15 simple methods to search Google for the information! Either this or that 1:07 Searching using synonyms 1:57 Searching within websites 2:40 The power of the asterisk 3:21 When lots of[Read More]
Your connection is not private: google.com
It does make me laugh when I get a SSL message from Google (Chrome) about Google SSL. Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from www.google.com (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID Help improve Safe Browsing by sending some system information and page content to Google. Privacy[Read More]
Australia Call to break up Google
AUSTRALIA’S competition watchdog has been told to recommend Google be broken up. The call is in a submission by News Corp Australia to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s digital platforms inquiry. It is believed to be the first time a major media company anywhere in the world has suggested Google be split into different[Read More]
Google Merchandise
Google merchandise is sold online at: Google Store: store.google.com Google Merchandise Store: googlemerchandisestore.com Facebook: Made by Google Wear OS by Google: wearos.google.com Sadly, it appears Google no longer retails Google Goo Google Store Phones Home & Entertainment Virtual Reality Accessories Google Store: store.google.com</a< Google Merchandise Store Apparel Bags Drinkware Accessories Office googlemerchandisestore.com For many years[Read More]
Chrome: Your connection is not private
The problem with Google Chrome security warnings: it blocks perfectly good websites. I understand it’s early days (May 2018) but it is still presenting warnings on it’s own web sites, so what chance do non-Google websites stand? Here is the offending message when I attempted to visit: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin Your connection is not private Attackers might be[Read More]