Google to Archive Newspapers to 1764
Google is planning to create a newspaper archive back to the Colonial Era. Google Inc. is trying to expand the newspaper section of its online library to include billions of articles published during the past 244 years, hoping the added attraction will lure even more traffic to its leading Internet search engine. The project announced Monday extends Google's crusade to make digital ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on September 9, 2008 05:36
Google Search Moving Web 2.0
Michael Arrington previews what purports to be a prototype of a new Google search experience, incorporating user commenting and voting such as we see on Digg and other social media sites: The video above shows a user interface being bucket tested by Google to select (probably randomly determined) users. Earlier today we showed a screen shot of the interface and a ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 17, 2008 09:09
Iraq War Over? We Won?
Michael Yon says that we've won the war in Iraq and all that remains is clean-up. The war continues to abate in Iraq. Violence is still present, but, of course, Iraq was a relatively violent place long before Coalition forces moved in. I would go so far as to say that barring any major and unexpected developments (like an Israeli air ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 15, 2008 08:08
The Inevitable Profession
Economic researchers at Yale managed to successfully train Capuchin monkeys to understand and use currency. The result? The monkeys used their newfound currency to buy sex: Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of money, after all, is its fungibility, the fact that it can be used to buy not just food but anything. During the chaos in the monkey cage, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 10, 2008 14:01
Why Print Media Isn’t Dead Yet
Jeff Jarvis argues, persuasively, that newspapers should get out of the business of printing, distribution, circulation, and ad sales and concentrate on their essential function. And he's not just saying that they should shut down their print operations and focus on the Web. He figures that Google and others do all that stuff so well that journalism would be ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 10, 2008 12:40
Google Walking Directions
Google Maps is beta testing a new "walking directions" feature, Alex Chitu reports. Apparently, it's just being tested out on a small number of randomly selected users. Since I wasn't among those selected, I was a bit dubious since I was unable to personally verify, let alone test, said service. A quick search of another of Google's products, its ubiquitous ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 8, 2008 16:31
John McCain ‘Love’ Ad
John McCain's latest ad, "Love," contrasts himself with those dirty hippies who spent the summer of 1968 on sex, drugs, and rock and roll rather than being tortured for their country. The voiceover: It was a time of uncertainty, hope and change. The "Summer Of Love." Half a world away, another kind of love — of country. John McCain: Shot down. Bayoneted. Tortured. Offered early ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 8, 2008 13:30
Blog Linking Less Important?
Louis Gray believes the importance of blog linkage is declining, noting that, "I've seen traffic from other blogs to be driving an ever-declining percentage of visits to my site, swamped by social media tools, aggregation sites, and of course, Google search." He offers three likely explanations: 1. People are relying on aggregators to find them new sources of information, including ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 8, 2008 08:17
OTB Radio - Tonight at 7 Eastern
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live tonight from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and will be joining me tonight to talk about diplomacy in Iran, the dumbing of the presidency, the power of Google, and various other topics. Dumbing the Presidency Google Shuts Down Anti-Obama Blogs Iranian Nukes Breakthrough? North Korea Nukes Breakthrough: A Roadmap ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 2, 2008 16:30
10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6
Just when I think we've gotten the kinks worked out from converting to WordPress 2.5, Aaron Brazell tells me version 2.6 is about to come out! He's written a handy dandy guide called 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6 complete with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one. (Actually, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 30, 2008 20:00
