Where's Waldo?

In the mid 80’s “Where’s Wally?” (Waldo here in the US and Canada) was published. In the early 90’s Waldo-mania swept the US as a pop culture sensation. My guess is that has died down over time, yet I do hear references to it on occasion.

Enter Google Latitude…

You now can know where Waldo (a.k.a Wally) is at all times. Well, not only Waldo; your girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, children- you get the picture. Perhaps Google should have called it Google Lo-Jack.

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Will Google Find Appiness?

In the past, I've commented on Google and their mastery of search engine technology. Yes, there are folks out there that get angry anytime an entity or product gains enormous market share, but all said, Google has been and currently is the mother of all search engines. Work with me here...

However, as we use them to google a recipe, to find an online spice shop or the best price on a Canali tie, they're down in the lab conjuring up a series of applications designed to be your one stop shop for all your productivity needs.

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Will The Next Google Please Stand Up?

These are very exciting times in technology--whether you make it your livelihood or you simply enjoy all that it has to offer.

We see our world more connected than ever. Social circles expand and contract in ways never thought possible. Information is at our fingertips and we've added odd verbs into the lexicon such 'Googling'--the way we used to use Xeroxing as reference to making a photocopy. Often, my wife and I 'Google' as a matter of confirming information--we call it 'consulting the oracle' (not to be confused with that small software company).

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