John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 13, 2014

The post Google Buys Nest appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Today comes the news that Google is buying Nest , a move that, upon reflection, should have been obvious (the price tag of more than $3 billion, not so obvious!). The post Google Buys Nest appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

MARCH 10, 2014

The post Else 3.10.13: Satoshi, Snowden, Google, And The Meaning of it All appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. A vast hidden surveillance network runs across America, powered by the repo industry | BetaBoston If there’s a profitable way to tag something of value, it’ll get tagged.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 3, 2014

And I cannot imagine one company or government will solve the issue of climate change (no matter how many wind farms or autonomous cars Google might create), nor will thousands of well meaning but loosely connected organizations (or the UN, for that matter). 2014 will be the year auto companies come to terms with this question.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

The phrase has something of a “ dark pool ” feel to it, but it’s actually a rather mundane concept: Developers tag their mobile apps and – if relevant – their complementary websites – with a linking structure that allows others to link directly into various points of entry into their applications.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Infrared cameras could help cut through light fog, while a Google Glass type interface might one day even present specific data to individual controllers”. An augmented reality HUD would put vital operational information right in front of the controller, overlaid on the aircraft and airport itself in real-time.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

That means search’s presumptive barrier of completeness (the cost Google bears of keeping the entire Internet in RAM, for example) is not a barrier on mobile. While personalized search has become a mainstream attribute of Google, the truth is, it’s quite shallow – on the web, Google knows precious little about you.

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