Tammy Green » Entries tagged with "google"
Google Voice
I got my Google Voice account a few minutes ago & I’m excited to play with it. Got a minute? Give me a call! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology Shift
Stolen via Google
Today I had the singular experience of seeing one of my cupcake photos used in an email blast from a local PR firm. What’s remarkable about it is I was never consulted on the use of my photograph. It was stolen. They found it through a Google search and probably never thought that they would run into the owner of the photograph or get called on their shit. I understand that bloggers are on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography
Cuil thinks I’m a blonde
The first search I try on any new search engine is my own name. I’m not narcissistic, just very familiar with the results. How did Cuil do? Cuil returns Linked In and Twitter on top which is good, but my blog didn’t make it onto the first results page. Stranger than that, the images it returns with the results are of other people. I like the mix of site summaries and images, but I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
Dating via social media
I placed a personal ad on Craig’s List last week as I do from time to time. My personal ads tend to be on the geeky side and I mention Googling people before the date happens. Someone took me up on it out of the gate. He gave me his full name and told me to Google away. I did. I found him on Twitter and we ended up direct messaging each other through … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
Google maps combine directions with public transportation routes
Finally, my dream mapping tool is here! Google maps now calculates directions based on public transportation. All I have to do is plug in addresses between establishments and Google will tell me how to get there, how long it will take and even how much transportation will cost. I am delighted. The one down side? It doesn’t note station closures. I’m not sure how they’d pull in this information, but I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life