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Archive for June 20, 2007

The Google Whale Swallows Another Fish

Google’s at it again. Add one more fish to the belly of the beast known as Google. According to the Official Google Blog Google has acquired yet another company and its intellectual properties: Zenter an online slide presentations software company.

You’ve heard us talk a lot about using the web to improve group collaboration and information sharing. These days, when you create a document — whether it’s a text document, a spreadsheet, or a presentation — you usually want to share it, collect feedback, or communicate about it in some way. We on the Google Docs & Spreadsheets team focus on making this experience easier and more powerful for you. In particular, we’re working to add presentation-sharing capabilities to Google Docs & Spreadsheets, and we’re excited about the addition of Zenter’s technology and team to that effort.

 

Giant Outline of a Pole Dancer Greet Airline Passengers

gatwick_176342a.jpg ATWICK Passengers landing at Gatwick airport are being greeted by a giant naked pole dancer. The 9,000 sq m (100,000 sq ft) image is painted on grassland under the incoming flight path.

Planning officers are investigating whether permission was granted for the advertisement, which promotes a website. The Council to Protect Rural England said that the display was “a tacky advert which set a nasty precedent”

[Source: Giant Gatwick advert lands in trouble-News-UK-TimesOnline]