Bryn's blog » Google http://bryn.id.au/blog my thoughts, interests and opinions Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:58:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Google's Photovoltaic System http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/04/googles-photovoltaic-system/ http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/04/googles-photovoltaic-system/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:13:33 +0000 Bryn http://brynau.wordpress.com/?p=41 Continue reading →]]> This is kind of a follow up to my previous post on Green Computing. IT Conversations has posted a talk by Anthony Ravitz, Project Coordinator, Real Estate & Workplace Services, Google, about Google’s installation of photovoltaic cells on the roof of the Googleplex. Google’s significant size and wealth would allow them to be a leader and implement this type of project based purely environmental/ethical grounds, in the near future I hope to see many organisation around the world implementing similar projects and environmental, ethical and economic grounds.

]]> http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/04/googles-photovoltaic-system/feed/ 0 Google celebrates Australia Day http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/01/google-celebrates-australia-day-with/ http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/01/google-celebrates-australia-day-with/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:37:01 +0000 Bryn http://brynau.wordpress.com/?p=34 Today is Australia Day and as is often the case on days of significances, Google (AU) has a special header for the day.

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This is the result of Doodle 4 Google My Australia a competition for school students.

]]> http://bryn.id.au/blog/2008/01/google-celebrates-australia-day-with/feed/ 0 ABC (au) uses Google Earth to show APEC Exclusion Zone http://bryn.id.au/blog/2007/09/abc-au-uses-google-earth-to-show-apec-exclusion-zone/ http://bryn.id.au/blog/2007/09/abc-au-uses-google-earth-to-show-apec-exclusion-zone/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:42:17 +0000 Bryn http://brynau.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/abc-au-uses-google-earth-to-show-apec-exclusion-zone/ Continue reading →]]> ABC (Australia) is using Google Earth and Maps to show the APEC Exclusion Zone. The Australian national broadcaster is offering a kmz file showing the CBD Exclusion Zone on their web site.

http://abc.net.au/kmz/apec.kmz

The same information is available using Google Map on their web site (although not in the 3D of Google Earth)

What a great use of Web 2.0 technologies.

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]]> http://bryn.id.au/blog/2007/09/abc-au-uses-google-earth-to-show-apec-exclusion-zone/feed/ 0 Thank You Cory, Thank You Google http://bryn.id.au/blog/2007/06/thank-you-cory-thank-you-google/ http://bryn.id.au/blog/2007/06/thank-you-cory-thank-you-google/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:55:45 +0000 Bryn http://brynau.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/thank-you-cory-thank-you-google/ Continue reading →]]> While watching Authors@Google: Cory Doctorow I thought Thank You Cory, Thank You Google. While I had heard the majority of his thesis before, Thank You Cory for talking about these issues and fighting for our rights.

Thank You Google:

  • for inviting people like Cory Doctorow to talk to your employees, you are such a powerful part of the internet, it’s great that your employees are being exposed to ideas such as those of Doctorow’s.
  • for releasing this video on to the web for others to be exposed to.
  • for allowing and then releasing to the internet, views that are to some what critical of you.
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