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March 17, 2013

Google Reader Is Dead; Long Live Feedly?

JaneMiscGoogle26 Comments

Last October there were many rumors than Google was going to pull the plug on its RSS delivery service, Feedburner.  I moved our email subscription to maillchimp and deleted any references to Feedburner at that time. Earlier this week, Google confirmed that Feedburner was getting the ax but also announced ... more >

August 5, 2012

Google Nexus 7 Review

BrianEbooks / MiscAndroid / Google / technology9 Comments

A few weeks ago Google released their first entry into the increasingly crowded Android tablet arena, the Nexus 7.  The 7-inch Nexus 7 competes with the likes of the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Galaxy Tab 2 and others, as well as older spec’d devices like the Kobo Vox and Nook ... more >

May 15, 2011

Amazon and Google’s Cloud Player: A strike against licenses?

JaneEbooksAmazon / cloud computing / Google / lawsuits17 Comments

Amazon introduced its Cloud Locker and Amazon Cloud Player and Google has introduced Google Music (beta). Both companies are offering cloud based storage for music. No big deal, right? Wrong. Music labels are concerned because Amazon and Google haven’t worked out a business relationship wherein the music labels and the ... more >

October 14, 2009

Chach Bag / Chachbag

JaneMiscGoogle22 Comments

So at the request of some people and the assistance of Sarah from Smart Bitches, we have constructed a google bomb for those who want to help Scott Baio get the publicity he so  desperately  wants (despite his claims that he is fulfilled by golf and family). A google bomb is really ... more >

September 21, 2009

Monday Midday Links:

JaneBook ReviewsBarnes & Noble / Ebooks / Espresso Book Machine / Google / Harlequin / Mills & Boon / POD / Twilight Saga1 Comments

Google announced a deal last week with Espresso Book Machine wherein the full panoply of out of copyright books Google has scanned and digitized can be available through the POD machines.   The books can be printed in less than five minutes. The suggested retail price for such a book is ... more >

June 7, 2009

Google Enters the Ebook Market

JaneEbooksEbooks / Google / Google eBooks13 Comments

The idea of ownership of ebooks is quite ephemeral. There is no resale. No return. No sharing. Essentially a reader’s right of first sale is totally obliterated by a digital book. I joked with someone the other day that you really only have a leasehold interest in the digital book ... more >

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