Posts Tagged "google"

I met some startups recently at an event. And it made me wonder: how close might Google be to releasing something just like what this person is doing? One guy was trying to make an app for his city’s mass transit service. It was outside of America and (I guess) something Google hasn’t put into […]

The disinformation agents, propaganda creators, and PR spinners are out. Are you sharing what they created? Here’s one I saw on LinkedIn. This infographic came from an article where journalist Tom Gara dug into everything Google knew about him. Disclaimer: I didn’t read the article. I’m reacting to seeing this isolated infographic going around LinkedIn. […]

I ride a motorcycle. I have a Sena bluetooth system in my helmet. It’s connected to my Android phone. Sometimes I have Google Maps telling me where to go. That’s very handy. Until Google says something like, “Faster route found! Tap to choose this new route,” or whatever she says. I can’t tap anything. I […]

Google Helpouts shuts down on April 20th, 2015. I was in the group of the first instructors they approved for the platform. I predicted the failure of the Helpouts platform early and often, but not here. 🙂 I hoped Google would get it together. First let me say that I appreciated the opportunity to be […]

There has been a lot of confusion lately over the Facebook Messenger app and what it wants to do once it’s on your phone. There are blog posts and reports saying the sky is falling, the permissions are insane, and everybody should uninstall it or never install it. There are blog posts and reports saying […]

I can’t wait until the Google dictation software built into Android starts adaptively learning based on what I say and type, not based on what everybody who uses Android says and types. I love Android. In a big way. I love talking to Google and having it type stuff. But I’m doing that less and […]

Google Helpouts goes live today, and I’m very proud to say that I was selected to be one of the first trainers / providers. What’s a Google Helpout? Like their website says, Helpouts are a place to, well, get help! Using the Google Hangout system, trainer and trainee will be in a live video call. […]

That’s not a typo. I’m an Android fan girl. I admit it. I love Google’s dictation feature. I can hit a microphone button on my keyboard, and dictate usually about 2 sentences at a time into any app or screen. I can write emails, text messages, Facebook updates, fill out web forms… I love it […]

I’m thinking this isn’t a real person. Or is she. Click to enlarge:

I recently signed up for something at Google. My web design mini agency is joining Google’s Engage programme. At one point of the signup process, this was my screen (before scrolling down). Click to enlarge. Great! Now what? Where’s the call to action (CTA)? I had to scroll down to get to it. And I’m […]