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ND getting $102,000 in settlement with Google

March 21, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK North Dakota is getting about $102,000 in a multistate settlement with Google. Google Is paying a $7 million fine to settle an investigation into a snoopy software program. Continue Reading

Foreign policy expert: Revolutions will happen faster and be easier to start, but will be harder to stop

November 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Jared Cohen, former adviser to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Rodham Clinton, said the old model for revolutionaries such as Lech Walesa, Nelson Mandela and Charles De Gaulle was to first become a leader, then a public figure.
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Google maps Sandy flooding, power outages

October 30, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Google has used its wealth of data to compile an interactive crisis map for massive storm Sandy, giving users up-to-date information about storm surges, power outages, shelters and evacuation routes. Continue Reading

Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails

October 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes mounted for the first time on a backpack down into the Grand Canyon, showcasing the attraction’s most popular hiking trails on the South Rim and other walkways. Continue Reading

Google offers new high-res, 3D-like view of Grand Forks area

September 30, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Downtown never looked so handsome in Google Maps’ new 45-degree view that allows users to see sides of buildings and rotate around them. Continue Reading

Google Street View allows a ‘virtual visit’ to national parks

July 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Imagine being the only driver on a two-lane asphalt highway as the stark desolation of Death Valley National park passes on each side and the crystal blue sky stretches up from the horizon. Continue Reading

Google sends rep to N.D.

July 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Craig McFadden of Cavalier, N.D., fell into the world of online video-sharing at the right time. After graduating from Cavalier High School in 2005, he moved out to the San Francisco Bay Area to attend Stanford University. While there, his academic advisor got him a job as an intern with a small start-up company called YouTube. Continue Reading

Google to hold ND seminar for small businesses

July 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Google will be holding a free training session in Bismarck for small businesses interested in building a website or making better use of the Internet for marketing. Continue Reading

Google looks to make search engine smarter

May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Google is introducing a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter. The new feature debuting Wednesday draws from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people, places and commonly requested things to provide a summary of vital information alongside the main search results. The information warehouse, which Google calls a “Knowledge Graph,” is an attempt by the Internet’s dominant search engine to provide answers as quickly and concisely as possible so users don’t have to sift through a hodgepodge of Web links displayed on the main results page. Continue Reading

Mitchell student honored by Google as finalist in art contest

May 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Thirteen-year-old Angela Schleich was all smiles Wednesday. And as one of 50 national finalists in “Doodle 4 Google,” she had good reason.
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