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Google Chrome has a Microphone

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Launching the Google Chrome browser will show in the search box a microphone. If a person clicks on the microphone a small window appears directing a person to speak. If a person speaks then a list will drop with the word the program believes you have spoken and a person can proceed with their search. Great feature.

Scanning the topics here at dot-dot-dot.org shows programs are diversifying to include all segments of the global population. Assisting technology more and more is being integrated into mainstream programs. In the past those needing such assistance had to either pay at great cost or did not have access in their realm of the world. The possibilities are endless with this feature. As our population continues to age there will be need of these types of programs. Arthritis is becoming a major issue across the nation. Its debilitating effects makes the use of hands a painful experience. Having a voice activated search lets a person continue Internet access without affecting their health. Ergonomically, keyboards are not conducive to good wrist health. Carpal tunnel has been on the rise since the use of computers has increased dramatically. This feature would provide some respite from this agony. Young children can now do searches with a word. Handicapped people now have an open invite to search the Internet in a way that works for them.

This feature has been on Google browser for smart phones for a much longer period of time. Keyboards are tiny on a phone so having a microphone helps. Google practices inclusion for all. That leader needs to be followed.

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Puzzling at Google

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Wonderful, whimsical Google is always coming up with ways to creatively use their search engine platform. They have done it again with their idea of A-Google-a-Day.

A-Google-A-Day is run by Deja Google platform. This platform lets a person search the Internet as it was before the present A-Google-A-Day puzzle appears. Mysterious I know, but its Google so just pretend it is a time machine going into the past. Besides its Google’s solution for keeping fast reading and lightening quick fingered bloggers from sharing the answer to that day’s puzzle before most of us have had our morning coffee. It keeps it fun like dot-dot-dot.org.

Daniel Russell who created the site states real time updates are excluded. He goes on to explain the purpose of the site is to get Google users to expand the types of text and questions they put in the search box. The Google search engine is capable of handling playful questioning and searching for information in intriguing ways. The term “social layer” comes to mind if Google is moving in the direction of creating fun little things to get people to make full use of the features, and at the same time establish an environment of social interaction.

Recently Eugene Lee at Enterprise 2.0 stated social layering is the process of socializing across applications or more accurately a layer that crosses multiple services. Interoperatbility is the key concept with protocols working together to let people engage socially across tools. The services instead of being separate hubs become part of a rich tapestry in which a user can pick a strand and follow their whims.

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Choosing A URL For Your Website

If you are reading this you are probably already interested in starting your own website. One of the important aspects of starting your website is choosing a URL that works for your site. make sure not to confuse the URL with the title or name of your site. Although these are often the same, it is important to remember that they don’t have to be the same. The URL is the address by which people can find your website, such as www.google.com. In this example the name of the website is the same as the URL.

Choosing a URL these days is not simple and it isn’t because it is hard to come up with a name. Choosing a URL today can be difficult because so many of them are already being used. Other URLs may not be used but they are already owned and you’d have to pay a high price to get them.

Consider using a shortened version of your website name as the URL. In the perfect world they would be the same because that makes your website easy to remember and find again. If you want to start a website on a common topic you probably can’t find a variation of the word in its proper spelling that is still available.

Therefore, one has to be creative. Don’t worry too much about finding the perfect well know Search Engine Optimized title. Focus on coming up with a good memorable title and make sure you content is worth returning to and checking in on. That is what will bring people back to your website anyway.

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Some Advantages Of Internet

Internet was developed to make the communities of network in military to be more powerful. The technology was then introduced for public use. The internet network is quite strong so it has persisted so far from the earlier 1960′s. There are some advantages what we have from internet. They are as follows.

Communication has been stronger than ever. The main goal of internet was always communication. It was one of the reasons why internet technology was invented. Internet has been providing excellent quality over network beyond what was expected. There are lots of innovations are still going on to improvise it in all aspects possible.

The communication by the means of internet can happen in a fraction of a second. It does not matter how far the distance is between both the end users. Internet is capable to share data in a fraction of second.

Gaining information is found to be one of the most important roles of internet. We share information from one another. Sharing information over internet is not bound under distance. One can easily download a free software like open office and create then share all types of files and formats over internet. Any kind of information can be obtained from the internet in fraction of seconds.

There are search engines like Google, yahoo who can offer you with the information all you need in fraction of seconds. One can say that, there is a large quantity of data stored over internet. One can find the information on every subject. No matter, if it is about the government laws and issues, conferences, trade fares and many more.

Students and children can find all possible information for their academics over internet. There are services available for students to carry out distance education as well. Children’s can have graphical classes to learn in a better manner over the internet.

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