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Google- The Automated Thinker Human beings greatest technological accomplishment have brought progress, however this “progress” is not always positive. Nicholas Carr is a American writers who usually writes about the controversy of technology. Carr explains in his article “Is Google Making us Stupid” how as a writer he used the internet often. Now Carr believes he has lost his concentration while reading. In Carr’s words; his concentration starts to drift after reading two or three pages.…

Map of the Holy Land (see attached sheet) All the parts are labeled according to the required colors. Most of the information for it came from pages 49, 54, and 224 in Halley’s Handbook, as well as some notes from class. The rest was found on the “Canaan – The 12 Tribes” map page and was confirmed by yet other maps. Important Cities and Physical Features Beer-Sheba was a location in Genesis in which Abraham had a disagreement with Abimalek. There was an important well nearby, and though Abraham…

driver-assisting technologies to make the roads safer, such as cruise control, a system that keeps the speed of a car constant, and lane departure warning systems, systems that warn the driver that he or she is drifting out of a lane. In 2010, however, “Google unveiled that it had developed and successfully road-tested the world’s first truly autonomous car” (Garza 2012). This unexpected news made millions of people around the world excited for the future of transportation. With this excitement…

of Autocomplete Maps.” By examining a series of maps, ostensibly generated from Google’s search autocomplete, Jacobs attempts to provide readers with insight into the “mental maps” of different cultures. Before analyzing the article, it is important to first understand exactly what a mental map is in the context of political geography. Geographer D.C.D Pockcock defines a mental map as being “concerned with locational and special characteristics, the ‘whereness’ content, mental maps constitute…

Privacy and Chatroulette Using the website Chatroulette has a risk. Especially if you decide to show a bit of nudity yourself. In Chatroulette it is possible to de-anonymize the user and reveal their identity to the public. The information obtained can be used to threaten, humiliate or blackmail the user. Gaining personal information can be done by, for example, phishing (Kopecký, 2015). Phishing is a way to try and get private information from unsuspected individuals. Frauds try to get…

loaded to the browser, they are not displayed on the website. No multimedia is used except for a webpage which uses an google maps API to help list the locations of the courts in New Zealand. The webpage provides a textbox to type in, which is linked to google maps. The map provides the address of a chosen court, and can provide directions to the court by using the google maps API. Content is presented in a simple and consistent way. Arial and Times New Roman (with similar variants for…

the campaign. The objective for implementing an online marketing campaign through social media is to attract more traffic to the website through increased company brand awareness. The first goal will be to successfully improve current social sites, Google + and Facebook, which have zero consumer engagement and lack proper communication; as well as create new sites, Twitter and LinkedIn, to bolster the business relationship marketing strategy before the end of 2015. Building a multi-platform…

Standing at 29,029 feet, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. But in 2015,a deadly event occurred that changed the future of climbing Everest forever. June 25,2015. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the capital of Nepal,Kathmandu,Everest being approximately 140 miles east of the epicenter. Avalanches started near base camp on Everest while people ran for cover from the snow,wind,and rocks. 19 died and 120 were injured. The identified people were five climbers and ten…

the most important pillars that Google’s foundation was formed around is the company mission, which focuses on the strong connection Google has with its users. Google’s goal is to organize the information, and deliver the most useful information for every user for free. By improving the ways people connect with information Google increases their brand equity. Google relies heavily on their users and their word of mouth in spreading information about their quality products and services instead of…

sending out a driver in a conventionally driven car to map the route and road conditions. The car always has two people inside: a qualified driver with an unblemished record sits in the driver’s seat, to take control of the car by either turning the wheel or pressing the brake, while an engineer sits in the passenger seat to monitor the behaviour of the software. Four US states have passed laws allowing driverless cars on the road, and Google has taken full advantage, testing its car on…