WIBX 950 » google http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:27:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Google Honors Maurice Sendak With Whimsical Doodle http://wibx950.com/google-doodle-maurice-sendak/ http://wibx950.com/google-doodle-maurice-sendak/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:15:15 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=209516 Today would've been the 85th birthday of beloved children's author Maurice Sendak, who passed away last year. In his honor, Google made this amazing, elaborate Google Doodle.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-doodle-maurice-sendak/feed/ 0 Google The Utica Police Department Confirms That It Is Moving To Google+ Platform http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-confirms-that-it-is-moving-to-google-platform/ http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-confirms-that-it-is-moving-to-google-platform/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:14:09 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=207483 WIBX learned this morning that the Utica Police Department might be moving its public information page from Facebook to Google+, and the department is now confirming that transition is official.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-confirms-that-it-is-moving-to-google-platform/feed/ 0 City of Utica Police Department Google+ page The Utica Police Department Is Not Yet Saying That They Are On Google+ http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-is-not-yet-saying-that-they-are-on-google/ http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-is-not-yet-saying-that-they-are-on-google/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:12:08 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=207345 The City of Utica Police Department is not officially saying that they are on Google+, but there is a Google plus site live for the force.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/the-utica-police-department-is-not-yet-saying-that-they-are-on-google/feed/ 0 Utica Police Department Google+ page 'Doodle 4 Google' Winner Depicts Moving Soldier Homecoming http://wibx950.com/meet-this-years-doodle-4-google-winner/ http://wibx950.com/meet-this-years-doodle-4-google-winner/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:07:40 +0000 Kyle Dowling http://thefw.com/?p=207241 Who's ready for some tears? Oh, good!

Every year, Google holds an annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest, in which they ask students (from kindergarten through grade 12) to submit drawings based on a specific theme. This year's theme was "My Best Day Ever," and it's hard to imagine one more deserving of that title than this.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/meet-this-years-doodle-4-google-winner/feed/ 0 Google Saul Bass Google Doodle: Watch a Moving Tribute to the Film Icon http://wibx950.com/saul-bass-google-doodle/ http://wibx950.com/saul-bass-google-doodle/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:19:53 +0000 Eric Walkuski http://screencrush.com/?p=103818 In honor of the birthday of legendary artist/filmmaker/credits designer Saul Bass, Google has dedicated a very entertaining Doodle to the man, best known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/saul-bass-google-doodle/feed/ 0 Who Is Leonhard Euler? http://wibx950.com/who-is-leonhard-euler/ http://wibx950.com/who-is-leonhard-euler/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:59:39 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=179842 Google is dedicating its graphic today to Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician and physicist.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/who-is-leonhard-euler/feed/ 0 Photograph by: Emanuel Handmann (1753) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Is Launching Google Ad Campaign To Encourage New Yorkers To Move To Texas Where Citizens Have The Right To Bear Arms http://wibx950.com/texas-attorney-general-greg-abbott-is-launching-google-ad-campaign-to-encourage-new-yorkers-to-move-to-texas-where-citizens-have-the-right-to-bear-arms/ http://wibx950.com/texas-attorney-general-greg-abbott-is-launching-google-ad-campaign-to-encourage-new-yorkers-to-move-to-texas-where-citizens-have-the-right-to-bear-arms/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:12:27 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=138636 Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is launching a Google ad campaign designed to get New Yorkers to move to Texas.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/texas-attorney-general-greg-abbott-is-launching-google-ad-campaign-to-encourage-new-yorkers-to-move-to-texas-where-citizens-have-the-right-to-bear-arms/feed/ 0 Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images With The End Of The Year (And Maybe World) Approaching Google Is Providing A Look Back At The Most Popular Searches Of 2012 [VIDEO]: Looking For The Olympics Held During A Hurricane In Space By NASA Featuring Obama, Romney, And Kim Kardashian Dancing Gangnam Style With Armstrong, Middleton, And Sandy In Greece? http://wibx950.com/with-the-end-of-the-year-and-maybe-world-approaching-google-is-providing-a-look-back-at-the-most-popular-searches-of-2012-video-looking-for-the-olympics-held-during-a-hurricane-in-space-by-nasa-f/ http://wibx950.com/with-the-end-of-the-year-and-maybe-world-approaching-google-is-providing-a-look-back-at-the-most-popular-searches-of-2012-video-looking-for-the-olympics-held-during-a-hurricane-in-space-by-nasa-f/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:00:44 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=132153 Mountain View, CA (WIBX) - Some say the end of the world is approaching, so it may be a good time to reflect on what we, as a international community united by the Internet, thought most important in 2012.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/with-the-end-of-the-year-and-maybe-world-approaching-google-is-providing-a-look-back-at-the-most-popular-searches-of-2012-video-looking-for-the-olympics-held-during-a-hurricane-in-space-by-nasa-f/feed/ 0 Taylor Hill, Getty Images Google Makes Year in Review Video for Folks Who Weren't Paying Attention http://wibx950.com/google-year-in-review/ http://wibx950.com/google-year-in-review/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:04:26 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=172012 It's nice to know that Google isn't just harvesting information about us and selling it to advertisers. Look! They also used our searches to make this video! The video, 'Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review,' shows the top (non-porn) search terms for the last year and includes video as much as possible

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-year-in-review/feed/ 0 YouTube Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps http://wibx950.com/non-existent-island/ http://wibx950.com/non-existent-island/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:00:50 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=167945 There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn't one of them...

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]]> http://wibx950.com/non-existent-island/feed/ 0 Fox 10 Google Celebrates Bob Ross' 70th Birthday http://wibx950.com/google-celebrates-bob-ross-70th-birthday/ http://wibx950.com/google-celebrates-bob-ross-70th-birthday/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:18:15 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=117313 The man best known for his large afro and calm speaking style is being recognized by Google today, as he would have celebrated his 70th birthday.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-celebrates-bob-ross-70th-birthday/feed/ 0 ann-dabney, flickr Google Releases Interactive Hurricane Sandy App http://wibx950.com/google-releases-interactive-hurricane-sandy-app/ http://wibx950.com/google-releases-interactive-hurricane-sandy-app/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:23:43 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=117298 Mountain View, CA (WIBX) - A similar application was launched during Hurricane Irene and now Google has released an app to track the progress of Hurricane Sandy.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-releases-interactive-hurricane-sandy-app/feed/ 0 Google Crisis Response google.com, http://crisislanding.appspot.com/crisismap/2012-sandy Google Glasses Can Be Yours for a Price http://wibx950.com/google-glasses-can-be-yours-for-a-price/ http://wibx950.com/google-glasses-can-be-yours-for-a-price/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:30:26 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=134213 In April, Google announced to the world Project Glass, augmented reality goggles that use Google maps, GPS technology, gyroscopes, powerful mini-processors and voice recognition software to keep the wearer connected to the internet completely hands-free.

Now this science fiction-like technology is available to buy. Sort of.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-glasses-can-be-yours-for-a-price/feed/ 0 YouTube Are 3D Community Maps An Invasion Of Privacy? http://wibx950.com/are-3d-community-maps-an-invasion-of-privacy/ http://wibx950.com/are-3d-community-maps-an-invasion-of-privacy/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:20:17 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=78010 Marcy, NY (WIBX) - A New York Senator is warning Google and Apple to use discretion when mapping communities using military-grade photographic equipment.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/are-3d-community-maps-an-invasion-of-privacy/feed/ 0 David Paul Morris, Getty Images Schumer Warning About 3D Community Maps http://wibx950.com/schumer-warning-about-3d-community-maps/ http://wibx950.com/schumer-warning-about-3d-community-maps/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:55:37 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=78006 Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling on Google and Apple to use discretion it their 3D community maps.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/schumer-warning-about-3d-community-maps/feed/ 0 David Paul Morris, Getty Images Democrats and Republicans Buy Different Stuff http://wibx950.com/democrats-and-republicans-buy-different-stuff/ http://wibx950.com/democrats-and-republicans-buy-different-stuff/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:59:37 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=77555 New York, NY (WIBX) - Your buying habits may reveal more about your politics than you think.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/democrats-and-republicans-buy-different-stuff/feed/ 0 erin & camera, Flickr Google Drive Is Here – Is Cloud Storage the Way of the Future? http://wibx950.com/google-drive/ http://wibx950.com/google-drive/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:54:39 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=118710 While Google Drive sounds like it has something to do with the search company’s much buzzed about driverless car project, it’s actually a completely different direction in Google’s quest for world domination.

The 5GB cloud-storage service, which launched this week, allows users to access information from any of their computing devices. It also includes the functionality of Google docs, which means you can use it to collaborate with colleagues in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. (Learn more in the video below.)

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-drive/feed/ 0 YouTube What's Your Favorite Tech Brand? — Survey of the Day http://wibx950.com/whats-your-favorite-tech-brand-survey-of-the-day/ http://wibx950.com/whats-your-favorite-tech-brand-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:10:21 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=87705 When it comes to tech brands, which company is king?

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]]> http://wibx950.com/whats-your-favorite-tech-brand-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Google/Facebook/Twitter/David Paul Morris, Getty Images Google Zeitgeist 2011 Year in Review Looks Back at Revolution, Steve Jobs and Rebecca Black [VIDEO] http://wibx950.com/google-zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review/ http://wibx950.com/google-zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:50:17 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=71206 As 2011 comes to a close, Google Zeitgeist presents a video retrospective of the most-searched topics that made the year memorable.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/google-zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian Ethan miller Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google Reports 70 Percent Increase in Takedown Requests by US Government http://wibx950.com/google-increase-takedown-requests-us-government/ http://wibx950.com/google-increase-takedown-requests-us-government/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:49:10 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56664 In an effort to highlight global censorship campaigns, Google’s biannual transparency report revealed a 70 percent increase in takedown requests by the US government and law enforcement agencies.

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