Searching Smarter with Google tricks

After spending the last two weeks talking about Google, I figure I’d dedicate another week or two and discuss some other features of Google.  As everyone knows, Google is a search engine that allows you to find information on the Internet.  Most people simply go to Google, type in a few terms, hit the Search [...]

Collaboration through Google Docs

This week, I thought I’d focus on Google Docs.  I know that Google Docs has been around for a few years, but it has come up in several conversations lately.   I figured this was nature’s way of telling me what to blog about this week.  For those of you who already use Google Docs, feel [...]

Digital Storytelling with Search Stories

Out of all of the Super Bowl commercials this year, I was particularly impressed by the Google commercial where a story is told through different Internet searches.  The commercial starts with someone using Google to search for “studying abroad in Paris” and ends with “how to assemble a crib” and tells a love story in [...]

Communicating with Skype

This week, we’re going to talk about Skype, a global communication tool that currently accounts for 8 % of international calling minutes worldwide.  Most people have heard of Skype, but I find that many people haven’t actually used it.  Skype technically started as a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) which originally only allowed voice to [...]

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