Culture

Simon Owens, from Bloggasm, sent me a note yesterday pointing out a post at MediaShift – Google Blocks Chrome Browser Use in Syria, Iran. When I received his message, I had been working upon a post for Blog Action Day 2008, and had started compiling resources that nonprofits working on issues involving poverty might find … Read more Search Engines, Poverty, and Opportunity: Google Blocking Chrome Downloads in Syria and Iran

There are many web sites for nonprofit organization online that could use a little direction, a little help from people in the web design and internet marketing communities. I came across a site this weekend that works to connect professionals interested in helping non profits with organizations that need their help. The Taproot Foundation is … Read more Pro Bono Opportunities for Non Profit Web Site Marketing and Development

Since I spend a lot of time over at the web site of the US Patent and Trademark Office, looking for patent information, sometimes I get questions from someone about the goings on over there. Charlie Anzman noticed recently that both Apple and Adobe (warning – audio and video start playing on arrival) were touting … Read more Trademarking Air

Ok, so why is a blog that usually focuses upon internet marketing and search related patents publishing a post about saving amphibians? The short answer is that I was asked very nicely, by Jeff Davis of Frog Matters and Amphibian Ark. The longer answer is addressed by some other folks who are also posting about … Read more 2008 is the Year of the Frog

I had read that a hearing regarding the proposed Google-Doubleclick merger was going in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights on Thursday. In looking for information about the hearing, I also decided to take a look at when and how Google was mentioned by Congress on the … Read more How Does Congress Use Google? Mentions on the Congressional Record