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Google Goes Gaming With Search Puzzles →

Hey look. Google is doing official Net Hunt questions now. :P

The daily question gets more difficult as the week progresses. Monday’s question, for example, seems pretty straightforward: “Two future presidents signed me. Two didn’t because they were abroad. Despite my importance, modern viewers seem to think I have a glaring spelling error. What is it?” (We hesitate to give you any spoilers, but, seriously, how many things could potentially have been signed by that many future presidents?)

Chrome for a Cause →

I am totally in. ::rofl::

Install the Chrome for a Cause extension to participate. Each tab you open will raise money for charity.

10 tabs = 1 tree planted
10 tabs = 1 book published and donated
25 tabs = 1 vaccination treatment provided
100 tabs = 1 square foot of shelter built
200 tabs = 1 person’s clean water for a year

I love how no one seems to know for sure what the Google logo “means” for today and how it’s generating so much free press.

… What? >_>

Google social gaming service reportedly in the works →

A-HA!

Google Invests $100+ Million In FarmVille Company, Prepares Google Games →

Hmm, what’s going on here…

Google’s Open Manifesto Tells It Like It Is →

One thing I really liked about Rosenberg’s essay was that he basically comes right out and ‘fesses up to all of this. “Our commitment to open systems is not altruistic,” he writes.

There you have it. I don’t question Google’s commitment to openness across many of its efforts (though not all), but I don’t believe for a second that Google approaches the concept of openness absent self-interest. Make no mistake: Google serves openness because openness serves Google.

Buzz buzz buzz…