It’s been four years since we’ve had an election and four years since social media use in an election was brought to the forefront by the Obama campaign. Party affiliation aside, the 2008 election was momentous for many reasons; The Vice Presidential debates were enthusiastically watched, America elected its first African-American president, and the Obama … Continue reading »
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Google Wallet Review
The Nexus 7 tablet by Google has a NFC chip built-in, allowing users to pay for their purchases with the device. I’ve had my Nexus 7 for a week and have had the opportunity to test out Google Wallet. Google Wallet works similarly to PayPass and Blink. As customary with my blog, below are my … Continue reading »
Nexus 7 NFC Chip
As I noted in my previous post about the Nexus 7, Google has armed its tablets with a NFC chip. I’ll break down what a NFC chip is before I jump into my next review of Google Wallet. What’s a NFC chip? It stands for Near Field Communication and, to put it simply, allows one … Continue reading »
Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review
I received my Nexus 7 Tablet three days ago and was as excited as a little kid on Christmas. I opened the box and there it was in all of its black glory. It’s sleek, small and handsome. Bet you never thought you’d hear those three words together. Before I begin my review, I must … Continue reading »
Google Knowledge Graph
Google made public today the Knowledge Graph revamp of their search results, essentially the semantic search I wrote about before. I had a brief conversation at Internet Week NYC today about the idea of semantic search and I believe that it still needs some work. Google is shifting away from a strictly keyword-based model of … Continue reading »
