by Keith Whann
6:21 pm in In The Headlights by Keith Whann
Google is working in partnership with Ford to produce a fuel efficient car using Google’s Predictive API. The system would “learn” driver’s patterns, predict destinations, and then suggest routes that are energy efficient and tailored to driver and vehicle.
by Keith Whann
8:01 am in Uncategorized by Keith Whann
The Wall Street Journal reports the General Motors and Google are discussing a deal that would link cell phones using Google’s Android operating system with the automaker’s OnStar driver information service. The Journal says that users of Android-based smartphones will likely be able to use OnStar features from their phone while not in their car. One example, users could get information about their vehicle’s maintenance needs through the Android phone.
Owners of a Chevrolet Volt (GM’s upcoming plug-in electric vehicle) may be able to use the technology to help an owner keep track of the car’s battery charge from a distance, the paper said. Partnerships like this are yet another indication of how electronics and in-car information systems are becoming of utmost importance for carmakers.
by Keith Whann
10:30 pm in status by Keith Whann
More choice for users: browser-based opt-out for Google Analytics on the way
As an enterprise-class web analytics solution, Google Analytics not only provides site owners with information on their website traffic and marketing effectiveness, it also does so with high regard for protecting user data privacy. Over the past year, we have been exploring ways to offer users more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics. We concluded that the best approach would be to develop a global browser based plug-in to allow users to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics. Our engineers are now hard at work finalizing and testing this opt-out functionality. We look forward to make it globally available to our users in the coming weeks.
Posted by Amy Chang, Group Product Manager, Google Analytics
Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:17 pm in post by L.J. Marhefka
Facebook reaches top ranking in US
Facebook Reaches Top Ranking in US
March 15, 2010
Facebook reached an important milestone for the week ending March 13, 2010 and surpassed Google in the US to become the most visited website for the week. Facebook.com recently reached the #1 ranking on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day as well as the weekend of March 6th and 7th. The market share of visits to Facebook.com increased 185% last week as compared to the same week in 2009, while visits to Google.com increased 9% during the same time frame. Together Facebook.com and Google.com accounted for 14% of all US Internet visits last week.
L.J. Marhefka
www.LJKing.com
