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Excerpt: I am a product of the sixties so inherently think all Government and big biz is fcked beyond practical use, unfortunately, the alternatives are worse so we “play along” out of self preservation. I literally don’t vote because I believe we shouldn’t encourage government by participating lest they think I actually support the silliness. I don’t trust big biz or “the Man” because they think they know what’s best for me, when in reality, it is they think what is best for them is best for me, hence, my trepidation around privacy and the internet being left to big biz. Early this…

Personal Search… a Matter of Trust is a post from: Cloud Mixer - Mixing New Media Ideas

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Excerpt: Rich snippets make a lot of sense and the new Google rich snippets have vastly improved what was served in the past. The really cool part is the rich snippet may even use a microformat if the webmaster has implemented them. IMO, a technique worth consideration is to force Google to use the snippet. My thinking is Google have matched the snippet to the query so… I’m thinking it looks pretty relevant and “clickable” to the user. Another bit of information I gleaned from the video was how the extra computing power which Caffiiene brings to the table could/is to be used to add features like ”rich snippets” indicating a possible rollout of…

Rich Snippets are Mega Cool! Google Writes Better Titles? NOT! is a post from: Cloud Mixer - Mixing New Media Ideas

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Excerpt: So you use Google all day everyday and you might even use Google Chrome, their browser they launched last year ( if you don’t, don’t panic its not essential) and if your moving in tech circles you might even have heard whispers about Chrome OS, Googles operating system for your computer. Again, if you haven’t, don’t panic, its not essential! Most of us will have fallen into the second category and right now are sitting wondering what this Chrome OS thing is and what I’m on about, well, instead of making it even more complicated, why not watch this handy video…

Googles Chrome Operating System explained is a post from: Cloud Mixer - Mixing New Media Ideas