Google World

Google has one motto, and that motto is: "Don't be Evil".  Cloud computing is being able to access any information, at anytime and is constantly being updated as long as you have access to the internet, this makes it so you do not need any portable storage devices.  Larry page started working at 19 and founded google.  Google has 1 billion searches daily, and each search leaves a digital footprint on the person who searched it.  Google is trying to make a search engine with artificial intelligence.  Google is constantly taking satelite images of the earth and have street views which caused an outrage in some countries, but i do not feel like they are invading privacy since they cannot go into your house with a satelites camera.  Google provides books, news and videos through youtube, this has caused an outrage to authors, news industries and T.V/movie companies causing them to sue google due to a loss of income for them.  Most search engines use keywords to give you search results, Google uses the number of links to sites, making the sites more popular, therefore raising their rank in frequent searches.  The word google is a misspelled version of the word "goo-gol" meaning: 1 with 100 zero's after it.  Craig silverstein Was Google's first employee.  Google was first started in a Garage in california.

Social Networking

Social networking tends to play a fairly large role in overall communication in today's society.  To me social networking tends to consist of texting over anything on the computer due to the fact that i can do it mobile and people i need to talk to may not be on facebook at the same times as me which is very infrequently due to how much i actually use facebook.  I text nearly everyday whether its friends or family.  I tend to use texting as a way of talking to others rather then calling them, i just find it slightly easier and more convenient.  I do not IM to people around the world though, never have before therefore it will be new and interesting whenever we start to do it. I have had a phone for about 3 years, haven't texted too much until recently, but im starting to text less and less everyday. I only text my parents when I need permission or information for something for when they are not home.  If possible i try to talk to people face-to-face over texting, calling, computer, etc.  Overall social networking plays a big role in my life but not big enough i couldn't live without it.